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Bright dance

This week it was the turn of Kshithi Venkatesh, to perform at the Yavanika, under the series "Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme."

She is a student of Khechara Academy and has completed her 'Rangapravesha' in the year 2011.

She is a recipient of CCRT Scholarship and has taken part in a few dance dramas of her dance school.

She is a software engineer by profession and is also learning music.


A Kalidasa sloka as "Nrityanjali' (Hamsanandi raga) gave Kshiti Venkatesh a good start, in the current programme.

"Sri Mahaganapathim Bhaje" of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, was a welcome change from the routine invocatory pieces. Executing the well knit adavus in the celebrated varna (Rupamujuchi - Todi) in a leisurely pace, proved her talent and good training being received. In the Suruti Pada (Indendu Vachitira) her Abhinaya came to the fore - restrained but pleasant one.

After a devaranama (Yamanelli Kaananendu) she concluded with a thillana in the raga Durga.

Slim-petite with expressive eyes, Kshithi Venkatesh has a bright future with some more stage experience.

Natuvanga by Guru Anuradha Sridhar, vocal by Bharathi Venugopal, Mridanga by V R Chandrasekhar and flute by Mahesh Swamy - supported the young dancer.

Avismriti festival

The Jupiter Art School held the annual "Avismriti-2014" with a dance festival and competition, last week.

Nandana Krishnakumar, is a dancer who has performed on many platforms - both in and outside India and a Director of Jupiter Art School.

Rashmi Hariprasad is not only a dancer but also actress. Both Nandana and Rashmi under the banner of SHIKI, opened their programme with a shloka "Guru Brahma," customarily.

Though it was in the Bharatanatya form, had more popular appeal and the fusion music was not matching.

With a experienced choreographer as the director, their performance may become more impactful, as both the dancers are talented.

It was followed by another group MAYA (Shekhar Rajendra, Rupesh Keshi and Sushanwa Prakash).

They started with a Ganesha Stuthi (Kanakangi raga) followed by a Shiva Stuthi "Natana Manohara Nagabharana" in ragamalike. It was lively but mostly followed Lokadharmi.

Karteek Setty and Nishag Karunad, students of Mysore Nagaraj also gave a Kathak recital.

A tukda of 16 matra - was proof of their good training and the Tharana in Jinjoti was also pleasing.

Students of Sanjali Centre under the direction of Sharmeela Mukherjee gave a Odissi dance recital.

In Mangalacharan they saluted to different Gods and Pallavi caught the attention with a variety of jathies.

Organisers' zeal to encourage budding artistes, is appreciable.

Sparkling vocal

Curtains came down on this year's Kalavanta with the vocal concert of Abhishek Raghuram, held under the aegis of the Karnataka Fine Arts Council. He was ably supported by H K Venkatram on violin and Arjun Kumar on Mridanga

"Chalame" the familiar varna gave Abhishek a good start. After the "Mapalavelasiyika" of Saint Tyagaraja, the "Nannu brova" with brief swara was charming.Tyagaraja has described the importance of the mentor (Guru) in his keertana "Guruleka Etuvanti."

Abhishek chose this composition for elaboration and with nerval and swara prasthara, made it a wholesome one.

He successfully brought out all the facets of the raga in the swara prasthara, too. His feel for the line in "Mayamma" added lilt to his singing.


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