Program for Kalpana 2019
1. Triumph of Spring Presented by Madhuri Kishore School of Kuchipudi Composer - Swetha Prasad Talam - Adi Ragam - Ragamalika Choreography – Madhuri Kishore in collaboration with her students.
Dancers: Nikita Karra, Anjali Thontakudi, Yesasvi Punugunti, SriLakshmi Panda, Aarya prabhakar and Niyati mummidivarapu 〜〜〜〜〜 2. Nrityaswaram Presented by Subashini Rajagopal, Bharatanatyam Composer - Tanjore Quartet Ragam – Ragamalika Talam – Misrachapu Choreography - Subashini Rajagopal
Dancers: Subhashini, Reeba Alex, Seetha Apartim, Becky Alex, Jeevika Adda, Ilavardhini, Rashmika and Sruthi 〜〜〜〜〜 3. Smriti Presented by Nritanjali Dance Academy, Mohiniattam Composer – Gur Madurai R Muralidharan , Shri Sharreth Choreography - Athira Pratap with guidance from Bindu Pratap
Dancers: Arya Pratap, Malu , Siyona, Diya, Hita, Amy, Meghna, Tina 〜〜〜〜〜
4. Vasantham Presented by Nrityalayadarpan School of Dance, Bharatanatyam Text and lyrics – RituSamharam by MahaKavi Kalidasa Music composition - Sri. K. Venkateshwaran Ragam - Ragamalika Talam- Adi Choreography - Team Vasantham with inputs from Vinay Srinivasan and Nandini Ravi.
Dancers: Sudha Krishnan, Anamica Srinivasaraghavan and Dishaa Ramesh. 〜〜〜〜〜 5. Harmony of Seasons Performed by Natyalaya Kuchipudi School of Dance and Nrityananda Dance, Kuchipudi Composer - Anoushka Shankar, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Ragam - Jog Talam - Adi Choreographer - Collaborative work by all participants
Dancers: Meena Vemuri, Anjali Vemuri, Savita Sastry, Krishna Kurra, Neha Kidambi, Vedya Spurthi Konda, Saisamkalpa Mantrala 〜〜〜〜〜 6. Varsha, an ode to the rain goddess Performed by Samudra Dance Creations, Bharatanatyam Music arrangement : Snigdha Venkataramani Choreography : Jyotsna Vaidee
Dancers: Aishwarya, Kaavya, Yashodha and Jyotsna 〜〜〜〜〜
7. Vasanthamritham Performed by Prahelika Rajagopalan and team, Bharatanatyam Concept & Compilation - Dr. Sujatha Mohan Raagam - Raagamalika Taalam - Taalamalika Choreography - Prahelika Rajagopalan
Dancers: Prahelika Rajagopalan, Sharanyaa Ganesan, Surya Ravi, Hema Arugumugam 〜〜〜〜〜 8. Ekata Performed by Pampa Dance Academy, Bharatanatyam and Kathak Composer - Praveen D Rao Ragam - Ragamalika Talam - Talamalika Choreography - Students of PAMPA with guidance from Guru Nirmala Madhava
Dancers: Sandhya Acharya, Deepti Chafekar, Smriti Jayasimha, Rhea Kamath, Suchita Kaundin, Siri Konanoor, Kamakshi Narasimhan, Ashwini Pullur, Antara Rao, Meghana Rao, Shreedevi Rao 〜〜〜〜〜 9. Jogkauns Tarana Performed by Antara Asthaayi Dance, Kathak Composition - Pandit Chitresh Das Raag – Jogkauns Taal – Teen Taal Choreography – Originally by Pandit Chitresh Das. Antara Bhardwaj has reworked part of it to align this piece with our present theme of seasons.
