Vande Mataram (Act 1) Pushpanjali
SDN's Vande Mataram (2019) is a novel, milestone endeavour for Sridevi Nrithyalaya which uses Natyam as a medium to strike a chord in the minds of Rasikas with its first ever social themed production which also attempts to provoke Patriotism in the Indian minds.
SDN's Vande Mataram begins with Pushpanjali, (an invocatory piece in Bharathanatyam repertoire) in which flowers are offered to the Supreme, involving energetic movements performed in absolute devotion. Offering flowers plays a significant role in Indian culture and as the title denotes, our worship to BHARATA MATA (Mother India) aptly begins with Pushpanjali.
Vande Mataram's Pushpanjali, through its choreography, symbolises the enthusiasm and ethnic fervour of its people and reminds us of the adverse outcomes of seeing, speaking and hearing evil.
In this 'NRITTHA' presentation, the performers, clad in the traditional and auspicious colours of India, enact the quotes from ancient Indian scriptures that urge us to live and let live.
Dancers:
Vishwashree S S
Lakshita Madhan
Nishkala Ranjeev
Meghna Unnikrishnan
Harinipriya
Jayashri A G
Sai Smriti Suresh
Krithika Krishna
Sahana Dinesh
Rakshana Shri
Personification of Monkeys:
Keerthana Sureshkumar
Saptharishi
Arshita Murugadoss
Credits:
Choreography - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Music score - Sri Embar Kannan
Concept - Smt. Shobha Korambil
Violin - Sri Embar Kannan
Veena - Sri Bhavani Prasad
Flute - Sri Vishnu Vijay
Mridangam - Sri Guru Bharadwaaj
Percussion - Sri Ganapathi Subramanian
Special Effects - Sri Jeyccha
Keyboard & Orchestrattion - Keyboard Sri Sathyanarayanan
Solkattu - Sri Guru Bharadwaaj & Sri Jaikishore Moasaliknti
Voice over - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan, Harinie Jeevitha &
Female Singer - Kumari Deepika Varadarajan
Veda chanting - Sri Ravikumar & Sri Shankar
Music produced by Sri Sai Shravanam @ Resound India
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