Photos from Night 12 – Sivanai Patri Dance Troupe
Tags: 2010, classical, Culture, Dance, Festival, Isha, performers, Photos, Sadhguru, Yaksha
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
Night 7: CHARISHNU – the Desire to Move
Charishnu is a spectacular dance and music presentation that offers a glimpse of the diversity and richness of India`s performing arts. It includes a selection of the classical, folk and martial dance forms of this country. The wonderfully complex art of percussion is also presented through an ensemble of drums from different parts of India.
The word, charishnu, literally means `the desire to move`. Dancers of different forms move in varying rhythms, each in their own stylized way, each of them reveling in their respective languages of expression. The strength and beauty of each of these dance styles is captured individually, so that the viewer can savour each, yet appreciate the differences between them. All of them are given their due creative space, as they present themselves in their distinctive costumes, with their unique percussive support, in all the grandeur and the precision that are their hallmark.
Tags: 2010, Charishnu, classical, Culture, Dance, drums, folk, Isha, martial, Music, percussion, performers, Sadhguru, Yaksha
Video Highlight of Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company at Yaksha 2010 – Night 1
Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company at Yaksha 2010 – Night1
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Aditi Mangaldas and Troupe… a tough act to follow says Sadhguru
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The first performance of Yaksha happenend last night following the 3 day consecration event for the Linga Bhairavi temple. Set behind the picturesque backdrop of the Dhyanalinga temple and the Velliangiri Mountains, the troupe set the stage for the next 12 days of performances in a most celestial way.
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Night 1, 30 Jan: Aditi Mangaldas & Troupe
Aditi Mangaldas is a renowned Kathak danseuse who works with the traditional repertoire of Kathak, yet infuses it with a modern sensibility. Regarded as one of the leading performers in both the traditional and contemporary idiom, she has performed to critical acclaim in many major cities across the world. Besides directing solo items, she has also choreographed a number of group ensembles that have been an arresting blend of traditional and contemporary styles.
Aditi Mangaldas is the artistic director and principal dancer of the Drishtikon Dance Foundation, Delhi.
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