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 ​ 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 - ​ 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 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, 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 , ​ 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 , 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 ​ ​ 〜〜〜〜〜