Agenda
Dance 1: Jayamu Jayamu
Jayamu Jayamu Lalithakala Vani is a traditional Kuchipudi song offering salutations to goddess Saraswathi and to the art loving audience. Here the dancer seeks the blessings of Goddess Saraswathy, the poets, the musicians, all the rasikas and also the Kuchipudi Art Academy. Choreographed by Dr. Vempati Chinna Sathyam garu, it serves as an introduction to both the dance form and the dancer.
Raagam - Raagamalika
Talam- Adi.
Dance 2: Ambabhavani
Tharangam Amba Bhavani has been penned by Dr Sanjay Shantaram garu. The piece speaks about the goddess who is none other than Shakti a combination of Laxmi, Sarawathi and parvathi who was created to destroy the evil Demon Mahishasura. She is one of the most beautiful goddesses, who also is fierce. When feared, she can bring everything to an end, when joyful and happy she can create everything in the 3 worlds, such is the power of the goddess who has lotus like eyes, a creeper like body and who is an epitome of joy and beauty BHAVANI.
AMBA BHAVANI a beautiful piece in Raagamaalika and Adi Thalam.
Choreography by. Srimathi Samidha Satyam garu
Dance 3: Alokaye Tarangam
Alokaye Tharangam plays a vital role in a solo Kuchipudi repertoire. ‘Tarangam’ is a term given to chapters in ‘Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini’ written by Sri Narayana Theertha. Here, the dancer exhibits all the 3 aspects of dance – nritta- pure dance, nrithya-abhinaya and natya-depiction of a story. The dancer stands on the rims of a brass plate and the complex rhythmic movements answer the percussion. This tarangam is in praise of Lord Krishna who dares to fight the venomous serpent Kaaliya, and dances the Kaaliya narthanam with joy on the serpent’s head.
Alokaye Shri Balakrishnam – Raagam: Ragamalika – Talam: Adi. Choreographed by Shri Jai Kishore Mosalikanti garu
Dance 4: Shivastakam
Adi Shankara, a saint poet of the 18th century, was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. He expresses his complete devotion to Lord Shiva in these beautiful and powerful 8 verses, called “Shivashtakam”. Which proclaim the following:
I worship him, who is immortal, the supreme lord and the receptacle of everlasting joy; the ruler of the past, present and future and the protector of life. I worship him, who has no fear of life or death, who protects knowledge and controls the ego of his disciples. I worship him, the embodiment of happiness; the omnipresent one; limitless in his capacity, the destroyer of illusion and ignorance. I worship him, the destroyer of sins and the one who brightens the world, the supreme one. I worship him, who has perfected the balance in life. I worship him, who guides those that believe in him and has the power to control the damage caused on earth. I worship him, who paves the way to happiness, full of integrity. I worship him, the essence of knowledge and stability. I worship him, who reminds us daily of our duty and guides us to salvation.
Choreographed by Padmabhushan Guru Dr.Vempati Chinna Satyam,
Sivaashtakam set to ragam Mohana and talam khandachapu
Dance 5: Brindavana Nilaye
Brindavana Nilaye
In this melodious song, The poet epitomises Radha, in Brindavan, as the embodiment of Sringara Rasa. Her beauty is incomparable. More beautiful than even the moon, she is likened to the honey-sucking bee of the lotus flower, that she sees as Lord Krishna’s face. As she dances with her Lord in the center of the Rasa Kreeda, surrounded by the gopikas, her face glows like a million rays of the sun. Radha plays an incomparable part of Sri Krishna’s life. She is an ardent fan of Lord Krishna, the son of Devaki and Vasudeva, the one who danced the Kaliya Narthanam.
Brindavana Nilaye in Ragam Reeti gowla and Talam Adi and has been Composed by Sri Oothukaadu venkata subba iyer and choreographed by Guru Dr. Vempati chinna satyam garu.
Dance 6: Kuntalavarali Thillana
We continue the last piece with the thillana, the finale of most Indian classical repertoires. It is a dance of joy, of pure nritta, set to intricate patterns and complex movements. This is the one of the master pieces of the musical legend Dr M. Balamurali krishna.
Ragam- Kuntalavarali set to Adi thalam and choregraphed by Guru Sri Jai kishore mosalikanti.
Dance 7: Aarti
In this joyful and vibrant composition of the poet-saint Purandaradasa, he invites all the married women or Muttaidus to join him in the Aarthi Pooja to Lord Venkataramana, who is none other than Lord MahaVishnu seated with His consort Goddess Mahalakshmi. This popular song, as a finale to the proceedings, is usually heard only in temples and poojas. Rarely seen in a Kuchipudi repertoire, this arathi, replacing the traditional mangalam, has been adapted expressively in dance to show the ten incarnations taken by the Lord to restore righteousness to the world.