Samhita Kadiyala is under the tutelage of her Guru Smt. Suganda Sreenath, Director of Jayendra Kalakendra, she has performed her Arangetram in July 2014. She takes advance training from her Guru and from Dr. Anita Vallabh, a Yuva Bharati senior disciple of Padma Bhushans Sri. V.P. Dhananjayan and Smt. Shantha Presents Dhananjayan. Bharatnatyam Dance Ballet- Thyagaraja’s Nauka Charithram Orchestra By Sangita Vasudevan, Samyuktha Narayan, Vibhushitha Vocal by Subhapriya Krishnan Srivatsan began her music training under her Chandrasekaran, Navia Natarajan, Kavita Thirumalai and her parents Smt. Radha & Thiruvaiyaru Sri. S.R. Krishnan. She has performed Samhita Kadiyala widely for the past 25+ years in India (including All India Radio (AIR) and Doordharshan TV), Europe, and all over the USA as a solo vocalist and also as a trio along with her sisters Padmapriya and Harini, more popularly known as the May 9, 2015, 4:00 pm Krishnan Sisters. Subhapriya has also had the tutelege under Vairamangalalm Los Altos High School Eagle Theater Sri Lakshminarayanan and Sangeeta Kalanidhi Palghat Sri K.V. Narayanaswamy. www.yuvabharati.org Subhapriya is one of the core founder-volunteers of the bay area classical music organization SVLOTUS, founded in the year 2000. Saint Thyagaraja is well known for his Bhakthi or devotion which is etched in his compositions. One such creation is his opera “Nauka Charithram” which deals Flute by Ashwin Krishnakumar was trained in Carnatic classical flute by Sri A V with the subduing of the Gopikas’ pride and vanity by Bala Krishna. The power Prakash in Mysore and by Late Sri B N Suresh in Bangalore and recognized with of “Sharanagathi” or total surrender to the Lord is beautifully and poignantly a scholarship from the Central Govt. of India (CCRT) to pursue advanced illustrated in this operatic composition. training in flute. His accomplished musical career includes several solo concerts and he has accompanied various classical dance, light music productions and Scene 1: Drawn by the melody of Krishna’s flute, the Gopis (maidens) abandon fundraisers in India and the US. their homes and duties and go in search of him. Scene 2: They come across the wonder boy, take him along and reach the Mridangam by Dr.Rohan Krishnamurthy having initially received mridangam banks of the river Yamuna. There, they find a beautifully ornamented boat and training with Damodaran Srinivasan over the telephone in the U.S., he decide to go on a pleasure cruise. Krishna offers to accompany them, but is continued advanced training from maestro, Guruvayur Dorai, in India. Rohan teased by the Gopis as a result. Krishna is not fazed, arguing that it is not within has performed hundreds of concerts internationally since the age of nine as a the capacity of the women to steer the boat. He tells them that they need a distinguished soloist and collaborator in diverse music and dance ensembles. man to help them row. However, the Gopis do not believe him and are Rohan earned a Ph.D. in musicology at University of Rochester as a Provost convinced that he is up to some trick. Finally, he convinces the Gopis of his Fellow, where he founded and directed a popular Indian percussion ensemble prowess by citing his previous triumphs in exploits such as Kurma Avataram, and summer institutes. Gajendra Moksham and Kalinga Nartanam. Song Ragam Talam Nattuvangam by Guru Radha Sringarinchuko Surutti Adi Choodare Pantuvarali Misra Chapu Violin by Keshavan Srivatsan is a Carnatic vocalist and violinist, belonging to Aadavarulella Yadukulakhamboji Misra Chapu the Legendary Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar & Palghat K.V. Narayanaswamy Emani Nera/Ememo Saurashtram Misra Chapu Lineage. He has been training in vocal music under his parents Smt. Subhapriya K. Srivatsan and Hemmige Sri V. Srivatsan. Keshavan has also learned from Smt. Scene 3: The Gopis start rowing and singing with blissful abandon. They are Padma Narayanaswamy, Smt. Jayalakshmi Santhanam and Sri R.K. overcome with pride and declare that there is none to equal them. As they Shriramkumar. Keshavan is an 8th grader at Rolling Hills Middle School, Los make fun of Krishna, he decides to humble their pride. With his divine powers Gatos. he brings on a terrible storm. Suddenly, their boat springs a leak and water surges in, terrifying the Gopis. In despair, they seek Krishna’s help to save their contribution to this art form. She was awarded the titles “Sangita Kala lives. He advises them to remove their blouses and use them to plug the hole. Acharya” by the Madras