When Gods Dance - 3 - BharataNatyam Kuchipudi Mohiniyattam [DVD]

PART-5: Lata and Gita (Bharatanatyam) * Vijayalakshmi Shivaji (Mohiniattam) * Gayathri (Bharatanatyam) ** Kum. Vijayalakshmi, disciple and daughter of the well-known dance exponent Bharathi Shivaji performs SOLLU KAATU in Mohini Attam style. Gentle Mohini Attam a classical dance form of Kerala, is at once captivating and celestial-true to its name, suggesting the dance of the nymphs. The second is a Bharatanatyam number by Lata and Gita, the directors of this dance serial, who have earned a formidable reputation as being in the forefront among dancers of the younger generation. Recipients of two international awards for their choreography and performance at the International Film and Video Festival in Chicago, Lata and Gita present here, BO SAMBO, for the lyries by HH Swami Dayananda Saraswathi. The episode concludes with JAGAT JANANI, a padam by Kum Gayathri of the Nrithyalaya Aesthetics Society, a prominent dance institution founded by gurus, Bhaskar and Shanta Bhaskar in Singapore.

PART-6: Mahalakshmi Narendra (Bharatanatyam) * Uma Muralikrishna (Kuchipudi) * Suryanarayana Moorthy (Bharatanatyam) ** This episode treats you with two styles of Indian classical dances. Smt. Mahalakshmi Narendra, daughter and disciple of well known Gurus Kameshwaran and Saroja Kameshwaran and also a student of Kalashetra performs Aananda Nartana Ganapathy in Bharathanatyam style. Next item is a presentation of Bama Kalapam in Kuchipidi with Uma Muralikrishna taking the lead role of Satya Bama, wife of Lord Krishna. Uma Muralikrishna took training in Bharathanatyam from KN Dandayudhapani Pillai and Adyar K. Lakshman and learnt Kuchipudi a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh from Vempatti Chinna Sathyam, famous for the above-mentioned dance number. The third item is again a Bharathanatyam piece by Suryanarayana Moorthy a disciple of Dhananjeyans. With Lord Krishna as the flautist, Goddess Saraswathi Playing the veena, Nandi on the mridangam and Brahma as the Nattuvanar, Lord Shiva in the form of Ardanareeshwara performs Aananda Thandavam.

Disc Language Format Duration Disc 1 English DVD 60 Mins