Aryamba Sriram selected sowkhyam over pace so as to add magnificence to her efficiency.
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It was fairly uncommon to start a efficiency with ‘Amba neelambari’, a composition by Ponniah Pillai in raga Nilambari, as an alternative of an alarippu and a mallari. Aryamba Sriram started her efficiency for The Music Academy HCL concert events with this stunning tune addressed to the goddess. Choreographed by Leela Samson, it set the tone for the night.
The sancharis describing the gorgeous type of Amba, the one with lotus-shaped eyes and whose benevolent gaze would ward of negativity, was a mix of subtlety and dramatic portrayal. The leisurely tempo at which the tune was sung enhanced the enchantment. The adavus have been marked by readability.
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The ragamalika varnam depicted a Khandita nayika besotted by Shiva and pleading her sakhi to go and fetch him. This musical masterpiece by Dhandayuthapani Pillai is a well-liked selection of dancers because it provides immense scope to showcase their abhinaya prowess. Aryamba’s efficiency of the piece was marked by finesse each in nritta and abhinaya.
The 2 compositions that adopted have been fascinating for the contrasting feelings of the heroines they portrayed. The Kshetrayya padam ‘Emani telupudu’ in raga Anandabhairavi was in regards to the nayika experiencing the pangs of separation and recalling moments spent with Venugopala. Establishing the sthayi bhava of the nayika by refined particulars, the piece fantastically wove an array of feelings, conveyed nicely by Aryamba. The psychological state of a nayika reacting to her man’s infidelity got here by within the dancer’s each transfer and stance within the Saveri raga javali, ‘Mutta vadhura’, composed by Chinniah. Each the items have been choreographed by Bragha Bessel.
A Surutti thillana by Oothukadu Venkatakavi, choreographed by Ok. P. Rakesh, was the concluding piece.
Srikanth Gopalakrishnan’s melodic singing accompanied by Kiran Pai on the mridangam, Ok.P. Nandini on the violin, Muthukumar on the flute and Ok. P. Rakesh on the nattuvangam made the efficiency extra pleasant.
Aryamba made an influence by selecting saukhyam over pace.
Printed – October 14, 2024 10:30 pm IST
