Song - Nannupalimpa
Ragam - Mohanam
Talam - Adhi
Singer - Radha Badri
Dancer - Neeraja Ramani
Performed in Bharatanatyam, Classical Indian Dance. Focused on miming with 'Mudras' - Hand Gestures and 'Abhinaya' - Facial Expressions.
This is a video compilation of the past decade performances. Traditional Bharatanatyam pieces and Modern Tamil poetry in Bharatanatya can be seen here. Performed by Neeraja Ramani
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHIC CREDITS:
Jayashree Narayanan - Pondicherry, India
Santha Bhaskar - Singapore
Neeraja Ramani - Toronto, Canada
MUSIC CREDITS:
Salangai cultural Academy, Pondicherry
Bhaskar's Arts Academy, Singapore.
POETRY CREDITS:
‘Uyir veli’ By Shankari
‘Mazhai pin Our Malai’ By Poorani
‘Marangal’ By Vagai Selvi
‘Nadaipaathai Thozhirchaalai’ By Rohini
‘Kaimpen’ By Krishangini
PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS: India, Singapore and Canada
The frozen ice under my feet is no hurdle if that brings me closer to you. My tender feet will dance on the volcanic lava to reach your house on the mountain with love. I love the tenderness of flowers, but if you wish the thrones kiss my feet, I would dance on it all my life. But, I will not tolerate if you are a coward. My feet hate your inability. My feet will step on it and destroy. Sometimes, my feet decide my love.
Poetess: Thamarai
Music: Radha Kumar
Ragam: Lathaingi
Talam: Athi
Dancer: Neeraja Ramani
Year: 2001
Duration: 6 Minutes
Dancing Bharatanatyam on the side walk of downtown Toronto on a rainy day. At Yonge st, near Toronto Eaton Centre, on Aug 11th 2012,
India Day celebrations.
Dancers:
Neeraja Ramani
Nivedha Ramalingam
Anjali, Archana and Devina.
Jatheeswaram, Ragam - Arabhi, Talam - Adhi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldvY9RjMVnA
I love trees more than I love humans. Though they get angry during autumn, they love me during spring. Some trees close their leaves in the night but during bright daylight they twinkle and smile through different hues of yellow, orange and green.
The tree is so determined to make me go closer to it, and when I do get closer, it touches me with the lower branches. When I go further away from the tree, it beckons me by moving its arms. At the riverbank, trees provide me with a canopied bed covered by flowers filled with dewdrops. The coniferous trees which do not flower are also equally loveable. The ‘Red Bird of Paradise’ tree with the red hat flowers calls me so humbly. The bamboos stand proudly like me! This is the love trees have me and I love them, more than I do humans.
So, Therefore, Hear me! Please do not cut them down, because when you do so my heartbeat slows down and stops.
‘Marangal’
Poetess: Vagai Selvi
Music: Shanthi GopalaKrishnan
Ragam: Hamsadhwani, Panthuvarali, Hasanadham, Sivaranjani
Talam: Adhi , MishraChapu
Dancer: Neeraja Ramani
Choreography: Jayashree Narayanan
Year: 2001
Duration: 10 Minutes