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The Kalarpana Trust brings the Tyagaraja Aradhane successful an unsocial mode this year. Seasoned Bharatnatyam artistes Padmini Ravi, P Praveen Kumar, Prathibha Prahlad, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Soundarya Srivathsa and Sathyanarayana Raju, volition contiguous saint-composer Tyagaraja’s Pancharatna Kritis done dance.
To beryllium held connected March 20, the lawsuit volition commence with students from Samskruthi, Sathyanarayana Raju’s creation school, presenting Purandradasa’s pillari geethe, which is usually taken up during the Tyagaraja Aradhane. Guru Sheela Chandrashekhar volition besides contiguous Dasarapada.
This accumulation volition person 7 seniors, 18 students and a 27-band sangeeta vadhya vrunda (a unrecorded euphony accompaniment) that volition see vocals, nattuvanga, mridangam and the flute. The choreography and interpretations person been arranged by the veterans to showcase diverse abhinaya or expressions.
As a concept, presenting the Pancharatna Kritis done creation seems to beryllium gradually gaining popularity. “With the Tyagaraja Aradhane continuing to clasp immense taste and spiritual significance, dancers person been passionate astir choreographing these masterpieces,” says Sathyanarayana Raju. “Audiences too, person begun embracing them. They are capable to subordinate to the kritis they grew up listening to adjacent arsenic they bask the dances.”
The dancer, who volition instrumentality up ‘Endaro Mahanubhavulu’ successful Sri raga with Soundarya Srivathsa, continues, “Many of saint Tyagaraja’s beautifully structured compositions are a delight for dancers to choreograph.”
Dancer Praveen Kumar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy who volition beryllium taking up the Varaali piece, ‘Kanakana Ruchira’ believes Tyagaraja would person been pleased to spot his euphony animate caller creator expressions. “Portraying bhakthi successful Tyagaraja’s pieces is 1 of the astir challenging aspects of classical dance. For immoderate dancer, experiencing and expressing this rasa will beryllium a agelong and profoundly idiosyncratic travel erstwhile it comes to abhinaya.”
Explaining the profoundly mellow, slow, contemplative Varaali portion she has taken up, Lakshmi says, “To convey the devotional essence of Tyagaraja’s compositions requires years of signifier and sadhana. Only through sustained engagement tin a dancer statesman to recognize the affectional extent of what Tyagaraja has written. We survey them not conscionable enactment by line, but arsenic a broad thoughtful exhortation to the Lord.”
According to Prathibha Prahlad who volition beryllium presenting ‘Sadinchane’ successful Arabhi, these keerthane incorporate intricate layers that tin beryllium taken up for earthy abhinaya. “At the aforesaid time, dancers often take creative liberties with choreography. The swaras tin beryllium interpreted done nritta, portion the sahitya lends itself beautifully to expressive storytelling.”
She goes connected to explicate however definite compositions by Tyagaraja people emphasise abhinaya, portion different Carnatic compositions connection dancers the abstraction to research rhythmic question and nritta. “This equilibrium allows each artiste to construe the euphony successful a originative way, portion honoring the tone of the archetypal composition.”
Praveen Kumar says performing with specified a large, unrecorded ensemble is some a situation and a privilege. “I person ever loved performing to unrecorded euphony due to the fact that expansive compositions specified arsenic Tyagaraja’s let for deeper creator dialogue. It gives maine the state to respond to the nuances of euphony and bring it retired successful the characters and emotions I represent connected stage.”
Another item of the lawsuit is the unrecorded music, with Padmini Ravi opening with ‘Jagadanandakaraka’ successful Nattai. Both Padmini and Soundarya Srivathsa accidental the accidental to execute with 27 musicians is rather rare.
Tyagaraja Aradhane by Kalarpana Trust volition beryllium held astatine JSS Auditoruim, Jayanagar 7th block connected March 20 with Unchavritti astatine 8.45am and creation show astatine 10am. Entry free.
