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Kalaalaya OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Senior Classical category Team # 7 will present "Enna thavam seidhanai, raagam - kapi, taalam - Adi. A composition of Papanasam Sivan, the song is about mother Yashodaa who is showered with the blessings of having the supreme lord himself as her son, and what relief he brings to his parents. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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PAMPA OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Senior Classical category Team # 4 will present a Varna. "Varna" means `color' which brings out the complexity of different aspects of a song that depicts the raga exploration, to a beat cycle. The multiple rhythmic speeds and the variation of notes, in other words gamakas or microtones, make it challenging and exciting for the performers to present. Learning Varna in the right format makes the musician proficient in all aspects described above and completes a major milestone in Carnatic Classical music. This Varna, "Evvari bodhana" is a composition of Patnam Subramania Iyer, set to raga Abhogi and tala Adi. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Indian Fusion-Dance Academy OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Semi-Classical category Team # 6 presents a toe tapping number from the movie "Aaja Nachle". The choreography combines Kathak, Bharthanatiyam and Rajasthani folk dancing, using pots as props. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandir OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Senior Classical category Team # 3 presents a composition of Saint Tyagaraja "Raama nee samaanamevaru" in raga Kharaharapriya, set to Roopaka taala. Saint Tyagaraja is revered as the father of Carnatic music. A passionate devotee of Lord Rama from a young age, most of his highly inspiring and soul-stirring compositions are about Lord Rama. In this composition, Saint Tyagaraja praises Lord Rama as the peerless one, the beloved of Sita who has captured her Lord in her devotion, his brothers who are noble and whose words are like honey and finally he says how privileged he feels to have Lord Rama as his family deity. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Kuchipudi Art Centre OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Junior Classical category Team # 7 presents "Dashavataram" in Raagam: Mohana, Taalam : Misra gathi. Lord Vishnu incarnates onto this world to re establish Dharma, law and order and to protect the Sadhus or saints and to destroy the evil elements of the society whenever Dharma, or the situation of law and order, is endangered in this world. The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu follow the theory of evolution as understood by us today - fish, tortoise, boar, half man-half lion, a dwarf, an angry man unable to control his anger, the ideal human being as in Rama avataram, friend, philosopher and guide as in Buddha avataram. Finally, in Kalki avataram he is slated to destroy the world when evil becomes uncontrollable and thus establish the rule of dharma. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Kalaniketan School of Indian OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Young Adult Semi-Classical category Team # 1 will present a soul stirring bhajan by Tulsidas. The verses in this bhajan are taken from the famous Sri Ramcharitamanas. Beautifully set as a ragamalika in misra chapu talam, this piece gives a summary of the Ramayana. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandir OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Young Adult Semi-Classical category Team # 6 presents a composition of Saint Kabir "Beet gaye din" in the raag based on Basant set to an eight beat rhymic measure Aadi taal. Saint Kabir, one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism, a spiritual as well as a social revolutionary, worked to uplift all people socially, morally, and spiritually. In this composition, Saint Kabir expresses his regret at the passage of time saying "Days have passed without any worship, Childhood in play, adulthood in pursuit of wealth and reputation, and still, today desires are not gone from the mind. He says'Listen my friends, all the saintly souls have crossed the ocean of samsara". Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Aerodance OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Semi-Classical category Team # 5 presents "Rang Deni". In a Kathak style of expression, the girls dance with grace and express joy towards their loved ones. They portray love as a powerful instrument in the course of life for one and all. Whether the person is a Hindu or Muslim, a Sikh or of any other religion, love is a universal expression. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Ganamandir Fine Arts OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Senior Classical category Team # 5 presents "Shobillu sapthaswara", a composition of saint Thyagaraja, in Raga Jaganmohini, set to Rupaka taala. Thyagaraja says "O Mind! Praise the divine forms of the seven musical notes; which glow in the navel, heart, neck, tongue and nose of the human body; which shine in the four Vedas and in the sublime Gayatri mantra as its essence, which sparkle in the hearts of the celestials, of worthy bhusuras and thyagaraja. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Rajguru Sangeet Vidyaniketan OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Young Adult Classical category Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Saptak Music School OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Senior Classical category Team # 1 Raag Haunsdwani - first Bandish is set in Taal Rupak - Madhyalaya. This Bandish is composed by Raamrang and second Bandish is set in Drut Ektaal. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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The Nupur Dance Academy OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Junior Classical category Team # 4 will present a Kathak dance item based on teen taal, which unfolds gradually through several stages of slow introduction, sections of abstract pieces Nritta or pure dance, Gat and finally Tatkar or footwork. This piece is composed and choreographed by the legendary Kathak maestro, Nritya Shiromoni Guru Bandana Sen. The bol-parant is by her foremost disciple, Nrityabhilash Suchandra Banerjee. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Jyoti Kala Mandir OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Classical category Team # 1 Abhinaya "Mage Shorone" depicts Goddesses in various forms. "O Mother, I seek refuge at your feet. As Bhavani, you bless the Earth. You are Maheshwari- Goddess of Creation; Lakshmi- Goddess of Prosperity; Saraswati - giver of Knowledge; Kali, the Destroyer. O Mother, Durge- you are beautiful, charming and have a sweet smile. Sometimes with those angry blood-red eyes you are frightening. You are Mahisha Mardini- killer of the demon Mahisha. As Goddess Kali, you destroyed the demons Chanda and Munda. Fire burns forth from your third eye, and you hold the bowl filled with blood. Wearing the garland of demon heads you destroy evil. O Mother, Durge.