30th anniversary celebrations
Nrithyakshethra Dance Academy, which is run by Gurus Madurai N. Muralidaran and Chithra Muralidaran, is celebrating its 30th anniversary from November 10 to 14, 6.30 p.m., at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and on November 16 at Narada Gana Sabha.
The event will be inaugurated by Sudharani Raghupathy, and Chamundeeswari will light the lamp.
To mark the occasion, students of the school will present ‘Atula Tala Shanmarga Yagnam’, a full Bharatanatyam repertoire in six rare talams, starting from the traditional pushpanjali to tillana. The concept, script and composition are by Guru Muralidaran. The six talams are: Sankeerana Matyam (20 aksharas), Tisra Dhruvam (11 aksharas), Kanda Jempa (8 aksharas), Kanda Thruputa (9 aksharas), Misra Ekam (7 aksharas) and Misra Roopakam (9 aksharas).
Besides, a dance drama ‘Silapathikaram’ will be staged on November 21, 6.30 p.m., at Narada Gana Sabha.
Leading dancers such as Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala, Priya Murle, Uma Muralikrishna, Kavitha Ramu, Shiva Kumar, Binesh Mahadevan and Padmalakshmi Suresh as well as daughters of dancers including Manasvini (Revathy Ramachandran), Sumithra (Jayanthi Subramaniam), Pavithra Madhuram (Mutharasi) and Kavyalakshmi (Muralidharan daughter) are participating along with senior students of Anitha Guha, Revathy Ramachandran, Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala and Divyasena. The proceeds from this show will go towards Little Drops, a non-profit organisation for underprivileged children, women and the aged. For details, contact Muralidaran at 99627 77833 or Chithra Muralidaran at 98405 89429 or 26186110.
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