“ I always get quite excited when Icompose a new dance. I am thrilled to get positive feedback from the general audience about the dance program I choreographed. Since 1999, I've been putting together almost 25 tradition- al dances a year for the Narthithas dance festivals. I'll discuss a few of the dances I choreographed in thisportfolio.
My choreography on Shoorpanaka, a Bharathanat-
yam piece, is distinctive because here I experiment-
ed with some novel choreography methods. I usual-
ly compose the dance based on music and lyrics.
Shoorpanaka was choreographed without music or
orchestra and used only one percussion instrument
called Chenda, an instrument commonly seen in
temples. Typically, the dancers' abhinaya is dictated
by the lyrics. But Shoorpanaka was incredibly chal-
lenging without any lyrics or multiple instruments.
It was well received by the audience as a whole,
therefore I consider it as a huge success..
The well-known Tamil poem Kutrala Kuravanji was written by Thirigudarasapa
Kavirayar between 1600 and 1700 CE. The romantic love of Kutralanathar, the
hero who resides in the Kutralam temple in what is now Tamil Nadu and who is
an incarnation of Lord Shiva, is depicted in a dream of a young girl. A fusion of
classical and folk art, "Kuravanji" is a folk-dance drama. The "Kurathi" songs,
which extol the wealth and beauty of her country and the hero of the poetry, are
the most interesting part of my composition. They had resided throughout the
time of this poetry in the highlands of Tamil Nadu, and Kurathi is a local Tamil
woman of a particular clan who is skilled in fortune-telling. They had been
residents of Tamil Nadu's highlands at the time this poetry was written. A girl
named Vasanthavalli, who resides in a small Tamilagam village, is the center of
attention of this Kuravanji. Her pals started telling her stories of Kutrala-
nathar's splendor. These conversations inspire Vasanthavalli to begin having
romantic dreams involving Kutralanathar. Vasanthavalli consults the fortune
teller Kurathi, who forecasts her marriage to Kutralanathar. Vasanthavalli
recounts the splendor of Kutralam, its nearby waterfall, and Kutralanathar in
this significant section of the poem..
Krishna is a traditional dance drama about Lord Krishna. For this composition, I adapted stories from the Mahabaratham and the Bhagavatham. The first section is focused on the birth of little Krishna and the special times had with Mother Yeshoda. The second act of the drama "Krishna" depicts Krishna and Radha's relationship. The "Geethopadesham" concludes the drama in the end. Geethopadesha or Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the name of the celestial conversation between Arjuna and the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna
The Ramayana, a prehistoric Indian Sanskrit compo- sition, is one of Hinduism's two main epics. The epic, which is traditionally credited to the Maharishi Valmiki, narrates the tale of Rama, a prince of the Kosala kingdom's city of Ayodhya. The epic follows his fourteen-year exile to the forest urged by his father King Dasharatha, at the request of Rama's stepmother Kaikeyi. This epic narrates Rama’s jour- ney across forests in the Indian subcontinent with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. The kidnap- ping of Sita by the monarch of Lanka, Ravana, led to battle, Rama's eventual return with Sita to Ayo- dhya, and Rama's subsequent coronation as king amid jubilation and celebration
Surasamharam, a traditional dance performance, is based on the legend of Lord Murugan. The four asuras Anamugan, Panumugan, Simhamugan, and Surapadman are symbolically beheaded by Lord Murugan with his celestial spear, known as the "Vel,"/p>
I created a lot of competition pieces in Kuchipudi, Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Keralanatanam, and folk dance, especially for inter-school dance competi- tions. I chose a couple of semi-classical songs from Indian movies for the choreography. One among them is the song "Varaha Roopam" from the Kanna- da movie "Kantara". Another song from the classical album "Karmayogi" is "Chandra chooda siva."/p>
Buddind Artist present dance"/p>
