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Wrapped in the right emotions, Sri Lakshmi’s portrayal of traditional themes was uncomplicated
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It was a beautiful Wednesday evening. Young and zestful dancer Sri Lakshmi, a disciple of Guru Padmini Ramachandran, upheld the high standards and values of classical Bharatanatya with her neat and tidy performance at the Nayana auditorium. Wrapped i
n the right emotions, her depiction of the traditional themes was uncomplicated, and pleasing to the eyes.
Her talent flashed frequently throughout the recital like lightning.
Blessed with a captivating physiology and communicative face, Sri Lakshmi began with todayam and saluted the Remover of Obstacles with the krithi “Sharanu Siddhi Vinayaka”. Her enactment abilities came to the fore in sketching the varied attributes of the Lord. Likewise, the Goddess was eulogised through the shloka “Manikya Veenam”.
She sprang a surprise by selecting Purandaradasa’s “Jaganmohanane Krishna” (ragamalika) as the varna for the evening’s highlight. Her portrayal of Dashavatara, Krishna janma, Yashoda-Krishna interactions, depiction of the universe in his mouth, lifting the Govardhana giri et al was well suited to the occasion of Sri Krishna Jayanthi.
The dancer dealt with the interspersed nritta meritoriously.
The mukhijas with attractive smile were appropriate to the theme. Unostentatious expression of bhava, praiseworthy negotiation of laya and her concern for the classicism and tradition of the dance form drew spontaneous applause from rasikas.
In his pada “Pogadiralo Ranga” (Shankarabharana), Purandaradasa explicates the close relationship between the Lord and the devotee. The devotee pleads to the Lord not to go away from him. He also expresses his fear about the Lord being snatched away from him by the learned souls. Sree Lakshmi’s abhinaya was expressive. The Khamach javali in praise of Lord Venkatesha also came off well.
Crisp laya and adavu patterns, beautiful rechikas, and teermanas adorned the concluding tillana set to Tillang raga. Guru Padmini Ramachandran (nattuvanga), Deepti (vocal), Mathura (flute) and Janardhana Rao (mridanga) were the lively accompanists.
M. SURYA PRASAD
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