Marghazi experiences - Priyadarshini Govind
December 26, 2017
Being a huge fan of Priyadarshini Govind, I experienced a real treat yesterday watching her perform at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. Sticking to the traditional pieces, she once again proved that Bharatanatyam is not boring.
The curtain raised with the song “Jaya jaya swamin” at 6:58 pm while the performance is scheduled at 7pm. Offering pranams to gurus Kalaimamani S.K. Rajarathnam Pillai and Padmasbhushan Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan, Priyadarshini govind started her recital in Sri Krishna Gana Sabha with a composition on devi in Ragamalika and Talamalika. Devi’s many facets-the compassionate one, the fierce one was shown. With a catchy tune “Rupam devi Jayam devi” the performance started with a power packed item.
The next item is a Javali “Nee maatalemayenu ra” in purvi Kalyani ragam which centers around samanya nayika who is quite tired of the promises made by the hero. He has made many promises to her which he did not have any intention of keeping. She opens the door and with great sarcasm she says to the hero “What happened to all those promises? You had me under your spell; You pinched my nose and promised me a nose ring. Did all your promises blow away with the wind? The concluding part of this javali created a joyful ambience in the hall. This is followed with a padam in tamil wherein the nayika being in a very anxious state requests her friend to go and bring her beloved.
The performer ended the show with a thillana in ragam behag. The artists on orchestra were Nitya Kalyani vaidyanatham on nattuvangam, Preethi Mahesh on vocal, shikamani on violin, Vijaya Raghavan on mridangam, Murugan and his team on lights, Lakshmi srinadh and Kumar ayyelu for costumes. Note: Published with arrangement with Kuchipudi dancer Sarvani
*Note: Published with arrangement with Sarvani, Kuchipudi dancer. The original article is here
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