Night 12: Sivanai Patri Dance Troupe
Sivanai patri is about Siva, the supreme artist and mighty vanquisher, who created life, nourished love and destroyed darkness. It is about the fountainhead of spirituality, but also the epitome of beauty, grace and compassion.
A dance performance to celebrate Tamil verse on the Cosmic Dancer by Priyadarshini Govind and Anjana Anand, Sivanai Patri takes you into the world of Tamil poets who sang about their ishta devata or personal god. Inflamed by the fervour of Appar, Sambandar, Tirukuta Rasappar, Muthu Tandavar and Tayumanavar, these songs address all men and women regardless of class or caste.
Explorating new artistic spaces inspired by the collaborative possibilities offered by both tradition and modernity, Sivanai Patri is an uplifting blend of poetry, music, dance and painting.
Priyadarsini Govind is a brilliant exponent of the Rajaratnam Pillai school of Bharatanatyam and Anjana Anand is from Kalakshetra, a cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art.
Concept & Narration : Gowri Ramanarayan
Paintings : Lakshmi Srinath
Vocals : Savitha Narasimhan
Nattuvangam : Sri Balakrishnan
Mridangam : Sri G.Vijayaraghavan
Violin : Sri Kalaiarasan
Veena : Sri Anantanarayanan
Lights : Sri Krishnan Murugan
Tags: 2010, Culture, Dance, Isha, Sadhguru, sivanai patri, Yaksha
