Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana by Vishwa Shanti Dance Academy Composer: Dr. Bala Muralikrishna Talam: Adi Yuva Bharati In this Thillana, we depict beauty of brindavan and the excitement to presents see Krishna playing music. Thillana ends with everyone praying to Krishna and dancing to his music. Dancers: Divya Ramakrishnan, Vijaya Chilakamarry, Abha Sharma, Kalpana Nisha Balaraman and Sarika Patel A thematic program based on self choreographed items. ______Ragamalika Thillana by Sadhana Dance Academy August 21, 2010 Talam: Adi Mission City Center For Performing Arts, Santa Clara, CA This item is a lively thillana in praise of the 6-headed Muruga, showcasing the rhythmical variations in the song with versatile footwork Program and patterns on stage. Dancers: Chinmayi Bettadapur, Aditi Narayanan, Vedika Narayanan Shiv Shakti - Subramanya Bharathi by Pampa Dance Academy and Namrata Anand Ragam: shivshakti Talam: Adi Shiva Shakti, is one of the masterpieces of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharati. While the emancipation of women exercised Bharathi’s mind greatly, this piece demonstrates how he visualized the 'new woman' as an emanation of Shakti, a willing helpmate of man to build a new earth through co-operative endeavor. It is a great example of how he seamlessly blends his unshakable deivabhakti (spiritualism) with his all- Enjoy classical Indian music on TV. Details at consuming Desabhakti (patriotism). The first caraNas of this swaralahari.org composition extol the fiery devi and the last caraNa moves from spiritualism into patriotism as beautiful bridge. Dancers: Manisha Murgude, Indira Prashant and Kamakshi Narsimhan Video archives of Yuva Bharati Concerts at
yuvabharati.org Muddugare Yashoda - Annamacharya Krithi by Shri Krupa Dance Foundation Ragam:Kurinji Talam:Adi In this krithi, Krishna is likened to several jewels, he was laid like a lovable pearl at the doorstep of Yashoda, his foster mother. He is This event is supported in part by Devaki’s and Vasudeva’s son. He is a miracle child seen everywhere in Arts Council of Silicon Valley the land of Gokula . The young gopika maidens treat him like a precious ruby. He is born for the slaying his evil uncle, Kamsa, and thus he is likened to the harshness of a diamond. Krishna means darkness, and yet
he is radiant as the emerald that illuminates the three worlds. His consort, Rukmini, smiles as he engages in love play. She is like the coral on his lips. He is the topaz that protects the cows and the cowherds. He is compared to the Vydurya gem that is between the conch and the discus of Mahavishnu. He is the Pushparaga jewel upon the serpent elaborate on their state of mind with respect to their lover or spouse, Kalinga, whose arrogance he manages to quell. He is the lotus-eyed the Nayaka. There are 8 popular such states of mind which have been one, the lord of the blue-sapphire mountains of Tirumalay. He is the noted and codified as Ashta Vida Nayika. This piece would name each of jewel in the milky ocean, who dances and prances within all of us. these nayikas and also bring out their characteristic as laid out in the Dancers: Ramya Kuchibhatla and Anjali Kuchibhatla texts of dance.
Bho Shambho by Samidha Satyam Ragam: Revati Talam: Aadi Composer: Dayananda Saraswathi Intermission Bho Shambho, the cosmic dance of lord Nataraja, explores the
beautiful aspects of the supreme dancing lord. It describes Lord Shiva Meera bhajan by Madhuri’s School of Kuchipudi Dance as one who “self appeared”, as the source of Ganges and as the Raagam: darbaree kaanada Thalam: eka thala merciful lord who redeems us from the ocean of sorrow, samsAra The song begins with Meera praying to Lord Krishna asking him to
remove the sufferings from the world reminding him how he saved the Narayanate Namo Namo by Santosh Lakkaraju honour of Droupadhi, how he assumed the form of Lord Narsimha and Annamacharya keerthana Ragam: Behag Talam: Adi killed Hiranyakisapu with his fierce form and how he rescued the This song is in praise of Lord Narayana who is always praised by sage Gajraj. The song ends with Meera re-iterating that she is the servant of Narada. “Oh Narayana, you killed the demon Mura. Oh Mukunda, the lord and pleading him to ease the suffering and pain in the world. Madhava, the one who is ever adorned with a beautiful smile. Oh This dance is a thematic presentation and gives a wonderful almighty, you are the reliever of rebirths (one who gives salvation). Oh opportunity for the dancersto show the abhinaya aspect of kuchipudi. Lord Narasimha, I bow to you. You are primordial, the one who is Dancers: Madhuri Kishore and Neelima Mandava worshipped and praised in Agamas and Vedas. Oh Great lover of music,
Oh Venkateswara, I bow to you.” says Annamayya.
Surrender by Natyalaya School of Kuchipudi Dance Ragas Dance, Vanessa Mae by Lasya Dance Academy Ragam: Hindolam Talam: Adi Music by A R Rahman This piece consists of intricate rhythmic patters and complex sequences The students of Lasya Dance Company present a unique twist of of dance set to melodious music. It provides a medium for the dancers traditional Bharatanatyam intertwined with modern classical fusion through which they celebrate their art form by dancing with a sense of music. We begin with a well-known mantra from the Upanishads, complete surrender. leading into an entirely instrumental collaborative piece, featuring a Dancers: Santosh Lakkaraju, Manaswini Avvari, Neha Kidambi jugalbandhi style dance-off contrasting the Lasya (feminine) and Srinidhi Madabhushi, Spoorthi Davala, Smitha Gundavajjala, Meena Tandava (masculine) styles of Bharatanatyam. Vemuri and Keerthi Vedantam Dancers: Vinidhra Mani, Radhika Chandrasekhar, Mitha
Nandagopalan, Keerthi Venkat, Meghana Murthy, Janani Prasad Rara Chinnanna - Annamacharya Krithi by Sruti Damodar Tarini Ullal and Mallika Gargeya Ragam:Janjooti Talam:Adi
Annamayya, in this beautiful song, describes the pranks of little
Krishna and how Yashoda beautifully reacts to the sweetness of little R. Muralidharan’s Ashta Vida Nayika - Deepa Mahadevan child.Lot of abhinaya can be shown in this song, how a mother gets Raga Malika Talam: Adi upset, how a mother can fondle the child and how she gets annoyed The traditional dance repertoire showcases padams and javalis as when the child is really very naughty. scenes from lives of young maidens or Nayikas. The padams and javalis