<p>Ragam Tanam Pallavi, a bharatanatyam series conceived by Usha Rk; choreographed by Kiran Subramaniyam and performed by his senior disciple Shivaranjini Harish, took place at Seva Sadan recently. <br /><br />Ragam Tanam Pallavi is a form of singing which allows the singer to improvise to a great extent. </p>.<p>It is one of the most complete aspects of Indian classic music, demonstrating the entire gamut of talents and depth of knowledge of the musician. <br /><br />It incorporates ragalampana, tanam and kalapanaswaram. It is usually followed by a short thaniyavarthanam. <br /><br />The idea behind this series was to translate this concept in dance.</p>.<p>The event started off with an introduction to the concept and the idea behind the series delivered by Usha Rk. </p>.<p>A taste of the Carnatic format was given in the beginning through a performance by Suchethan Rangaswamy, a young talented Carnatic singer, who has been trained under Dr RK Srikantan and Unni Krishnan from Chennai. </p>.<p>Accompanied by his wife Sindhu Suchethan on the violin and Anirudh Bhat on the mridangam, he performed the composition Rama, Sri Rama, Jaya Rama. <br /><br />“I wanted to have a young singer display his abilities and articulate to people the ragam tanam pallavi as it is in music. So Suchethan was apt for the series,” said Usha Rk. <br /><br />On choreographing this piece, Kiran Subramaniyam revealed, “The inspiration came to me just like that. It hit me and within a few hours, the choreography was done.” <br /><br />He also opened up about how his wife Sandhya Kiran was helpful in the preparation and process and was an integral part of the event. <br /><br />“There have been a few attempts prior to this but this is first of its kind. I could not deviate from ragam tanam pallavi and had to include all elements of dance (drama, expressions, technique),” he said. <br /><br />Shivaranjini Harish has been performing for the last 15 years with Rasika, the dance school. <br /><br />She danced to a composition by Dr M Balamuralikrishna called Ramalola... The choreography was fresh and took a new dimension. <br /><br />Her expressions and grace captured the hearts of the audience as they remained in a trance well after the performance. “She is a seasoned dancer,” said Sandhya Kiran. </p>
<p>Ragam Tanam Pallavi, a bharatanatyam series conceived by Usha Rk; choreographed by Kiran Subramaniyam and performed by his senior disciple Shivaranjini Harish, took place at Seva Sadan recently. <br /><br />Ragam Tanam Pallavi is a form of singing which allows the singer to improvise to a great extent. </p>.<p>It is one of the most complete aspects of Indian classic music, demonstrating the entire gamut of talents and depth of knowledge of the musician. <br /><br />It incorporates ragalampana, tanam and kalapanaswaram. It is usually followed by a short thaniyavarthanam. <br /><br />The idea behind this series was to translate this concept in dance.</p>.<p>The event started off with an introduction to the concept and the idea behind the series delivered by Usha Rk. </p>.<p>A taste of the Carnatic format was given in the beginning through a performance by Suchethan Rangaswamy, a young talented Carnatic singer, who has been trained under Dr RK Srikantan and Unni Krishnan from Chennai. </p>.<p>Accompanied by his wife Sindhu Suchethan on the violin and Anirudh Bhat on the mridangam, he performed the composition Rama, Sri Rama, Jaya Rama. <br /><br />“I wanted to have a young singer display his abilities and articulate to people the ragam tanam pallavi as it is in music. So Suchethan was apt for the series,” said Usha Rk. <br /><br />On choreographing this piece, Kiran Subramaniyam revealed, “The inspiration came to me just like that. It hit me and within a few hours, the choreography was done.” <br /><br />He also opened up about how his wife Sandhya Kiran was helpful in the preparation and process and was an integral part of the event. <br /><br />“There have been a few attempts prior to this but this is first of its kind. I could not deviate from ragam tanam pallavi and had to include all elements of dance (drama, expressions, technique),” he said. <br /><br />Shivaranjini Harish has been performing for the last 15 years with Rasika, the dance school. <br /><br />She danced to a composition by Dr M Balamuralikrishna called Ramalola... The choreography was fresh and took a new dimension. <br /><br />Her expressions and grace captured the hearts of the audience as they remained in a trance well after the performance. “She is a seasoned dancer,” said Sandhya Kiran. </p>
