The
“Mylapore Trio” Amarnath, Surendranath, Aparna & Sugathan (Kalakshetra
Alumni and Cultural Ambassadors of Mylapore) and Members of Sri Sumukhi
Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation conducted the 12th Year Spectacular “Visesha
Kala Poshakam Utsav” - International Art Festival for Dance in Mylapore. It was
a 5-day Natya Utsav from 1st to 5th February, 2018 at Narada Gana Sabha,
Chennai. The “Mylapore Trio” & Sugathan felt the need to expose the talents
of many unsung heroes outside India & Abroad and hence provided a FREE
PLATFORM to them. Dancers from all over gave Solo Performances all through the
week. Most of them were First Timers to perform in Chennai. The Trio and
Sugathan have been instrumental in giving them an opening in Chennai and that too
with no tags, strings and hidden agenda. Shri Sugathan – Secretary organised
the Festival with great fervour. The
Natya Utsav was a confluence of various dance forms of India viz.,
Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathak & Odissi, all under one roof
– a posse of colourful flowers and bouquets. On all 5 days Sugathan presented
the Programme enthusiastically & passionately. Smt. Meenakshi Sundaram and
Yogesh Sundaram offered their contributions towards the Venue of this Festival.
Smt.
Savithri Jagannatha Rao – Director “Pradakshina” & a Kalakshetreyan, was
the Chief Guest. She aptly lauded the cultural services of the “Mylapore Trio”
and Sugathan in encouraging the unsung heroes without expecting anything in
return. She also rightly said that the “Mylapore Trio” has become “Mylapore
Quartet” including Sugathan. She was amazed to see the talents of the dancers
and blessed them all and wished the Natya Utsav a grand sucess. Smt. Revathi
Sankkaran, Smt. Prema Krishnamurthy also graced the occasion and blessed the
Artists, also appreciated the yeoman services of the Mylapore Trio and Sugathan
in promting Art and Culture true to its spirit, with great passion and
endeavour. All Foundation Members were present in Colourful
Traditional Attire, with a colour scheme for every day.
On
the First day, the first performance was by Aditi Mitra from Thane gave an
admirable Odissi recital followed by a Kathak performance by Shivalika Kataria
from New Delhi was energetic & vibrant.
Second
day of the Natya Utsav started with a Kathak recital by Shruti Apte from Pune,
which was lively. Next was K. Satya Sivani from Huderabad, presented an
energetic Kuchipudi performance which was traditional, authentic and her
Tharangam was remarkable.
Third
day of the Natya Utsav triggered with a wonderful Odissi performance by Chithra
Dasegowda from Bangalore. This was followed by a Kuchipudi performance by Hima
Bindu Kanoj from Hyderabad, was an amazing.
Fourth
day of the Natya Utsav started with a Mohiniyattam performance by Athulya
Rakesh from Palghat, was vivacious & scintillating. Next was a dazzling
Bharatanatyam presentation Neha Mondal Chakravarthy from Malaysia.
On
the Final day of the Natya Utsav, Sreeja Krishnan from Thrissur presented an
elegant Mohiniyattam recital with a live orchestra. The final performer of the
Utsav was Shweta Venkatesh from Bangalore gave a sparkling Mughal Style of
Kathak.
This
Natya Utsav provided a golden opportunity for the Artists for their Maiden
performance in Chennai. All the Artists were honoured with a Certificate of
Appreciation by the Foundation. They all presented themselves with gorgeous
relevant costumes and jewelry representing their Dance Form. The dance items of
these Artists were exceptionally good which were very vibrant and made the
Rasikas always sit erect. The Big Audience Crowd included Men, Women and
Foreign Nationals, apart from many Children from Pre-Kg to College level. These
young Rasikas were exposed for the first time to such different dance forms and
were amazed to watch the Artists with awe. The hall full crowd was a Big
Surprise to the Dancers which boosted them to perform with much more enthusiasm
and vigour.
No comments:
Post a Comment