‘Ekadsha Rudram’, a drama drama detailing the 11 Rudras, the embodiment of Mahadeva, conceptualised, produced and directed by Poornima Gururaja was not too long ago offered by dancers Gopika Varma and Leena Sreebadra.
The programme, that includes 60 dancers from 5 totally different dance faculties, was full of diversified dance and music types, LED visuals (Vinod Gowda) and vibrant colors.
The diversified facets of Shiva and a couple of tales associated to him had been woven into the narrative, rendered by a sutradhar. The LED display screen in the background, designed to move with the concepts being expressed, typically interrupted the dancing. Especially spectacular was the creation of a chariot’s picture utilizing the vital parts being ideated.
The chakkars of Kathak type had been used with dramatic affect to point out Shiva dancing with a life-sized puppet of Dakshayani. The a number of pictures of Shiva-Shakthi, the up to date motion vocabulary for Kala Bhairavashtakam and the depiction of Bhadrakali had been some sequences the place the energy of theatre was dominant.
The diversified facets of Shiva had been woven into the narrative
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The effort put in by the dancers was evident, however the steady buzz of exercise on stage was an excessive amount of to soak up. The costumes and their color palette was an eclectic combine — what was wanted was a cohesive aesthetic designed with care.
The dancers had been drawn from Kalasindhu Academy (Bharatanatyam), Articulate Dance Studio (Kathak), Dasyam (Mohiniyattam), Shivapriya (Kuchipudi) and Samudra Natam (Contemporary type).
Ekadasha Rudra kritis of Shankaranarayana Iyer, mixed with shlokas from the Rig Veda, made up the music. Besides this, Praveen D Rao had compiled particular person music scores for every group.
Published – February 25, 2025 04:56 pm IST