Music Academy and “ Acharya Choodamani” from Sri They comply, but the blouses get washed away in the storm. He then asks them Krishna Gana Sabha, "Nrithya Kala Nipuna" from Mylapore Fine Arts Club, to remove their sarees and use them to plug the hole and save the boat from "Kala Vipanchee" by Vipanchee Trust, "Kalaimamani," from the Government of capsizing. Fearing for their lives, they follow his advice … but alas, the sarees Tamil Nadu,, "Nrithya Rathnakara" from the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana too are washed away! Humiliated and miserable, the Gopis become remorseful Committee to name a few. In 2005, the Government of India conferred on her and surrender to Krishna. Miraculously, the storm vanishes and the Gopis find the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for excellence in the field of Bharatanatyam. that their clothes have been restored to them. They row the boat back to the She continues to enthrall audiences with her vintage solo performances, shore. There, they express their gratitude to Krishna by adorning him and bringing out the essence of the Vazhuvoor style. singing his praise. The episode concludes with a joyous dance by the Gopis with Krishna in their midst. Vibhushitha Chandrasekaran started learning Bharatha Natyam at a very Song Ragam Talam young age of 5 and initially had her training in the Vazhuvoor style under Mr. Odanu Jaripe Saaranga Adi Rajaratnam Pillai. She then started learning from Smt. Rhadha, Tanayande Bhairavi Misra Chapu Chaalu Chaalu Saaveri Misra Chapu Sangita Vasudevan is a senior disciple of Sangita Kala Acharya Guru Smt. Evaru Manaku Devagandhaari Adi Rhadha. Sangita is an accomplished dancer and has several solo performances Allakallola Saurashtram Adi to her credit. Sangita has also undergone extensive training in Carnatic vocal Krishna maakemi Punnagavarali Misra Chapu music, which complements and extends her mastery of Bharatanatyam. She Indukemi Varaali Misra Chapu teaches this dance form to many aspiring students in the San Francisco Bay Vedavaakya mani Mohanam Misra Chapu Area . Hari Hari neeyokka Punnagavarali Adi Navia Natarajan a danceuse in the VAZHAVOOR tradition of Bharatanatyam Gandhamu puyaruga Punnagavarali Adi was under the tutelage of her guru Radhika Kalyani in Chennai. The next leg of Thillana Yamuna Kalyani Adi Navia's artistic journey led her to accomplished danseuse Padmini Mangalam Surutti Misra Chapu Ramachandran in Bangalore, with whom she mastered complex 'Varnams' and learnt the nuances of emoting. She is also under the able guidance of Guru A.Lakshmanan and Bragha G Bessell, Chennai. She is a grade A+ artist of Artists Television Broadcasting Corporation of India.She is also an empanelled artist of Guru Smt. Rhadha is one of the foremost exponents of the Vazhuvoor tradition Indian Council for Cultural Relations[ICCR]. She teaches Bharathanatyam under of Bharatanatyam. An ideal combination of the Dancer, the Guru and the the banner of Navia Dance Academy in San jose. Choreographer, Guru Rhadha has won recognition and acclaim in all three http://www.navianatarajan.com/ capacities. As the star pupils of the renowned Natyacharya Vazhuvoor Shri Ramaiah Pillai, Guru Rhadha and her illustrious elder sister Smt. Kamala have Samyuktha Narayan is a senior disciple of Guru Smt. Rhadha. Samyuktha has performed together extensively in India and abroad. Smt. Rhadha has more then 75 solo performances to her credit. She is a recipient of The Music choreographed and produced a number of critically acclaimed dance ballets Academy Award and Dr. MGR Award. Samyuktha teaches Bharatanatyam such as Bhavaye Padmanabham, Nowka Charithram, Gita Mala, Valli through her school "Mudra". Bharatham, Jaya Jaya Gokula Balam, Meenakshi Ammai Pillai Thamizh, Jaya Jaya Devi (composed by Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman) and Lakshmi Prabhavam Kavita Thirumalai has trained under several gurus including Meera (composed by Chitraveena Ravikiran) and Chinthaye Hari Haram. Chandrashekar (Nagpur, India), Ramya Ramnarayan (Dayton, New Jersey), Pushpanjali, an instituition of Bharathanatyam, started by her in 1982 in Vidhya Subramanian (Cupertino, CA), and Poornima Ashok (Bangalore, India). Chennai, has produced scores of dancers, several of whom have won laurels for She has two solo thematic dance productions to her credit: "Kodaiyin Kanavu" the institution and the Guru. Many of them have started dance schools of their and "nAtya rUpa sangIta rAmAyaNam". own. Guru Smt. Rhadha has been awarded several titles for her immense .