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PART-11 :
Kalakshetra Group Including Janardhanan, Balagopal, Narendra. (Bharatanatyam) * Vishnu Narayansamy (Bharatanatyam) ** In this episode, we feature an extract from Panchali Sabadam performed by artistes of Kalakshetra. As the story goes Yudhishtra, the eldest of the Pandavas while playing a game of dice with Duryogana, the eldest of the Kauravas, places his wife as the prize money and loses her. Panchali is put to shame in the middle of the court by Duchadanan. Panchali alias Draupadi prays to Lord Krishna to save her. With the grace of the Lord, the saree seems endless. Choreographed by Smt. Krishnaveni Lakshmanan, senior disciple of Smt. Rukmani Devi, heroine of many a dance production, and Principal of Kalakshetra, this dance drama features veteran performers Janardhanan and Balagopal in the lead roles of Duryodana and uncle Shakuni. This also features a solo number, a padam on Lord Shiva, by Sri Vishnu Narayansamy, a student of Apsaras Singapore. Sri Satyalingam and Smt. Neila Satyalingam run the well-established school of art - APSARAS. |