Ankura Festival
'Ankura - a festival of young dancers,' was held under the aegis of the Karnataka Nrityakala Parishat, last week. Ten students trained under different Gurus performed to prove their mettle.
Divya Ravi, who gave the inaugural dance of the festival, is a student of Rasika school, and is continuing her training with Dr Soundarya Srivathsa and is also learning Kathak.
She opened the programme with a Pushpanjali, customarily, followed by the Ganesha Stuthi of Dr M Balamuralikrishna. In the well known composition "Sabhapathiki", few familiar episodes were performed neatly. She presented the jawadi (Parulennamata) gracefully and with her good Nritha and Nritya, she caught the attention of the assembly. Her performance is worth watching.
Poor expression
Prithvi Sarathi, a student of Samskrithi, opened her programme with Pushpanjali and chose "Devadideva" as the piece de resistance of her recital.
Though she has good stage presence, her expression - especially the 'Navarasa' - was poor and she has to improve her laya.Vineetha Nair, student of Natya Priya, saluted to invocatory God through a keerthana and selected the Navaragamalika varna, "Samininne".
She performed with ease and confidence, but not without shortfalls. Wrong announcements should be avoided and "Ankura" should be held across the state - at least in district headquarters, to encourage budding artistes.
Not in good form
MBA graduate A Dilip Simha is a student of both veena and vocal (Vidushi Neela Ramgopal) and he is not new to the field of music. In his latest concert for Ananya, Simha sang few selected compositions of great composers.
For instance, his "Neelotpalambikaya," was a fine selection and was rendered neatly. For a detailed alapana he chose Thodi, a 'Ghanaraga' and the grand composition "Gathi Neevani", with nerval (Rakashashivadane Sarva Loka Nayaki). Both raga and swara were not without slips but was tidy enough to sustain patient listening. Aditya, Phanindra Bhaskar and Kartheek accompanied on violin, mridanga and khanjari respectively.
A mixed fare
A two-day dance programme was held at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja under the guidance of R K Usha. Three male dancers Sathyanarayana Raju, Surya Rao and Pavitra Bhat presented 'Navarasa', based on different episodes.
The Nayika and Nayaka concept of Indian classical dance, is a great contribution to the world of Art. Mostly composed by D S Srivathsa and sung by Srivathsa and Vasudha Balakrishna, stories of Markandeya, Shiva, Kiratarjuna Prasanga, Bhasmasura etc, were performed accounting for popular appeal.
Dramatising situations, dancers performed with ease, but tended to be overly dramatic.
Their facial expressions came alive only in parts and the depiction was a mixed fare. The emphasis was more on the narrative rather than rasabhinaya, as it should be in dance. With some more performances on the subject, they can certainly reach great heights.
'Ankura - a festival of young dancers,' was held under the aegis of the Karnataka Nrityakala Parishat, last week. Ten students trained under different Gurus performed to prove their mettle.
Divya Ravi, who gave the inaugural dance of the festival, is a student of Rasika school, and is continuing her training with Dr Soundarya Srivathsa and is also learning Kathak.
She opened the programme with a Pushpanjali, customarily, followed by the Ganesha Stuthi of Dr M Balamuralikrishna. In the well known composition "Sabhapathiki", few familiar episodes were performed neatly. She presented the jawadi (Parulennamata) gracefully and with her good Nritha and Nritya, she caught the attention of the assembly. Her performance is worth watching.
Poor expression
Prithvi Sarathi, a student of Samskrithi, opened her programme with Pushpanjali and chose "Devadideva" as the piece de resistance of her recital.
Though she has good stage presence, her expression - especially the 'Navarasa' - was poor and she has to improve her laya.Vineetha Nair, student of Natya Priya, saluted to invocatory God through a keerthana and selected the Navaragamalika varna, "Samininne".
She performed with ease and confidence, but not without shortfalls. Wrong announcements should be avoided and "Ankura" should be held across the state - at least in district headquarters, to encourage budding artistes.
Not in good form
MBA graduate A Dilip Simha is a student of both veena and vocal (Vidushi Neela Ramgopal) and he is not new to the field of music. In his latest concert for Ananya, Simha sang few selected compositions of great composers.
For instance, his "Neelotpalambikaya," was a fine selection and was rendered neatly. For a detailed alapana he chose Thodi, a 'Ghanaraga' and the grand composition "Gathi Neevani", with nerval (Rakashashivadane Sarva Loka Nayaki). Both raga and swara were not without slips but was tidy enough to sustain patient listening. Aditya, Phanindra Bhaskar and Kartheek accompanied on violin, mridanga and khanjari respectively.
A mixed fare
A two-day dance programme was held at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja under the guidance of R K Usha. Three male dancers Sathyanarayana Raju, Surya Rao and Pavitra Bhat presented 'Navarasa', based on different episodes.
The Nayika and Nayaka concept of Indian classical dance, is a great contribution to the world of Art. Mostly composed by D S Srivathsa and sung by Srivathsa and Vasudha Balakrishna, stories of Markandeya, Shiva, Kiratarjuna Prasanga, Bhasmasura etc, were performed accounting for popular appeal.
Dramatising situations, dancers performed with ease, but tended to be overly dramatic.
Their facial expressions came alive only in parts and the depiction was a mixed fare. The emphasis was more on the narrative rather than rasabhinaya, as it should be in dance. With some more performances on the subject, they can certainly reach great heights.