Janane Sethunarayanan impressed along with her well-nuanced portrayals

Janane Sethunarayanan.
| Picture Credit score: Ok. Pichumani

The Music Academy has been organising HCL concert events to encourage gifted artistes within the area of performing arts to showcase their expertise. Its current version featured Bharatanatyam dancer Janane Sethunarayanan. She started her efficiency with Shanmuga Kavuthuvam in Gowlai raga set to Adi tala. Her delicate depictions of the mayil, vel and Kavadi, related to the persona of Muruga, mixed with dynamic adavus and vibrant footwork, had been spectacular setting the tone for the recital.

‘Mogalakiri konden’, a varnam composed by Sivanandam, of the Thanjavur Quartet, in raga Thodi, in reward of Rajagopalaswamy of Mannargudi, handled the bhava of a nayika pining for her lord. Janane explored this effectively by utilizing parts resembling clouds, birds, bees and animals as sancharis to convey her love for the lord. The portrayal of the magnificent type of lord Rajagopala was dealt with intimately, as Janane highlighted the great thing about the draping of the dhoti for the deity, and the beautiful jewelry that adorn him. . A bit extra emphasis on abhinaya would improve her presentation. Whereas her clear footwork and adavus made the jathi korvais stand out Janane must infuse extra selection within the motion patterns particularly within the theermanams, as they appeared extra repetitive.

Within the padam ‘Unnai thoodu anuppinen‘ in raga Saveri, a musical prelude was used to convey the context of the padam clearly. . The transition within the temper of the nayika — from anticipating the arrival of the sakhi who had gone as a messenger to her lord, and the shock on noticing the dishivelled state through which she returns, to the anger and anguish, after realising what would have transpired between them — was communicated effectively by Janane.

The efficiency concluded with a thillana, composed by the legendary Ok.N. Dandayudhapani Pillai, and choreographed by Rakesh, who additionally wielded the cymbals.

The orchestra comprised Srikanth Gopalakrishnan on the vocals, Shivprasadh on the mridangam , Vishwesh Devarajan on the violin, Nagaraj on the flute.