Jaikishore Mosalikanti presents a vigorous tapestry of music and motion
Shivamohanam troupe led by Jaikishore Mosalikanti acting at The Music Academy
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The effort and time rasikas commit to look at a efficiency turn into value it when the efficiency lives as much as their expectation. It was one such expertise of aesthetic delight that one received, whereas WwWatching the group presentation ‘ Triyambaam ‘ by Jai Kishore Mosalikanti and his Shivamohanam faculty of Kuchipudi at Music Academy The Music Academy’s dance competition supplied one which delight.
The present was conceptualised on the three features of dance — nritta, nritya and naatya — and revolved across the theme of three goddesses, particularly Saraswati, Lakshmi and Durga. Because the narratives associated to every devi unfolded, what was fixed was the wealthy tapestry of music and motion.
‘’Ya kundendu tusharahara davala’, a easy obeisance to the goddess of knowledgewas adopted by the favored Muthuswamy Dikshitar kriti ‘Sri Saraswati namostuthe’ in raga Arabhi. The easy choreography and synchronised dancing by 4 artistes highlighted the attributes of Saraswati.
The narrative moved on to ‘Sree udbhavam’, the story of Lakshmi and the emergence of the goddess from the ocean within the Ksheerasagara Manthana episode, culminating within the marriage ceremony of Lakshmi and Vishnu.
Jaikishore entered the storyline as narrator, however quickly grew to become the mountain Mandara. When the snake was being pulled on both aspect to churn the ocean, Jaikishore’s corresponding round actions enhanced the enchantment of the episode. Within the marriage ceremony sequence, singer Adithya Narayanan‘s singing and the swish depiction of the ritual have been interesting. Lyrics for this have been by Pappu Venugopala Rao and music was by Kuldeep Pai.
The presentation was based mostly on three goddesses
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The understated method wherein the story of Durga and Mahishasura was depicted and the chorus of the traces ‘Jaya Jaya Durge’ (with a number of individuals singing it) was efficient.
The spotlight of a Kuchipudi recital is all the time the Tharangam, or dancing on a brass plate. Carried out by a male and 4 feminine dancers, the Tharangam by Narayana Thirtha was choreographed with significant pauses and vigorous group and solo actions. A thillana in raga Brindavani composed by Ramesh and Jaikishore, made for a pleasing finale.
The musical staff’s contribution on this present was immense, marked by Sweta Prasad’s singing, Adithya‘s utterances of the jathis, B.P. Haribabu’s strokes on the mridangam, Easwar Ramakrishnan and B. Muthukumar’s melodious violin and flute, respectively. Padmavani Mosalikanti, Ala Venugopal, Vedya Spurti Konda, Sathwika Reddy, Lekshmi Raghunath and Srisammohana Mosalikanti introduced alive the choreography with their dancing.
Revealed – January 22, 2025 05:51 pm IST
