Ananda Shankar Jayant

Navarasa - Expressions of Life – ensemble production performed by 5 to 9 dancers
Synopsis
Navarasa - Expressions of Life, obviates myth and lyric and strings together in an eclectic manner, the nine emotions of life through the mnemonics of music, body kinetics and nritta.

Duration : 45 minutes
Language : Sanskrit
Style : Bharatanatyam & Body Kinetics
Script : Select Shloka on Nava Rasa from Natya Shastra

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Simhanandini –Solo Kuchipudi
Synopsis
The Simhanandini is a rare and unique dance form, from the traditional and ritual repertoire of Kuchipudi, and was practised in the 14th and 15th centuries.
As part of Shankarananda Kalakshetra's, revival of ritual series the Simhanandini, dance presentation , has now been recast and recreated. The Simhanandini, is set in six talas or rhythmic cycles - adding up to the Simhanandana tala of 128 syllables or counts. To these talas are performed rhythmic footwork, alongside verses and abhinaya in praise of the Mother Goddess.
The final obeisance to the deity is made by the dancer, by drawing a picture of a lion, the vehicle of Goddess Durga, while using her feet, to the mnemonic syllables and the melodic fervor of the poetry. The drawing emerges as the dancer moves on a white cloth, over a carpet of coloured powder on the floor.
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Shringara Darpanam – Solo Bharatanatyam
Synopsis
Shringara Darpanam, premiered in December 2011, is an ekaharya production, with rare sankeerthanas of Annamacharya; set to music by Sathiraju Venumadhav and one song composed by Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sharma, strung together in a flow similar to the moods and resonances of the Gitagovindam

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Thyagaraja Ramayanam – Solo – Bharatanatyam/ Kuchipudi
Synopsis
Thyagaraja Ramayanam is an Ekaharya, wherein the story of Sri Rama as visualized by Thyagaraja, is portrayed in two parts - from Rama’s birth to Sita Kalyanam and from Bharata’s search for Rama to the final coronation of Sri Rama in Ayodhya. Select Kritis of Thyagaraja are used to describe the story of Sri Rama, as well as depict Thyagarja’s reaction to the various episodes in Rama’s life. Valmiki Shlokas are used for continuity and have been set to music by Smt. Subhashini Shankar.

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Taalapatra - Hymns from the Hills – Solo - Bharatanatyam

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