In an extensive evening session titled, ‘Pratibha Pradarshan,’ students of various centres of the Shanmukhananda Bharatiya Sangeet Vidyalaya showcased their skill as proud parents watched them perform on the prestigious stage. To borrow the words of the anchor, Usha Lakshmi, a student, the event was “an unfolding of melody and rhythm, layer by layer,” with excellent support from a technical team.
Mumbai 30/07/17 Artist performs during Pratibha Pradarshan at Shanmukhanand Hall ( Pic for friday review) Photo: Emmanual Yogini
The traditional prayer to goddess Saraswati was followed by the Sabha Anthem, composed and set to music by teacher Jyothi Mohan, and fine-tuned by former principal Radha Nambudri. It was presented in a dance format by two disciples of Jyothi Mohan. The verses highlighted the glory of the sabha in the literary, cultural, philanthropic and social fields.
Spirited dancing
In the dance segments, little girls in bright costume presented with spirited confidence ‘Vandeham Sharadam’ in Yamuna Kalyani, composition of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Padmini Radhakrishnan wielded the cymbals and sang beautifully, accompanied by Rajee Vishwanathan.
Mumbai 30/07/17 Artist performs during Pratibha Pradarshan at Shanmukhanand Hall ( Pic for friday review) Photo: Emmanual Yogini
Disciples of Jyothi Mohan presented the poorvangam of Papanasam Sivan’s Nattakurinji varnam, ‘Swami Naan Undan Adimai.’ The well-depicted episodes of Amrut manthan and Markandeya, and the jatis and formations made way for a mature delineation with neat gestures and composite postures.
Mumbai 30/07/17 Artist performs bharatnatyam during Pratibha Pradarshan at Shanmukhanand Hall ( Pic for friday review) Photo: Emmanual Yogini
Disciples of Priyal Sontakke with a lone boy in the group danced joyfully to the Kalinga Nartanam tillana.
Violin ensemble by the students of Lalita Ramachandran of Chembur centre, accompanied by tabla master Raja Singh Thakur, impressed with synchronised orchestration. The students played a Mallari and ‘Shakti Sahita.’
Students of different age groups from Dombivili, trained by Thara Ramabhadran, presented ‘Ninnu Kori’ varnam and ‘Vinayaka Ninu Vina’ in Hamsadhwani.
‘Hum Ko Man Ki Shakti’ ( Guddi) , was presented by the Hindustani vocal group from Chembur guided by Aditi Shom. The group sang ‘Braj Mein Dhoom Machayo’ in Bhimpalas (Hindustani) in unison. Disciples of Sridevi Rangarajan presented ‘Sri Gananathan’ in Esha Manohari.
The Hindustani students of the main centre, all dressed in pristine white, presented Raag Bhoop in a beautiful amalgamation of vocal, sitar, harmonium and tabla.
The Carnatic mini concert by disciples of Susheela Mani and S. Gopakumar featured Anirudh Rao (vocal) accompanied by Narayan Parthasarathy (violin) and Prajesh Nair (mridangam). He showed promise with Nattakurinji varnam and ‘Rama Ni Vadu’ in Kalyani.
The event closed with a well-coordinated veena vaadan with crystal clear notes of ‘Ramachandran Bhavayami’ in Vasanta and ‘Tanavari Tanamu’ in Begada, led by teacher Anuradha Srivatsan. Sidhi Krishnamoorthy, Principal of the Music and Dance School, congratulated the students and parents. “At this stage of learning the effort is about 30 per cent from students and 70 per cent from parents. If the parents keep motivating the children, one day they will turn passionate aspirants of the arts,” she said. “We have about 800 students in the various faculties in our Sion, Chembur and Dombivili centres, carrying on our cultural tradition ahead,” she added.
