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 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).
First half
Ragam: Hamsadvani, Talam: Adi
Ragam: Natai, Talam: Mishra Chaapu, Composer: Purandara Daasar Choregrapher: Guru Vidhya Subramanian
Ragam: Sama, Talam: Adi, Composer: Muttuswamy Dikshitar
Ragam: Lathangi, Talam: Adi, Composer: Madhurai M. Muralitharan Choregrapher: Guru Vidhya Subramanian
Second half
Ragam: Brindavana Saranga, Talam: Rupakam, Composer: Mutthuswami Dikshitar
Raga: Mohana, Tala: Adi, Composer: Oottukkaadu Venkata Subbaiar, Choregrapher: Guru Vidhya Subramanian
Ragam: Kamaas, Talam: Adi, Composer: Patnam Subramanya Aiyyar
Ragam: Mohana Kalyani, Talam: Adi, Composer: Lalgudi Jayaraman, Choregrapher: Guru S. K. Rajaratnam Pillai
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