Bengaluru-based Citsabha Collective will host a dance competition known as Svadhyaya. “Svadhyaya, means self examine in Sanskrit,” says Kuchipudi dancer and founding father of Citsabha Collective, Srividya Angara Sinha. “Once we need to pursue excellence in any subject, svadhyaya is a pre-requisite. The angle for self-study must be deeply rooted in oneself, in the event that they want to make inroads right into a subject of their selection. This being the core thought, we’ve named the competition Svadhyaya. It’s a platform for artists who make this their central thought within the pursuit of excellence.”
Svadhyaya is the second competition organised by Citsabha Collective following the percussion competition in 2019. Svadhyaya will embody a jugalbandhi that includes Srividya and Shubha Nagarajan, an odissi dancer and the co-founder of Citsabha Collective.
“We are going to current a choreography known as Samaagati. The dance is predicated on Adi Shankara’s Meenakshi Pancharatna. It showcases the life story of Meenakshi, who’s born out of fireside and is educated in warfare and conflict craft. She conquers each realm and nobody can match her valour on the battlefield. She finally turns into so highly effective that she plans to overcome Kailasa itself,” says Srividya.
This dance might be adopted by a jugalbandi between Bharatanrityam-Kathak, that includes Rohini Prabhath and Medhavini Varakhedi and a solo Bharatanatyam recital by Shruti Gopal, the creative director, Upadhye College of Dance.
“We additionally might be felicitating Sowmya and Sanak Athreya who’ve been working for over a decade within the subject of remedy for particular kids by means of Carnatic music and their organisation known as Svarakshema Basis. They’re deserving artistes and we wished to thank them for what they’ve performed on this subject. They’ve labored with over 2000 neuro-divergent kids with their Built-in Indian Music Remedy Program throughout facilities of particular schooling.”
Srividya is a gold medalist in Grasp of Performing Arts – Kuchipudi from the College of Hyderabad. She additionally holds a B Tech diploma in pc science and engineering from VNR Vignana Jyoti Institute of Engineering and Know-how, Hyderabad. In addition to this, she can be an A-grade artiste with Doordarshan and an empanelled artiste with SPICMACAY, who’s at present studying Kuchipudi from Jaikishore Mosalikanti.
Svadhyaya , supported by the Ministry of Tradition, Authorities of India, and NMDC (Nationwide Mineral Improvement Company), might be introduced on February 25, 4pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram. The occasion is open to all.