<p>Despite it being a rainy evening, Nritya Sinchana organised at the Seva Sadan recently, saw a full house. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A thematic dance series, Nritya Sinchana was organised by Ananya and featured two dancers par excellence — Anuradha Venkatraman and Vidhya Subramanian. While Anuradha performed a ballet titled Pratham Parth (meaning the first born of Parth-Kunti), Vidhya Subramanian presented Mudrika — Unity of Duality. <br /><br />The evening started with Anuradha Venkatraman’s performance. Pratham Parth was a thematic bharatanatyam solo production based on the epic Rashmi Rathi by Raamdhari Singh Dinkar. <br /><br />It explored the life of Karna from the time he was abandoned in the treacherous currents of a river till his fateful meeting with his brother and nemesis Arjuna in the battlefield. <br /><br />Through this, the production, aimed to explore the meaning of dharma, Karna’s adherence to his dharma and his strength in deciding to break but not bend.<br /><br />Later, Vidhya Subramanian, who is known for her bold, modern themes and strong choreography, took the stage. <br /><br />Vidhya’s performance titled Mudrika — Unity of Duality explored the ideas of both singularity and duality. <br /><br />The danseuse started with an Adi Shankara composition titled Champeya Gaurdra, based on the concept of Ardhanareeshwara, the half-man, half-woman manifestation of Lord Shiva. <br /><br />She followed it up with Sringara — Sambhoga/ Vipralamba, an item that traced the romantic destinies of Radha and Heer.<br /><br />Then she danced to a Purandaradasa composition Yadavaraya, where a devotee seeks to completely immerse himself in Krishna till nothing is left of him. <br /><br />She then presented her adaptation of Padmanabhan’s short story before ending <br />her performance with a thillana. <br /><br />“Nritya Sinchana is a wonderful idea and gives us a platform to present what we have done,” explained Anuradha Venkatraman.<br /><br />“It was a beautiful experience to perform at the Seva Sadan. I love the ambience of the place and it gives great vibes,” she added. <br /><br />Speaking about the theme of her performance, she said, “Karna has been my favourite character in The Mahabharatha ever since I have been listening to it since I was a child. As far as the poetry is concerned, my brother who is into theatre came across this poem and had wanted to explore it as a dance.”<br /><br />The audience was totally awed with both the performances.Sandeep, a member of the audience, enjoyed the dances a lot. <br /><br />“I don’t know much about dance but I was able to understand today’s dances. They were interactive and presented in an easy way. So even the ones who are not well-versed with dance could understand them. I was amazed by Anurdha’s expressive eyes.” </p>
<p>Despite it being a rainy evening, Nritya Sinchana organised at the Seva Sadan recently, saw a full house. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A thematic dance series, Nritya Sinchana was organised by Ananya and featured two dancers par excellence — Anuradha Venkatraman and Vidhya Subramanian. While Anuradha performed a ballet titled Pratham Parth (meaning the first born of Parth-Kunti), Vidhya Subramanian presented Mudrika — Unity of Duality. <br /><br />The evening started with Anuradha Venkatraman’s performance. Pratham Parth was a thematic bharatanatyam solo production based on the epic Rashmi Rathi by Raamdhari Singh Dinkar. <br /><br />It explored the life of Karna from the time he was abandoned in the treacherous currents of a river till his fateful meeting with his brother and nemesis Arjuna in the battlefield. <br /><br />Through this, the production, aimed to explore the meaning of dharma, Karna’s adherence to his dharma and his strength in deciding to break but not bend.<br /><br />Later, Vidhya Subramanian, who is known for her bold, modern themes and strong choreography, took the stage. <br /><br />Vidhya’s performance titled Mudrika — Unity of Duality explored the ideas of both singularity and duality. <br /><br />The danseuse started with an Adi Shankara composition titled Champeya Gaurdra, based on the concept of Ardhanareeshwara, the half-man, half-woman manifestation of Lord Shiva. <br /><br />She followed it up with Sringara — Sambhoga/ Vipralamba, an item that traced the romantic destinies of Radha and Heer.<br /><br />Then she danced to a Purandaradasa composition Yadavaraya, where a devotee seeks to completely immerse himself in Krishna till nothing is left of him. <br /><br />She then presented her adaptation of Padmanabhan’s short story before ending <br />her performance with a thillana. <br /><br />“Nritya Sinchana is a wonderful idea and gives us a platform to present what we have done,” explained Anuradha Venkatraman.<br /><br />“It was a beautiful experience to perform at the Seva Sadan. I love the ambience of the place and it gives great vibes,” she added. <br /><br />Speaking about the theme of her performance, she said, “Karna has been my favourite character in The Mahabharatha ever since I have been listening to it since I was a child. As far as the poetry is concerned, my brother who is into theatre came across this poem and had wanted to explore it as a dance.”<br /><br />The audience was totally awed with both the performances.Sandeep, a member of the audience, enjoyed the dances a lot. <br /><br />“I don’t know much about dance but I was able to understand today’s dances. They were interactive and presented in an easy way. So even the ones who are not well-versed with dance could understand them. I was amazed by Anurdha’s expressive eyes.” </p>
