Karnatic vocal reverberated in the spacious corridors of the Devagiri Venkataramanaswamy Temple in Banashankari second stage) on a make-shift elevated platform, in front of the beautifully decorated "Utsava Murthy" on Sunday evening.
![Shanmukha Priya and Hari Priya]( "Shanmukha Priya and Hari Priya")
Inspired by the divine atmosphere Shanmukha Priya and Hari Priya, well known as "Priya Sisters", rose to great heights and cast a spell on a large audience. Priya Sisters chose a few gems from the Karnatic musical firmament and made the ragas shimmer.
The highlight of the programme was the delineation of that dignified composition "Seshachala Nayakam". Alapana and swara vinyasa of kruthi brought out the ragabhava in greater detail. The pace of the kruthi, which was an aesthetic experience, further enhanced the musical stature. Jayamanohari is a simple but not a rare raga! It is Saint Tyagaraja, who popularised this raga through his two compositions - 'yagnadula' and "Nee Bhakthi Bhagyasudha".
Among them Priya Sisters chose "Yagnadula Sukhamanu" and sang impressively and Swara rendered by turns by the Sisters. A composition of Kaivara Narayanappa (in the raga Madhyamavathi) was a pleasant surprise and a revelation of their repertoire. A few meaningful kruthies of Saint Annamacharya - were also welcomed by the connoisseurs. M A Krishnaswamy on violin, Skanda Subramanya on mridanga and B S Purushothama on khanjari responded well throughout the concert.
The programme was held under the aegis of the Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira in memory of Vidushi G V Ranganayaki, who was known as not only a vocalist, but also a veena player and teacher.
Sai Nrityotsav
The Sai Arts International is conducting "Sai Nrityotsav" on the first day of every month, from last 3 years. Artistes from Karnataka and neighbouring states, and few foreign countries also have performed Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, contemporary dances apart from Bharathanatya, under its banner, during the last 36 months.
In the 37th programme on Friday at the Seva Sadana Auditorium there were four programmes - the Bharathanatya and one Odissi or 3 solo performances and one group presentation. Gowri Sagar, currently learning under Satyanarayana Raju, has passed proficiency examination and has performed her 'Arangetram' also in 2003. She opened her programme with "Gajavadana Karuna Sadana" - customarily and the 'Ardhanareeshwaram', which is ideal to please the audience.
'Nagendraharaya' was another popular choice and concluded with a thillana of Dwaraki Krishnaswamy in the raga Valachi. Gowri's performance was neat and visually pleasing.
Dashavathara
The second programme was Dashavathara by students of Suparna Venkatesh. Changing the roles in quick succession, they evoked the right atmosphere for the event. With fast movements - moving from one 'Avathar' to another without wasting a moment, they performed with ease and confidence. Shameeka, Kavyashree Nagaraj, Anjana, Swetha Venkatesh, Pushya Pradeep and Sindhu Pradeep - all proved that they have done home work, though some of them need to improve their Abhinaya - especially facial.
Mechanical at times
It was followed by a Odissi dance by Swetha Krishna, currently learning under Sharmila Mukherjee. She began her recital with 'Mangalacharan', which includes a Trikhandi Pranam, where in she salutes to Mother Earth, Guru and connoisseurs. The Pallavi (Rag Megh) was followed by a Astapadi (Jayadeva) from the famous Geetha Govind, in the rag Misra Kamatch. Swetha Krishna tried to perform with assurance, though it was mechanical at times.
Graceful performance
Curtains came down on the Festival with a Bharathanatya recital of Smrthi M Harits, disciple of Vasundhara Sampath Kumar. Very selection of her item received appreciation from the audience.
She selected a varna, though she performed in the absence of her teacher. "Anname" - a well knit varna of Subbudu, was performed by Smrthi, with natural grace. She negotiated the rhythms neatly and the expressive part was also slick.
Bharathi Venugopal gave good vocal support, while young Pallavi Manjunath wielded the cymbals and Purushotham and Nataraj Murthy accompanied on mridanga and violin respectively.
Inspired by the divine atmosphere Shanmukha Priya and Hari Priya, well known as "Priya Sisters", rose to great heights and cast a spell on a large audience. Priya Sisters chose a few gems from the Karnatic musical firmament and made the ragas shimmer. The highlight of the programme was the delineation of that dignified composition "Seshachala Nayakam". Alapana and swara vinyasa of kruthi brought out the ragabhava in greater detail. The pace of the kruthi, which was an aesthetic experience, further enhanced the musical stature. Jayamanohari is a simple but not a rare raga! It is Saint Tyagaraja, who popularised this raga through his two compositions - 'yagnadula' and "Nee Bhakthi Bhagyasudha".
Among them Priya Sisters chose "Yagnadula Sukhamanu" and sang impressively and Swara rendered by turns by the Sisters. A composition of Kaivara Narayanappa (in the raga Madhyamavathi) was a pleasant surprise and a revelation of their repertoire. A few meaningful kruthies of Saint Annamacharya - were also welcomed by the connoisseurs. M A Krishnaswamy on violin, Skanda Subramanya on mridanga and B S Purushothama on khanjari responded well throughout the concert.
The programme was held under the aegis of the Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira in memory of Vidushi G V Ranganayaki, who was known as not only a vocalist, but also a veena player and teacher.
Sai Nrityotsav
The Sai Arts International is conducting "Sai Nrityotsav" on the first day of every month, from last 3 years. Artistes from Karnataka and neighbouring states, and few foreign countries also have performed Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, contemporary dances apart from Bharathanatya, under its banner, during the last 36 months.
In the 37th programme on Friday at the Seva Sadana Auditorium there were four programmes - the Bharathanatya and one Odissi or 3 solo performances and one group presentation. Gowri Sagar, currently learning under Satyanarayana Raju, has passed proficiency examination and has performed her 'Arangetram' also in 2003. She opened her programme with "Gajavadana Karuna Sadana" - customarily and the 'Ardhanareeshwaram', which is ideal to please the audience.
'Nagendraharaya' was another popular choice and concluded with a thillana of Dwaraki Krishnaswamy in the raga Valachi. Gowri's performance was neat and visually pleasing.
Dashavathara
The second programme was Dashavathara by students of Suparna Venkatesh. Changing the roles in quick succession, they evoked the right atmosphere for the event. With fast movements - moving from one 'Avathar' to another without wasting a moment, they performed with ease and confidence. Shameeka, Kavyashree Nagaraj, Anjana, Swetha Venkatesh, Pushya Pradeep and Sindhu Pradeep - all proved that they have done home work, though some of them need to improve their Abhinaya - especially facial.
Mechanical at times
It was followed by a Odissi dance by Swetha Krishna, currently learning under Sharmila Mukherjee. She began her recital with 'Mangalacharan', which includes a Trikhandi Pranam, where in she salutes to Mother Earth, Guru and connoisseurs. The Pallavi (Rag Megh) was followed by a Astapadi (Jayadeva) from the famous Geetha Govind, in the rag Misra Kamatch. Swetha Krishna tried to perform with assurance, though it was mechanical at times.
Graceful performance
Curtains came down on the Festival with a Bharathanatya recital of Smrthi M Harits, disciple of Vasundhara Sampath Kumar. Very selection of her item received appreciation from the audience.
She selected a varna, though she performed in the absence of her teacher. "Anname" - a well knit varna of Subbudu, was performed by Smrthi, with natural grace. She negotiated the rhythms neatly and the expressive part was also slick.
Bharathi Venugopal gave good vocal support, while young Pallavi Manjunath wielded the cymbals and Purushotham and Nataraj Murthy accompanied on mridanga and violin respectively.