Austria-based Radha Anjali and her college students of Natya Mandir Faculty, offered a thematic manufacturing ‘Vriksha – The Tree’ at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore
| Photograph Credit score: SRINATH M
The attain of Bharatanatyam has grown through the years. Over time, artistes from throughout the globe have been on the lookout for newer methods to specific themselves by means of the artwork kind. This was evident within the efficiency by Austria-based Bharatanatyam dancer Radha Anjali, who together with the scholars ofher Natya Mandir college, offered a thematic dance manufacturing on the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai, just lately.
In commemoration of 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Austria, the thematic presentation ‘Vriksha-TheTree’ was organised by Rama Rajagopalan, Consular Officer, Austrian Honorary Consulate in Chennai.
Radha Anjali, who had her coaching beneath two gurus — (Kalanidhi Narayanan and Adyar Okay. Lakshman) in Chennai, later established her college of dance in Austria. Radha’s Chennai efficiency targeted on the Rudraksha tree, which in Indian mythology symbolises compassion and hope. It additionally conveyed the concepts of local weather change and environmental consciousness.
The sounds of flowing water, great thing about the rainfall, visuals of a inexperienced panorama and the aroma of the moist earth evoked a temper of serenity earlier than the main target shifted to the tussle between devas and asuras and the emergence of the Rudraksha tree from the ocean. Completely different compositions have been used to depict all of them.
Although the idea was attention-grabbing, the presentation turned out to be a mixture of too many concepts. The projection of visuals on the background display appeared amateurish. The shift from one music to a different didn’t appear natural. The shift from recorded sounds to dwell orchestra was disturbing.
The outline of a tree on the verge of extinction, and the way it will get a brand new lease of life due to a chook was well-depicted by Radha Anjali by means of her abhinaya.
