I came across this video on YouTube and had to share it with my readers. What is Unique about this video is that both the dancers have maintained the authenticity of their respective dance styles. They have managed to beautifully bring this both distinct styles of dancing together. The julgalbandhi piece in the end is amazing.The styles compliment each other well. Love to see more of such work.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Mahesh Kale - Deva Gharache - Natyageet
Shri Mahesh Kale is a young and very talented Hindustani Classical Singer. I personally had the fortune of hearing him sing live. He introduced me to the wonderful world of Marathi Natyasangeet. He i currently based in Sunnyvale , Northen California. For more information on this artist you visit his website www.maheshkale.com
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
kathak
The style of dance performed in this Video is Kathak an Indian Classical Dance Style. The dance originated from Kathakars or Storytellers. This dance style has had along journey from temples of northern India to the Royal Courts to its present form. This dance form has evolved and reinvented itself with changing times. I like the use of formations in this choregraphed piece. Also the use of lighting which gives it a dramatic effect.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi
The next artist featured in this series on women pioneers in the field of dance and music is late Smt M.S. Subbulakshmi. Born on 16th September 1916 M.S.Subbulakshmiji was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She received training in carnatic music from great gurus like Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. She also went on to train in Hindustani music under Pt Narayanrao Vyas. She performed in different Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Sanskrit and Kannada. She was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. She was also the first musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's highest civilian award.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Padma Vibhushan Smt Balasaraswati
The first artist featured today in this series of 'Inspirational Women in Field of Dance and Music' is Late Smt Balasaraswati. The reason i wanted to feature her was because though not having the good fortune of seeing her perform,i have always been told about her inspiring dance and abhinaya by my guru Smt Uma Dogra. I did try to look up on web for videos of her dance however was unsuccessful in finding any. However if any of my readers do come across a good quality video, please share it with all of us.
About the Artist: Balasaraswatiji was a celebrated Bharatnatyam artist, whose rendering of the style of dance made it famous not only in India but also in many parts of the world.Balasaraswatiji came from traditional lineage of dancers and musicians from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu,India. She began her training at a young age of four under KK Kandappan Pillai. She was the first performer of her traditional style outside of South India, performing first in Calcutta in 1934. Balasaraswatiji has been awarded with "The President's Award" from Sangeet Natak Academy,Padma Vibhushan from Government of India and Sangeet Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy.She was the only non-western dancer included in a compilation of the Dance Heritage Coalition, "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100.
To know more about the life and work of this great artist you can also visit www.balasaraswati.com
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