'E'-SWARA-01-Purnima Dancing on the top of a mud pot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2rPUCegXgU
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Dancing on the top of a mud pot
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ShrutiLaya
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Re: Dancing on the top of a mud pot
Quite amazing. The singer also sounds great.
Dumb question: I always thought this dancing on pots/pans etc., is characteristic of Kuchipudi (and this one looks like Kuchipudi to my inexpert eye). But there is atleast one group, the Rama Nataka Nikethan that seems to do Bharatanatyam with pots. We had an amazing performance at Shrutilaya last year, please see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ElC1GEX_c
Is this a new concept, or is dancing on pots in Bharatanatyam quite well established?
- Sreenadh
Dumb question: I always thought this dancing on pots/pans etc., is characteristic of Kuchipudi (and this one looks like Kuchipudi to my inexpert eye). But there is atleast one group, the Rama Nataka Nikethan that seems to do Bharatanatyam with pots. We had an amazing performance at Shrutilaya last year, please see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ElC1GEX_c
Is this a new concept, or is dancing on pots in Bharatanatyam quite well established?
- Sreenadh
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rshankar
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Re: Dancing on the top of a mud pot
Sreenadh,
The mud pot dancing is practiced by the dancers of the mELattUr bAni. As they did come to tamizh nAD from AP, it may be the connection between kuccipuDi and this bAni of bharatanATyam.
The mud pot dancing is practiced by the dancers of the mELattUr bAni. As they did come to tamizh nAD from AP, it may be the connection between kuccipuDi and this bAni of bharatanATyam.
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vasanthakokilam
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Amazing stuff by both Purnima and the dancers at the sruthilaya concert. Thanks for the link. A bit circus like, it keeps the audience on the edge with the drama but done with utmost grace. In that sruthilaya concert, I was so focused on the dancer in the middle, I did not even notice when the two dancers on the sides got on top of the pot!!
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smala
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The pot dancers - Shrutilaya.
(I am yet to watch the other link)
Wow. Elegant and very very devotional, from the moment of securing the pot(s) entering the arena and the actual performance. Graceful, surefooted, agile, with perfect balance and never for a moment did one feel that this was just some show with gymnastics.
Sreenadh, would you have names for these dancers who appeared at Shrutilaya ?
rshankar, of the two front line dancers, the one on the right represents Odissi.
I thought the dance itself may be a combined homage to Katyayani Devi? (the song seems to say this, if I hear right) via the nexus between the odissi-kuchipudi-bharatantyam - what do you think?
(I am yet to watch the other link)
Wow. Elegant and very very devotional, from the moment of securing the pot(s) entering the arena and the actual performance. Graceful, surefooted, agile, with perfect balance and never for a moment did one feel that this was just some show with gymnastics.
Sreenadh, would you have names for these dancers who appeared at Shrutilaya ?
rshankar, of the two front line dancers, the one on the right represents Odissi.
I thought the dance itself may be a combined homage to Katyayani Devi? (the song seems to say this, if I hear right) via the nexus between the odissi-kuchipudi-bharatantyam - what do you think?
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ShrutiLaya
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Re: Dancing on the top of a mud pot
Thanks, Shyama Priya. It was indeed a great program, the other items were very well done also (but we haven't uploaded the video). There is a report and some photographs at http://www.shrutilaya.org/events/08-27- ... index.html
Brief biographies that were read out on the stage at the program, so I guess it's fine to give out this info. The Gurus were
Guru Sri Vishnampet Subramania Ramamoorthy is a born artist, with a career spanning 7 decades. Born in 1920, he grew under direct tutelage of late Padmasri K.N.Dandayudhapani Pillai in 1942 and performed his arangetram in 1947.
With the establishment of the Sri Rama Nataka Nikethan in 1970, Sri Ramamoorthy became famous as a respected Guru who game himself unstintingly to teaching. He has been honored by many sabhas with many titles such as Natya Sudhakara, Natyakala Tapasvi, Natya Brahma and Nrityakala Sagara.
Guru Smt. Manjula Ramaswamy was initiated into Bharatanatyam by her father. She performed her Arangetram at age of 12. She is also a graduate in Commerce, and a Gold Medalist with a Masters degree in Bharata Natyam. She has trained many students over the past 40 years, and also acclaimed as one of the leading Nattuvangam artists of India. She will be introducing the dance items today.
And the dancers were:
1. Nair Santosh Gopalakrishnan Kannolil :
Student of SRNN for the last 15 yrs , Arangetram in 2002, is doing currently 4 th yr Btech and was awarded the President National award Balashree award in 2004. Has participated in major events like the Ziss festival in 2009 in Tanzania, also in leading sabhas in Chennai Krishna gana sabha , Karthik fine arts presenting Godha Kalyanam. Also was awarded the center for cultural resource training scholarship award and more recently the HRD scholarship award from Chennai of 5000 rupees per month for the next 2yrs , the only recepient from AP. Has diploma in Bharathanatyam from the telugu university hyd.
2. Chelakkattuthodi Vadakathil Archana:
Student of SRNN for the last 11 yrs , Arangetram in 2008 currently has a degree in commerce and is working for Cogniscent technological Institute. She has also participated in the Ziss festival in Tanzania in 2009 and has participated in the Chennai sabhas like Santosh.
