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TICKETS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE, 783 -6700 - 783 -2434 A&S STORES, BLOOMINGDALE'S TICKETRON GEETA GOVINDA (Bharata Natyam) Songs from Jayadeva's classic poem Mrinalini Sarabhai, Minaldevi, Rupande, and Purnima

Radha, the beloved of Krishna, longs to be united with the Lord. Her friends describe the beauty of the Spring when all nature conspires to make one's heart yearn for the loved one. Radha enters searching for Krishna.

Radha goes into the forest but there is no sign of Krishna. All her pride gone, she decides to give up her life praying to Krishna. At that moment her friends tell her that the Lord is coming. 'Go Radha, Go to Madhava, He waits for you', they tell her. Radha softly enters the abode of love and is eternally united with Krishna.

Ten Minute Intermission

THE SONG OF CREATION (Rig Veda X. Verse 199)

Mrinalini Sarabhai Chathunni Panicker Minaldevi, Rupande, Purnima, Bhaskar and Shashi

This piece is an experiment in form, silence and sound on listening to the chanting of the Rig Veda.

..."There was neither death nor immortality then. No signs were there of night or day. The One was breath- ing by its own power, in deep peace. Only the One was. There was nothing beyond."

"And in the One arose love, love the first seed of soul. The truth of this, the sages found in their hearts; seeking in their hearts with wisdom, the sages found that bond of union between being and not being."... q

THE DARPANA COMPANY

THE FOLLOWING PIECES WILL ALTERNATE ON THE PROGRAM

SHAKUNTALA (Kathakali) Durvasa (the sage) Kailash Pandya Shakuntala Mrinalini Sarahbai Anasuya(friend of Shakuntala) Minaldevi Priyamvada(friend of Shakuntala) Rupande Kanva(Shakuntala's foster father) Bhaskar Menon Dushyanta(the King) Chathunni Panicker CHOREOGRAPHY Mrinalini Sarabhai The King Dushyanta, enters the sacred precincts of the ashram to shoot deer and meets Shakuntala, the foster daughter of Ranva. They fall in love and the King gives Shakuntala his ring as a symbol of their marriage.

Shakuntala, immersed in her own thoughts, does not see the sage Durvasa when he enters. Durvasa then puts a curse on Shakuntala for ignoring him. Shakuntala loses the ring while bathing in a river and then later on is rebuked by the King as she does not have the ring. She leaves to go away alone.

MEMORY (Bharata Natyam) Mrinalini Sarabhai Minaldevi Rupandi Memory is a ragged fragment of eternity. Bharata Natyam usually utilized for Sringara, can also tell a theme that deals with conflict. Here we separate Bharata Natyam from its traditional pattern and show how powerfully it can speak to us of modern thought.

TILLANA (Bharata Natyam) Raga-Bihag; Tala-Adi Minaldevi, Rupa, Purnima The Tillana is a pure dance in which the expression of rhythm is the important feature. It is composed of intricated foot movements and sculpturesque poses.

THE ELEPHANT, THE SNAKE, AND THE LION (Kathakali) Chathunni Panicker An incident in the forest is described by the dancer who portrays each animal in turn; an elephant eating fruit from a tree is attacked by a snake. Struggling in the deadly grip, the elephant is then attacked by a lion which tears it to pieces and devours it. MEL HOWARD 8 NINON TALLON KARLWEIS I I 0,0011 lyamimiaLinri with thA RukakhinAcKdKaw_01 Mimic oriwont 0(7)-F. 0°6 17

THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC

in association with

Mel Howard and Ninon Tallon Karlweis

present

Mrinalini Sarabhai

and

THE DARPANA COMPANY

CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCES OF INDIA

I 4e with

Chathunni Panicker

and

Minaldevi Mahadevia Rupande Shah Purnima Bhagawati Shashi

and

Bhaskar Kumar

and

DANCERS AND MUSICIANS OF INDIA THE DARPANA COMPANY

KRISHNA LEELA (The technique used in this ballet piece - Kathakali Dance Drama of Kerala)

Krishna Shashidharan Balarama Bhaskar Menon The Gopis (Milk Maids)...Minaldevi, Purnima, Rupande

One night in autumn, when there is a full moon, Krishna and his brother, Balarama, go into the forest, and softly play his flute. In nearby Vraja milkmaids hurry to Krishna, but he rebukes them for leaving their duties. The disappointed girls reply that there is no one but Krishna to protect them. They sit and meditate lovingly upon the Lord, who calls them to dance with Him on the banks of the Yamuna.

Ten Minute Intermission

VARNAM (The technique used in this ballet piece - Bharata Natyman) (Raga-Kambhoji)

Tala-Adi Mrinalini Sarabhai

In a Varnam the theme is always that of a girl who desires to be united with her beloved. It symbolizes the yearning of the individual for the Supreme One. 1 This Varnam is dedicated to the Lord Subramaniam, son of Shiva and Parvati, and it tells of His great qualities and beauty.

SLOKAM (Kathakali)

Chathunni Panicker

From a poem of the Ramayana describing the nine Rasas (Sentiments) of the Indian Dance -- Love, Heroism, Mercy, Wonder, Derision, Fear and Disgust, Anger, and Peace. THE DARPANA COMPANY

KRISHNA LEELA (The technique used in this ballet piece - Kathakali Dance Drama of Kerala)

Krishna Shashidharan Balarama Bhaskar Menon The Gopis (Milk Maids)...Minaldevi, Purnima, Rupande

Ten Minute Intermission

VARNAM (The technique used in this ballet piece - Bharata Natyman) (Raga-Kambhoji)

Tala-Adi Mrinalini Sarabhai

SLOKAM (Kathakali)

Chathunni Panicker

From a poem of the Ramayana describing the nine Rasas (Sentiments) of the Indian Dance -- Love, Heroism, Mercy, Wonder, Derision, Fear and Disgust, Anger, and Peace.