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Talam: Aadi This thillana is in praise of Lord Krishna. The dancers bring together two distinct dance forms--Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam in performing this thillana. Thillana - Hamsanandi Natyalaya, Kuchipudi School of Dance Santosh Lakkaraju, Rekha Thangellapalli, and Shalini Bathina Composer: Madurai R. Muralidharan Ragam: Hamsanandi Talam: Adi This thillana incorporates intricate rhythmic sequences that are an integral part of Kuchipudi. It praises Lord Muruga who rides a peacock and who blesses his devotees with eternal happiness. Thillana - Valachi Bharatha Kala Kutiram Kamini iyer, Sravanthi Puranam, Veena Nirmalkumar, Sahaja Lohith, Vithya Thambiaiyah, Lakshmi Vijendaran Composer: Smt. Jayashree Varadarajan Talam: Adi The thillana is the joyful conclusion to a traditional Bharathanatyam recital. A combination of nritta, or rhythmic dance, and abhinaya, or expressional dance, this thillana, set to the raga Valachi, is in praise of the Navagrahas or nine planets according to Hindu astrology. This thillana is composed by bay area musician Smt. Jayashree Varadarajan and is rendered by her student Janani Muralidharan. The orchestral support has been provided by Sri N. Narayanan on the mridangam, Smt. Shanthi Narayanan on the violin, and Sowmya Sridharan, a student of Bharatha Kala Kutiram on the nattuvangam Enjoy classical Indian music on TV. Details at swaralahari.org View video archives of Yuva Bharati Concerts at yuvabharati.org Yuva Bharati presents Kalpana A thematic program based on self choreographed items. ________________________________________________________ August 09, 2009 Mission City Center For Performing Arts, Santa Clara, CA Program Maha Kali & Pushpanjali Abhinaya Dance Company Yatrika Ajaya, Anjana Dasu, Pia Mishra, Megha Ranganathan, Pooja Sohoni, Sushma Umesh, Kaushika Vayyala, Lakshmi Venkatesan Composer: Madurai R. Muralidharan Ragam: Gowla & Saraswati Talam: Adi The piece begins with an invocation to the goddess of power-Shakti and delineates each of the weapons she wields as she rides into battle on a tiger. She carries in many arms the mace, trident, the sword, the bow and arrow. Shakti is the cosmic force, dynamic and ferocious but radiant and gracious, maintaining the world equilibrium. This invocation is followed by a symbolic offering of flowers-- a pushpanjali, which demonstrates the exquisite movements and rhythmic virtuosity of Bharatanatyam. Varasiddhi Vinayaka Nrityananda School of Kuchipudi Dance Teja Kondapalli Composer: Sripada Pinakapani Ragam: Malahari Talam: Adi This is a varnam in praise of Lord Ganesha. The dancer describes Ganesha as one who bestows boons and as one who is worshipped by all gods. In this item lyric is interspersed with intricate swaras allowing the dancer to showcase nritya and nritta aspects of dance. Notable aspect of this choreography is that Nritta, the pure dance is interwoven with poses, symbolizing the various aspects of Ganesha. This is an experimental choreography as Varnam is not included in Kuchipudi repertoire. The music is by Saraswati Vidhyarthi Assistant Professor of Music, Andhra University. Jaya Maruthi Kauthuvam Natyalaya, Kuchipudi School of Dance Santosh Lakkaraju Composer: Madurai R. Muralidharan Ragam: Panthu Varali Talam: Adi This piece is in praise of Lord Hanuman and describes the extent of his strength and power. Hanuman, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, blesses his devotees with life of happiness and prosperity. He is the one who can overcome any obstacle that comes along his way. Na tural phenomena such as ocean, thunder, lightning, and wind obey his commands. He is the creator, preserver and destroyer of life. By the mere chant of his Lord Rama's name, he helps his devotees cross the ocean of life and attain salvation. Adbhutam Jayendra Kalakendra Shreya Iyer, Surajita Elamurugu, Janani Iyer, Neha Palacherla, Sahana Kribakaran, and Sanya Bhavi Vohra Composer: Lalgudi G. Jayaraman Ragam: Ragamalika Talam: Talamalika The Sanskrit word "Adbhutam" is used to describe a feeling of awe and wonder. The beauty of the classical Kalakshetra style of Bharathanatyam compliments the intricate patterns that flow from Lalgudi's violin in his original thillanas. The performers orient themselves in interesting formations while dancing to the ragams dvijavanthi, hamir kalyani, kanada, and kathana kuthuhalam. Kanden Kanden Lasya Dance Company Chethana Chidambara Composer: Arunachala Kavi Ragam: Bageshri Talam: Adi (Trishra Nadai) A compostion by Arunachala Kavi in which Hanumantha returning from Lanka describes the plight of Seetha to Rama. Excerpts from a Varnam Nrithyollasa Dance Academy Bansi Bheda, Sonali Biligiri, Manali Deshpande, Akshaya Ganesh, Dharini Subramaniam, Shilpa Rajgopal, Sheela Rao, Ramya Vaidyanathan Composer: Kalaimamani Smt. Ranganayaki Jayaraman Ragam: Ragamalika Talam: Talamalika Intermission Baagilanu Teredu Vishwashanthi Dance academy Ganesh Vasudeva Composer: Kanaka Dasa Talam: kanda Chapu Kanaka Dasa, an ardent devotee of Krishna, was denied entry to Udupi Shri Krishna Temple because he was a Shepherd, a lower caste in Hindu caste system. Saddened by this he sung to God asking to open the doors of the temple and give him the privilege of seeing the idol. A window formed on the west wall of the temple and idol turned to face west which is now called Kanaka’s window. Oorthava Thandavam Akshaya Ganesh and Tara and Shankar Composer: Madurai R. Muralidharan Ragam: Brindavani Talam: Adi Lord Shiva wished to show the rishis their limitations and appeared as a handsome mendicant with Vishnu as his wife 'Mohini'. This created chaos in 'Tharukavanam' as the wives of the rishis fell under the spell of this charming, handsome mendicant while the youthful rishis fell for the allure of Mohini. The older rishis became very angry and wanted to destroy the pair. They raised a sacrificial fire ('Homam') from which appeared a tiger which was directed at the pair. Lord Shiva killed the tiger, peeled off its skin and tied it around his waist.Then the rishis produced a poisonous serpent, which Lord Shiva caught and wore around his neck. The rishis also sent a demon 'Muyalakan' against Lord Shiva whom he crushed under his feet. Then the rishis sent the sacrificial fire against him which he put on his left hand. The rishis having lost the fire, sent the vedic 'mantras' which the Lord wore around his ankles. At this the rishis conceded defeat and the Lord revealed himself by dancing the 'Oorthava thandavam' with his matted hair unfurling in all eight directions and the world reverberating to his steps. This Oorthava Thandavam padam portrays the beautiful dance of Shiva and Parvathi. Thumaka Chalata Ramachandra Lasya Dance Company Priya Das Composer: Tulsidas Ragam: Misra Kamas Talam: Tisra Nadai Devotional song in praise of toddler Lord Rama Thillana - Dhanashree Vishwa Shanthi,and Natyala Kuchipudi School of Dance Sravani Tammiraju, Ambika Gopalan Composer: Maharaja Swati Tirunal Ragam: Dhanashree