Niveditha Sankaranarayanan.
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For somebody who has been actively dancing from a younger age, returning to carry out after a hiatus could be a cherished second. Niveditha Sankaranarayanan, a disciple of Srekala Bharath, carried out a solo Bharatanatyam recital after a spot of two and a half years, underneath the auspices of Karthik High-quality Arts at Narada Gana Sabha mini corridor in Chennai.
Niveditha comes with an inventory of achievements, together with reaching the semi-finals of ‘Konjum Salangai’, collaborating in Natyanjali competition in Chidambaram, successful second prize within the Thirumala Thirupathi Devasthanam dance competitors (2013), performing on the Guruvayoor Temple, and on the CID-UNESCO’s World Dance Congress in Athens (2017). She is a graded artiste of Doordarshan Chennai.
Niveditha commenced her efficiency with an Anjali in Valaji raga, adopted by Oothukadu Venkatakavi’s Nattai raga kriti, ‘Ananda narthana ganapathim bhavaye’. This piece confirmed how Ganesha used a serpent as a belt to maintain the modaks.
Niveditha Sankaranarayanan.
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SRINATH M
The centerpiece of the night was the Navaragamalika varnam, a composition by Ok.N. Dandayudhapani Pillai, ‘Swamiyai Azhaithodi va”. This piece describes the fantastic thing about Shiva, with the nayika expressing her eager for Shiva, and trying to influence her buddy to convey him to her. Within the piece, the nayika extols Shiva’s magnificence. Niveditha introduced alive the nayika’s feelings by her abhinaya.
Subsequent got here a javali, a composition of Swati Tirunal in raga Viha (Rupaka tala). Right here, the nayika tells Padmanabha, “Who else do I’ve however you, my lord?”.
One among Niveditha’s concluding items featured the timeless ‘Chinnan chiru pen pole’, composed by Ulundurpettai Shanmuga Sundaram in Sindhu Bhairavi and set in Tisra Nadai. This composition is an ode to the goddess. On the shores of Sivagangai, adorned in gorgeous apparel, Durga manifests herself as a youthful maiden.
The efficiency ended with a Lalgudi Jayaraman tillana in Sindhu Bhairavi (Adi tala).
The orchestra comprised Chitrambari Krishna Kumar on vocals, Muthukrishnan Dhananjayan on the mridangam and N. Chintamani on the violin. Costume, nattuvangam, and choreography have been by Srekala Bharath.
