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We are Humans?!...Until race disconnects, religion separates, politics divide, wealth classifies s. Let the language of happiness, the 'Brahmam within, unite us all!!
American university students trained in ballet, modern and jazz dance, perform this Indian classical folk piece after learning Bharatanatyam for a week.
Choreographed and trained by Sukanya Kumar
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Indian Classical dance is an ocean, takes ages to learn and experience. With due respects to traditional learning methods, this venture was a humble attempt to introduce the style to students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Their involvement and dedication in trying to learn the artform in its purity is commendable. I hope this exchange has a lasting impact in making us broader and better artists.
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Credits:
Dancers: Clare Brosnan, Rogelio Cervantes, Morgan Embry, Makeila Lee, Sarah Llywellyn, Janelle Murphy, Gabrielle Pariseau, Anna Reiser, Isabella Sanders, Madeleine Schreifels, Jerica Tan, Sukanya Kumar
Lighting Design: Jacob P Brinkman
Composed by Saint Poet Annamacharya
whose words transcend religious and cultural barriers even today
Music by Sudha Raghunathan
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Lyrics with a summary of the meaning and the interpretation for dance:
Pallavi (signature verse):
tandanAnA Ahi tandanAnA purE tandanAna bhALa tandanAnA bhaLA
brahmamokaTE para brahmamokaTE brahmamokaTE para brahmamokaTE
"Tandanana" is a word giving the punch of rhythm in the song. Ahi, Pure, Bhala are the words expressing the excitement or ecstasy or appreciation.
The absolute spirit is one & only one.
CaraNam 1 (verse 1):
kanduvagu hInAdhikamu lindulEvu andariki shrI harE antarAtmA
indulO jantukulamu intA okaTE andariki shrI harE antarAtmA
There are no differences of low & high.
In togetherness and within every living being, the supreme spirit is one
CaraNam 2 (verse 2):
ninDAra rAjU nidrincu nidrayu okaTE anDanE baNTu nidra adiyu okaTE
meNDaina brahmANuDu meTTu bhUmi okaTE caNDAlundEti sari bhUmi okaTE
Sleep is same to all, be it a king or a servant. And so is the earth that they live on. Freedom lies in rejecting discrimination
CaraNam 3 (verse 3):
kaDagi Enugu mIda kAyu eNda okaTE pudami suanakamu mIda bolayu-nendokaTE
kaDu puNyalanu pApa karmulanu sarigAva jaDiyu shrI venkaTEShvaru nAma-mokaTE
Be it an elephant or a dog, the sun shines alike on both of them. For the good and the bad, the supreme spirit is one.
Through all stages of life, for every living thing, the elements respond the same
#sukanyakumar #brahmam #okate
