<p>The Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Department of Kannada and Culture and Department of Youth Services and Sports, Youth Writers and Artists Guild, organised a bharatanatyam recital by Deepashree A V at Yavanika recently.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The performance started with the traditional pushpanjali, which is the starting piece of any bharatanatyam recital. It then moved on to a piece on a slokha on Nataraj and Ananthanarthana Ganapathi set to adi tala. Then followed a varnam in raga abheri, a piece in which Shiva is the nayak and Parvati the nayika. It talked about how Parvati’s prayers go unanswered by Shiva. Next was Anthapurageethe, a piece about one of the statues in Bellur temple and the excitement seen on it, set in raga hindola. <br /><br />A Javali in raga mohana about the nayika Parvati being upset and asking Shiva to leave her alone and not wanting his companionship anymore, came next. The dance performance ended with a tillana, a composition by Balamurali Krishna, in brindavan raga, which portrays how everybody is enticed by the notes of the flute of Lord <br />Krishna.<br /><br />The accompaniments included Rajalakshmi on nattuvangam, D S Srivatsa on vocals, Janardhan on mridangam, Jayaram on flute and Nataraj Murthy on violin.<br /><br /> “I got a lot of appreciation for the javali, for the expressions, theme and choreography. Most thought it was unique in style,” said Deepashree, the young artiste about the response of the audience.<br /><br />“This is a great opportunity to spread the culture of our state and the country. It is a novel concept by the authorities and I hope this effort goes on forever with support from the right people,” said Ananthkrishna, a retired Sanskrit professor, who was in the audience.<br /><br />Supritha J D, a dance teacher, said, “Deepashree’s dance style and enthusiasm <br />on stage are worth appreciation. She has a distinct style of presenting each piece which will help her in future.”<br /></p>
<p>The Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Department of Kannada and Culture and Department of Youth Services and Sports, Youth Writers and Artists Guild, organised a bharatanatyam recital by Deepashree A V at Yavanika recently.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The performance started with the traditional pushpanjali, which is the starting piece of any bharatanatyam recital. It then moved on to a piece on a slokha on Nataraj and Ananthanarthana Ganapathi set to adi tala. Then followed a varnam in raga abheri, a piece in which Shiva is the nayak and Parvati the nayika. It talked about how Parvati’s prayers go unanswered by Shiva. Next was Anthapurageethe, a piece about one of the statues in Bellur temple and the excitement seen on it, set in raga hindola. <br /><br />A Javali in raga mohana about the nayika Parvati being upset and asking Shiva to leave her alone and not wanting his companionship anymore, came next. The dance performance ended with a tillana, a composition by Balamurali Krishna, in brindavan raga, which portrays how everybody is enticed by the notes of the flute of Lord <br />Krishna.<br /><br />The accompaniments included Rajalakshmi on nattuvangam, D S Srivatsa on vocals, Janardhan on mridangam, Jayaram on flute and Nataraj Murthy on violin.<br /><br /> “I got a lot of appreciation for the javali, for the expressions, theme and choreography. Most thought it was unique in style,” said Deepashree, the young artiste about the response of the audience.<br /><br />“This is a great opportunity to spread the culture of our state and the country. It is a novel concept by the authorities and I hope this effort goes on forever with support from the right people,” said Ananthkrishna, a retired Sanskrit professor, who was in the audience.<br /><br />Supritha J D, a dance teacher, said, “Deepashree’s dance style and enthusiasm <br />on stage are worth appreciation. She has a distinct style of presenting each piece which will help her in future.”<br /></p>