-I take refuge at your feet. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Kalaalaya OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Senior Classical category Team # 2 will present "Telisi rama chintana" a composition of Saint Thyagaraja praising Lord Rama and how all the miseries of life will end for those who believe in him. This composition is in Raaga Poorna chandrika, Adi Taala. Following will be "Sri Jagadeeswari", a composition of Lalgudi Jayaraman in Raga - Aahir Bhairavi, Tala - Adi, welcoming godess Durga and describing her different facets. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Tarana OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Junior Semi-Classical category Team # 2 will showcase "Krishna-Leela", based on the song "Madhubon mein Radhika nache re", originally sung by Mohammad Rafi in the 1960's movie "Kohinoor". Stories of Radha and Krishna, explaining Sri Krishna's exploits in the holy land of Vrindavan, and tales of Krishna's childhood and his interaction with Gop-Gopiyan and his beloved Radha have long been popular with Kathak story-tellers. The song is in Raag Hameer , and Teentaal or 16 beats. The dance choreography is based on Kathak and reflects both of its aspects, Nritta and Nritya in Lucknow Gharana style. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Kalaniketan School of Indian Music and Dance OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Young Adult Classical category Team # 3 (6?) will present a swarajathi by Sri Shyama Sashtry in praise of Goddess Kamakshi. This piece is in the Ragam Bhairavi, set to misra chapu talam.The swarajathi's very beauty lies in the fact that it starts in the mandra sthayi and hovers beautifully till the word `Amba' settles beautifully on the aadhara shadjam. Then, each swara passage starts on the notes s, r, g, m and so on, in the arohana krama (ascending order) till the final swara culminates by starting on the tara shadja. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Nrityakalya OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Semi-Classical category Team # 3 will present "The Sixth Sense", a semi-classical dance number in Raga Saraswathi set to Rupaka tala. The Sixth sense, unique to human beings, is the unexplained power of intuition by which we are aware of things that cannot be seen, smelled, heard, tasted or touched. The dancers admire beauty through sight as in admiring statues in a museum. Senses such as hearing and smell are depicted by a group of girls playing "Blind Man's bluff". Smell is portrayed by sorting potpourri, and cooking. The sense of touch is portrayed by how we react to cold or heat. Finally the dance shows how these five senses come together giving rise to the sixth sense in human beings, making them the greatest living beings in the universe. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Madhuri Kishore Kuchipudi School OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Junior Classical category Team # 9 presents "Madhuraa nagarilo", describing the beautiful relationship between Lord Krishna and the gopikas, in Kuchipudi style. The gopikas set about the city of Mathura to sell buttermilk. At first they do not find any buyers. While looking for buyers, they encounter Lord Krishna, who insists that they rather play with him. They plead with him to let them go, and when he refuses and keeps insisting that they play with him, they sit down in front of him, completely mesmerized by his charm. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Vrindavan Dance Academy OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Junior Semi-Classical category Team # 4 presents "kai kotti kali" a semi-classical dance from the southern Indian state of Kerala. This dance is the equivalent of "Garba" of Gujarat, and "Kummi" of Tami Nadu. Clapping their hands to the beat of a song, young girls sance around a brass lamp, celebrating theOnam festival. As they dance, they weave patterns on stage using movements reminiscent of Mohini Attam. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Mahatee Music Academy OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition Young Adult Semi-Classical category Team # 4 presents a composition of Sharada Daasi, in Raagamalika, set to Aadi taala. This song is in praise of Devi. "I bow to you oh Devi, the protector of all". The poet uses different ragas for each verse with the name of the raaga cleverly included in the lyrics to describe Devi. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Music Competition |
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Xpressions OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Semi-Classical category Team # 2 presents a dance based on a song from the movie - "Jeans". One of the best musical scores from the genius of A.R Rehman, "Kehta Hai Mera Dil" is a beautiful song that has a strong classical influence, yet is wonderfully catchy. This song is a portrayal of a woman in love, talking about the power of her love. "My heart tells me, my love, that there is someone there, and no one there. You're the body, and I'm the shadow; if you don't exist, neither do I..." Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Sri RangaNatyalayam School OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Classical category Team # 6 will present a tillana, a piece that displays both nritta, pure dance, and a little bit of nritya, or expressional dance. The dancers start out with combinations of steps and end the piece with sahithyam in praise of sage Siddhendra Yogi, father of Kuchipudi dance. The composer says that Siddhendra yogi embraced the village of Kuchelapuram (Kuchipudi) and gave us this livelihood, in the form of Kuchipudi dance which is still the livelyhood for many people in that village, and hopes that this art form spreads far and wide. Tillana in Hindola Ragam set to Adi talam Composed by Dr Vempati Chinnasatyam. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |
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Bharathakala Kutiram OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition Senior Classical category Team # 7 presents "Mallari" in Ragam: Gambira nattai. Traditionally, during the temple rituals, as the deity was brought around in a procession, the Mallari was rendered on the Nadaswaram mostly in the raga Gambira Nattai.. The syllables Ta, Dhi, Thom and Nam were interwoven in unique patterns to form a lilting melody. In recent times, the mallari has been embraced as an invocatory piece in Bharatanatyam. In harmony with the music and rhythm, the dancers will execute intricate patterns and various formations in this presentation of the Mallari. Tags: OSAAT Naatya-Raaga 2008 Dance Competition |