Dancers: Ojaswee Chaudhary, Suhani Chaudhary, Sana Indap, Shreeya Indap 〜〜〜〜〜
Intermission
10. Surya Presented by Laya Dhwani school of dance and music, Bharatanatyam Music Composition - Guru Thanjavur R Kesavan and Dr. S. Vasudevan Iyengar Rhythmic Composition - Guru Thanjavur R Kesavan Ragam - Vasanthi Talam - Misra Chapu/Chaturasra Ekam Choreography - Snigdha Venkataramani
Dancers: Ambika Gopalan,Gauri Kaushik, Roshni Srivastava, Anjali Sankar, Anagaa Nathan, Kriti Iyer, Rhea Kalra 〜〜〜〜〜 11. Vasanta Vallari Presented by Kuchipudi Art Center, Kuchipudi Composer - DSV Sastri Ragam - Raagamalika Talam - Adi Choreography - Sunita Pendekanti
Dancers: Shrita Pendekanti, Eesha Marri, Anisha Rayapudi, Mahati Vurimi, Bhanu Surabhi Upadhyayula, Eesha Challa, Kalyani Veliyaveettil 〜〜〜〜〜 12. Swaralaya Presented by Nrityaarpana Dance Academy, Bharatanatyam Composer - M S Sukhi
Ragam - Ragamalika Talam - Adi Choreography - Roopa Anand
Dancers: Adithi Anand, Advika Anand, Alisha Gadaginmath, Sanjana Gadaginmath, Esha Dupuguntla, Srujana Poluri, Sahiti Kadiyala 〜〜〜〜〜 13. Nivritti, Joy of Spring Presented by Mythri Natyalaya, Bharatanatyam Composer - Anoushka Shankar Ragam - Jog Talam - Adi Choreographers - Anaga, Ananya, Vineeta, Nikhita, Shirni Kanth
Dancers: Ananya Sekaran, Vineeta Muvvala, Nikhita Vaddineni, Haripriya Chipiri, Varsha Thennarasu, Harshitha Vijayakumar, Inniya Santhanakrishnan, Shirni Kanth 〜〜〜〜〜 14. Amirtavarshini Presented by Sanskaar School of Kuchipudi Composition - Mutuswamy Dikhitar Ragam - Amirtavarshini Talam - Adi Choreography - Samidha Satyam
Dancers: Shweta Subraya, Raasi Bommu, Aishwarya Guda, Jasmi Anuganti, Aishwarya Manga, Shravya Kulkarni, Mayukha Sirineni, Anvitha Pillati 15. Seasons: A Depiction by Four Dance Styles
Presented as a collaboration of the dancers, Bharathanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak Music - Drawn from various sources Choreography - Collaborative work by all participants
Dancers: Shruthi Aravindan, Tejaswi Kondapalli, Akruti Desai, Sanika Kamde 〜〜〜〜〜 16. Saashvatham Soundaryam: The eternal beauty of seasons Presented by Nrithyanivedhan School of Dance, Bharatanatyam Music - Sourced from Ganesh Kumaresh's music albums: Colours of India, Adbuth & Seasons and reworked to align with the theme of ‘Ritu.’ Music editing & mixing - Venkatesh Chathanur. Script written & Voice-overs - Harshitha Venkatesh. Choreography - Bhuvana Venkatesh
Dancers: Nandhitha Venkatesh, Navya Singh, Nila Muthu, Srinidhi Senthil Kumar & Anika Ajay. 〜〜〜〜〜 17. Ritu Shringaar: Love through the seasons Presented jointly by Sri Vidya Dance School, InSyncKathak and Nirmathi Dance Collaborative Initiative, Different styles Composition - Shri. Lalgudi Jayaraman Ragam - Maand Talam - Adi talam Music adaptation & performance - Jayanthi Kumaresh and Piano Artist Anil Srinivasan
Konnakol/Slokam composition - Shri Prakash V Rao, Nikitha Sreekant and Swati Sreenivasen Choreography - Collaborative presentation by the dancers
Dancers: Nikitha Sreekant, Swati Sreenivasen, Purvi Rajamn, Anupama Srivastava, Reva Srivastava, Akila Rao 〜〜〜〜〜 18. Ritu Utsava Presented by Nrityakalya Dance School, Bharatanatyam Composition - Pravin Gokhindi, Ragam - Hemavathi Talam - Adi Concept & Choreography - Senior students with guidance from Janani Narayanan.
Dancers: Adeeti.S, Awani.G, Meera.H, Sadhvi.N, Shriya.W, Swati.B, Uma.S 〜〜〜〜〜 19. Ananda Thillana Presentation by Anupama Mayooranathan and team, Bharatanatyam Composer - Balamuralikrishna, Ragam - Kadanakuthuhalam, Talam - Adi Choreography - Collaborative work by all participants
Dancers: Anupama Mayooranathan, Sharmila Gopinathan, Lekshmi Sharath 〜〜〜〜〜