3. Gutti Sai Pratyusha:
Student of SRNN for the 10 yrs , is in college intermediate 1st yr ,BPC section and has participated in major gana sabhas in Chennai , Golden jubilee doordarshan award function and will be performing in the upcoming Surya festival in sept in Trivandram with the former artists. She is also a recepient of certificate course examination conducted by the telugu university of hyd passed in distinction.
4. Nikhila Singireddy:
Student for the last 8 yrs , Arangetram in 2007 , is a BPC student !st yr intermediate and is the only student from this current team that was here performing for the 2008 ATA . Has also the Scholarship award from the CCRT / passed in distinction the certificate course exam . Has participated in major Chennai gana sabhas like the former 3 dancers .
5. Pinjala Jhanavi :
Student of SRNN for the last about 10 yrs is currently in 11th grade and is travelling first time abroad . Has given perfomances in Chennai like the others and has taken part in the Doordharshan awards. Will be also going to Trivandram for the Surya fuction. She has also passed the ceritificate and Madiama exams in Bharathanatyam.
6. Yerramshetty Mounika:
Student of SRNN for the last 5 yrs is in her 10 th grade and has also passed her certificate exam , is a budding artist of the troupe and has taken part in the doordharshan events.
7. Reddy Nallagatla Vineetha:
Student of SRNN for the last 3 yrs and is in the 7 th grade and passed the Pravesika poorna exam conducted by the state of Maharashtra and is the youngest artist of the current troupe and also has this special talent of performing the MyrthgattaNrithya (cosmic dance on the clay pot) .
- Sreenadh
Brief biographies that were read out on the stage at the program, so I guess it's fine to give out this info. The Gurus were
Guru Sri Vishnampet Subramania Ramamoorthy is a born artist, with a career spanning 7 decades. Born in 1920, he grew under direct tutelage of late Padmasri K.N.Dandayudhapani Pillai in 1942 and performed his arangetram in 1947.
With the establishment of the Sri Rama Nataka Nikethan in 1970, Sri Ramamoorthy became famous as a respected Guru who game himself unstintingly to teaching. He has been honored by many sabhas with many titles such as Natya Sudhakara, Natyakala Tapasvi, Natya Brahma and Nrityakala Sagara.
Guru Smt. Manjula Ramaswamy was initiated into Bharatanatyam by her father. She performed her Arangetram at age of 12. She is also a graduate in Commerce, and a Gold Medalist with a Masters degree in Bharata Natyam. She has trained many students over the past 40 years, and also acclaimed as one of the leading Nattuvangam artists of India. She will be introducing the dance items today.
And the dancers were:
1. Nair Santosh Gopalakrishnan Kannolil :
Student of SRNN for the last 15 yrs , Arangetram in 2002, is doing currently 4 th yr Btech and was awarded the President National award Balashree award in 2004. Has participated in major events like the Ziss festival in 2009 in Tanzania, also in leading sabhas in Chennai Krishna gana sabha , Karthik fine arts presenting Godha Kalyanam. Also was awarded the center for cultural resource training scholarship award and more recently the HRD scholarship award from Chennai of 5000 rupees per month for the next 2yrs , the only recepient from AP. Has diploma in Bharathanatyam from the telugu university hyd.
2. Chelakkattuthodi Vadakathil Archana:
Student of SRNN for the last 11 yrs , Arangetram in 2008 currently has a degree in commerce and is working for Cogniscent technological Institute. She has also participated in the Ziss festival in Tanzania in 2009 and has participated in the Chennai sabhas like Santosh.
3. Gutti Sai Pratyusha:
Student of SRNN for the 10 yrs , is in college intermediate 1st yr ,BPC section and has participated in major gana sabhas in Chennai , Golden jubilee doordarshan award function and will be performing in the upcoming Surya festival in sept in Trivandram with the former artists. She is also a recepient of certificate course examination conducted by the telugu university of hyd passed in distinction.
4. Nikhila Singireddy:
Student for the last 8 yrs , Arangetram in 2007 , is a BPC student !st yr intermediate and is the only student from this current team that was here performing for the 2008 ATA . Has also the Scholarship award from the CCRT / passed in distinction the certificate course exam . Has participated in major Chennai gana sabhas like the former 3 dancers .
5. Pinjala Jhanavi :
Student of SRNN for the last about 10 yrs is currently in 11th grade and is travelling first time abroad . Has given perfomances in Chennai like the others and has taken part in the Doordharshan awards. Will be also going to Trivandram for the Surya fuction. She has also passed the ceritificate and Madiama exams in Bharathanatyam.
6. Yerramshetty Mounika:
Student of SRNN for the last 5 yrs is in her 10 th grade and has also passed her certificate exam , is a budding artist of the troupe and has taken part in the doordharshan events.
7. Reddy Nallagatla Vineetha:
Student of SRNN for the last 3 yrs and is in the 7 th grade and passed the Pravesika poorna exam conducted by the state of Maharashtra and is the youngest artist of the current troupe and also has this special talent of performing the MyrthgattaNrithya (cosmic dance on the clay pot) .
- Sreenadh
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smala
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Re: Dancing on the top of a mud pot
Thanks Sreenadh, now if we can match the names to the main pot (center) dancer, I am guessing it is Vineetha Reddy, the youngest ?
The side dancers on the green pot and the other, two front including odissi, to the right? Pl identify.
Looking forward to the remaining uploads of this delightful program.
The side dancers on the green pot and the other, two front including odissi, to the right? Pl identify.
Looking forward to the remaining uploads of this delightful program.