The 3rd time of the 51st day bid astatine the Tamil Isai Sangam festival witnessed a classical Odyssey creation by Kousiki Lalatika Patnaik, disciple of Sushree Mohanty.
The show had each the components of odyssey viz cardinal postures, quadrate chauka and the graceful 3 bent Tribhanga alongside circumstantial movements of head, feet and hands.
She began with Mangalacharana (dedicated to Lord Shiva), saluting parent world to forgive for stamping connected her, through “ Jatatavi-gala-jjala” a Shiva Tandava Stotram acceptable successful Ek Tal.

Kousiki Lalatika Patnaik performing odyssey dance, organised by Tamil Isai Sangam astatine Raja Muthaiah Mandram successful Madurai connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK
She past went connected to execute “ tha jam Tha rijam”(Pallavi benignant of Odyssey creation successful madhyamavati) the creation portraying Cloud, peacock and a young girl, welcoming the monsoon connected the archetypal time of Ashada month.
Abhinaya, the creation of expression, was showcased good done her motion (splashing of water), emotion (expression of love) and question (the systemic bushed wrong Talam) for “kielo sajani” by Kavi Banamali Das acceptable in Ek Tal and ragam Mishra Khamas.
In her adjacent item, “ Astashambu” , Ms Kousiki portrayed the 8 divine facets of Lord Shiva, which had the communicative telling and movements successful Hindustani raga Malkaun oregon Maalkosh.
Lord Krishna’s kid hood pranks viz sidesplitting of Butana, showing Yashoda the Universe successful her rima was performed for Poet Kavi Banamali’s “ Kede Chhanda jaane”.
To reason the show she performed Moksha (the liberation and spiritual state successful odyssey dance) for “ sarve bhavantu sukhina sarve”.
The rasikas applauded the programme for its fluid Torso movements, expressive abhinaya and devotional themes.
S. Padmanabhan

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