Manonmani Raffill's Arangetram

Sunday, Apr 17th, 2022, 4pm - 6:30pm

Manonmani's dance debut

Manonmani is thrilled to be performing her solo dance debut under the guidance of her guru, Smt. Kanchana Venkat, Artistic Director of Isha Dance Company. She will be accompanied by the leading orchestra in the Bay Area - Asha Ramesh (vocal), Narayan Natarajan (mridangam) and Shanthi Natarajan (violin). We will be very happy if you could come and grace the occasion.

தாங்கள் தங்கள் குடும்பத்துடன் வந்திருந்து எங்களை கௌரவித்து குழந்தையை ஆசீர்வதிக்கும்படி வேண்டிக் கொள்கிறோம்.

Bharatanatyam Arangetram

Bharatanatyam is a classical South Indian dance that combines intricate footwork (नृत्त , nritta) and soulful storytelling (अभिनय, abhinaya). It originated thousands of years ago, in the Natya Sastra, authored by the sage Bharata. This dance form is unique in its use of geometric precision, rhythmic complexity and a distinctive language of gestures set to classical Indian (carnatic) music.

Arangetram, from Tamil, represents the ஏற்றம் (etram, ascent) to the அரங்கம் (arangam, stage), by a dancer. In this concert-length solo public recital, the dancer demonstrates mastery of the Bharatanatyam மார்கம் (margam, the Way).

Program summary

First half

Pushpanjali and Ganesha Stuti    

Ragam: Hamsadvani, Talam: Adi

Sharanu Siddi Vinayaka    

Ragam: Natai, Talam: Mishra Chaapu, Composer: Purandara Daasar Choregrapher: Guru Vidhya Subramanian

Annapurne Visalakshi    

Ragam: Sama, Talam: Adi, Composer: Muttuswamy Dikshitar

Varnam   

Ragam: Lathangi, Talam: Adi, Composer: Madhurai M. Muralitharan Choregrapher: Guru Vidhya Subramanian

Intermission

Second half

Srirangapura Vihara   

Ragam: Brindavana Saranga, Talam: Rupakam, Composer: Mutthuswami Dikshitar

Swagatam Krishna   

Raga: Mohana, Tala: Adi, Composer: Oottukkaadu Venkata Subbaiar, Choregrapher: Guru Vidhya Subramanian

Era Rara   

Ragam: Kamaas, Talam: Adi, Composer: Patnam Subramanya Aiyyar

Thillana Mohana Kalyani   

Ragam: Mohana Kalyani, Talam: Adi, Composer: Lalgudi Jayaraman, Choregrapher: Guru S. K. Rajaratnam Pillai

Mangalam

Details
   Show info
Sunday, Apr 17th from 4pm to 6:30pm
Cubberly Theatre

4000 Middlefield Road,
Palo Alto, CA 94303

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In lieu of driving, you can also take VTA bus 21 or bike 20 minutes from Downtown Mountain View.
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Light refreshments will be provided.
Your presence is the greatest present. However,if you must give Manonmani a gift, please do NOT bring flowers as Shankari is highly allergic to them. As an alternative, you could donate to the Sempirverens Fund or the Friends of the Mountain View Public Library

CONTACT: social@damajash.org

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