When Gods Dance - 5 - Bharata Natyam [DVD]

PART-9 : Radha (Bharatanatyam) * Sandhva And Kiran (Bharatanatyam) * Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society Group (Bharatanatyam). ** The dance of Shiva is a favourite theme for all dancers, be it any classical style and so it is to this young couple Sandhaya and Kiran from Bangalore, who have learnt the art of Bharatanatyam from Smt. Padmini Ravi and from Sri Dhananheyan. The next is a very novel number yet it within the parameters of the classical art. 10 dancers of Nrityalaya Aesthetics society, Singapore, perform 10 Ravanas depicting the 10 heads of Ravana who is on his way to abducting Sita. This number is choreographed by Sri Bhaskar and Smt. Shanta Bhaskar, founders of the well established Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society in Singapore. The third item is Thaye Yashoda, an all time favourite number describing the various pranks of Krishna performed by Smt. Radha, a veteran in the field who started learning Bharatanatyam from Guru Ramaiya Pillai, Yes, the same Radha, one of the popular trio sisters of yester years - Kamala, Radha and Saraswathi.

PART-10: Chidambaram Academy of Fine Arts - Group (Bharatanatyam) * Kalasamarpana Group Including Narasimhachari and Vasantalakshmi (Bharatanatyam) ** This episode takes a peep into the classrooms of one of the popular Bharatanatyam schools in Chennai - Chidambaram Academy of Fine Arts run by the renowned Smt. Chitra Vishveshwaran. Her students then perform to Chitra's choreography RAMAR TAALATTU which narrates the highlights of Ramayana to young children. Next comes NARTANAM SEIYENE by the popular dancing couple Narasimhacharis and their students at Kalasamarpana. The dancing duo that inspire their students to perform to NARTANAMSEIYENE with Bhakti and devotion, indeed evoking a sense of surrender in the viewer.

Disc Language Format Duration Disc 1 English DVD 60 Mins