Kuchipudi exponents Raja and Radha Reddy at Virasat – 2013 at Shobhavana, Mijar, close to Mangalore on January 12, 2013
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Within the hallowed realms of creative expression, the place rhythm and melody intertwine to create a symphony of feelings, the 27th version of the Nationwide Pageant of Dance and Music continues to carry its personal. Conceived and nurtured by senior Kuchipudi dancer-duo, Raja Radha Reddy, this illustrious pageant has develop into a big platform on the earth of performing arts. With every passing 12 months, it beckons dancers and musicians from various genres.
“The concept is to showcase the grandness of our traditions in music and dance. All dance types are from the Natya Veda however resulting from regional influences, they developed sure distinctive traits. Right here in our Paramapara sequence, we attempt to showcase artwork types from completely different areas to the viewers,” says Raja Reddy. He, together with spouse Radha, started the Natya Tarangini Institute of Kuchipudi Dance in Delhi in 1976. The very subsequent 12 months, Natya Tarangini launched this annual pageant.
Bickram Ghosh
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With every version of the Parampara sequence, Natya Tarangini makes an attempt to deliver on board seasoned artists to offer a healthful expertise to the viewers. The likes of Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, M. Balamurali Krishna, Begum Parveen Sultana, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Kelucharan Mohapatra, Hariharan, Alarmel Valli, Pt. Birju Maharaj, and Astad Deboo have carried out on the pageant up to now.
Shubha Mudgal
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Shubha Mudgal, Fareed Hasan Khan, and Mehboob Hussain Khan are among the many singers at this 12 months’s version. Raja Radha Reddy Repertory, up to date artiste Santosh Nair, and Vaibhav Arekar (Bharatanatyam) are a part of the dance class.
Vaibhav Arekar
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The efficiency, titled ‘Hampi Vaibhavam’, by Raja Radha Reddy Repertory will supply a glimpse of the 4 dancing kinds that King Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara empire patronised within the 16th century — Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, and Mohiniattam.
Santosh Nair
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Fareed Hasan Khan and Mehboob Hussain Khan, Hindustani vocalists of the ‘Bandish Bandits’ fame, say they’ll begin with raag Yaman Kalyan after which transfer on to showcase completely different points of the Dilli gharana. “It’s an honour to carry out at a pageant,” say the duo. Fareed will even sing his well-known ‘Garaj-Garaj’ from ‘Bandish Bandits’.
Fareed and Mehboob
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Inventive-director of the dance ensemble, Sadhya, Santosh Nair will carry out ‘Sport of Dance’, which is predicated on the Mahabharata and attracts from the dance types of Kathakali, Chhau and up to date. An uncommon manufacturing will probably be staged by Vaibhav Arekar, identified for his immersive theatrical presentation fashion.
Bickram Ghosh, who has been a part of 4 Grammy nominated albums and one Grammy awarded album (Full Circle with maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar) will carry out ‘Dance of Shiva’, ‘Gangotri’, ‘Little Krishna’ with the ensemble ‘Rhythmscape’. There will probably be an elaborate drumjam. “This platform is a superb alternative to attach with the discerning Delhi viewers. I’ve identified Raja-Radha Reddy for greater than 20 years. They’ve constructed an important pageant,” says Bickram.
(The 27th version of the Nationwide Pageant of Dance and Music will probably be held from October 6-Eighth at Raja Radha Rangmanch, Natya Tarangini Performing Artwork Centre, Pushp Vihar, Saket, Delhi, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m.)