Kripa Baskaran and the Natyarpana Dance Company
An aesthetic treat to the Chennai and Bangalore audiences
An aesthetic treat to the Chennai and Bangalore audiences
From Natyarpana Dance Company
Kripa Baskaran appeared on stage like a sculpture that came to life as she
started her first piece for the evening, “Ganga Stuthi,” a tribute to the river Ganges
set to a beautiful Ragamalika, Aadi taalam. It was most beautiful to see the dancer’s
picture-perfect movements depicting the river. The novel opening led to a rich anjali
set to Amritavarshini and Rasikapriya performed by Baskaran’s senior students.
Krishna Smaranam was the pure nritta sequence which was packed with intricate,
visually dynamic taalams and teermanams. Baskaran’s choreography of the pure
nritta sequence and the aesthetic costuming deserves special applause. The
Madhurashtakam was presented with interwoven jhatis set to a complicated pattern
by Karaikudi Sivakumar.
Thillana, set to Behag and Charushtra ata taalam, was the finale of the evening,
performed by Baskaran herself. Throughout the performance, Baskaran and her
students maintained a rich form and grace which clearly exhibited the amount of hard
work and passion they carry with them.
The keynote speaker at Vani Mahal, the Sabha Secretary, spoke very highly of
the dance troupe, saying that Kripa Baskaran’s show was one of the best shows that
he witnessed in the season’s lineup. Guest speakers Sri. Rangaragan and Dr. Ambika
Kameshwar applauded Baskaran’s dedication to the art and her tireless work to bring
out an exceptional quality of shows. Guru Ambika said, “What better gift can a
student give a teacher than what Kripa has done today. It is unbelievable to see the
quality of her show and her students and I am so proud of her.”
Natyarpana had a packed audience in Vani Mahal, Chennai. Baskaran and her
students Radhika, Ramya, Sirisha, Anusha, Swathi and Josna performed four shows
at the Chennai Music and Dance Festival.
Baskaran performed with her student Josna of Nungambakkam Cultural
Academy, and with company dancers at the Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Sevaa Sadan,
Bangalore for World Dance Alliance and Vani Mahal.
Kripa Baskaran runs her school Natyarpana in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.
She can be contacted at (001) 262-439-9807 and her website, www.natyarpana.com.
For Madison classes, contact (608) 335-9805.
Kripa Baskaran appeared on stage like a sculpture that came to life as she
started her first piece for the evening, “Ganga Stuthi,” a tribute to the river Ganges
set to a beautiful Ragamalika, Aadi taalam. It was most beautiful to see the dancer’s
picture-perfect movements depicting the river. The novel opening led to a rich anjali
set to Amritavarshini and Rasikapriya performed by Baskaran’s senior students.
Krishna Smaranam was the pure nritta sequence which was packed with intricate,
visually dynamic taalams and teermanams. Baskaran’s choreography of the pure
nritta sequence and the aesthetic costuming deserves special applause. The
Madhurashtakam was presented with interwoven jhatis set to a complicated pattern
by Karaikudi Sivakumar.
Thillana, set to Behag and Charushtra ata taalam, was the finale of the evening,
performed by Baskaran herself. Throughout the performance, Baskaran and her
students maintained a rich form and grace which clearly exhibited the amount of hard
work and passion they carry with them.
The keynote speaker at Vani Mahal, the Sabha Secretary, spoke very highly of
the dance troupe, saying that Kripa Baskaran’s show was one of the best shows that
he witnessed in the season’s lineup. Guest speakers Sri. Rangaragan and Dr. Ambika
Kameshwar applauded Baskaran’s dedication to the art and her tireless work to bring
out an exceptional quality of shows. Guru Ambika said, “What better gift can a
student give a teacher than what Kripa has done today. It is unbelievable to see the
quality of her show and her students and I am so proud of her.”
Natyarpana had a packed audience in Vani Mahal, Chennai. Baskaran and her
students Radhika, Ramya, Sirisha, Anusha, Swathi and Josna performed four shows
at the Chennai Music and Dance Festival.
Baskaran performed with her student Josna of Nungambakkam Cultural
Academy, and with company dancers at the Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Sevaa Sadan,
Bangalore for World Dance Alliance and Vani Mahal.
Kripa Baskaran runs her school Natyarpana in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.
She can be contacted at (001) 262-439-9807 and her website, www.natyarpana.com.
For Madison classes, contact (608) 335-9805.
| (L-R) Sirisha Sumanth, Josna Haritha, Anusha Ramaswami, Kripa Baskaran, Ramya Sundaresan, Swathi Damodaran and Radhika Muralidharan, |
Kripa Baskaran and Josna
Haritha
Haritha
