The classical dance of India Kathak was beautifully performed at Ravindra Bhavan Hall, leaving the audience totally mesmerized. The dance was performed under 9th Pt Kartikram Smriti Samaroh here on Sunday.
The renowned classical dancer V Anuradha Singh from Bhopal and Rupali and Disha Desai from Mumbai gave scintillating performances before the audience.
The event began with the mesmerizing performance by V Anuradha Singh. She started off with Shiv Vandana n ‘paanch matra raga todi kathin taal’. In this performance, Singh displayed different forms of Lord Shiva. Then her performance was followed with paanch maatra chakradhaar in which she took 45 chakras of Raigarh Gharana leaving the audience spellbound.
She then presented Taal Paksh. It was one of its kinds performance as for the first time two rhythms were combined together as one for the Kathak performance. There was a mix of Taal Rupak and Lakshmi Taal.
It is very difficult to perform the dance, in which the wonderful and popular bandishien of Raigarh gharana were present.
Then Singh performed Tarana. Her performance was followed with Thumri and then Singh wrapped up her performance with a unique performance. In this performance Taal Roopak and Lakshmi Taal were presented together in 40 lyrics and was another amazing experiment by Singh.
Later, Rupali Desai and Disha Desai of Banaras Gharana (Mumbai) began their performance with Aradhanarishwar Shiv Vandana. Later, Pandit Kumar Gandharv’s disciple Disha Desai presented his one of the famous bandish ‘Rang Na Daaro Shyamji’.
These bandishien have been committed in Sorani Raga and are locked in Teen taal. Her performance was wonderful as she beautifully depicted the scene of Holi between Krishna and Radha.
In the presentation of Jhap Taal Paksh, Rupali Desai and Disha Desai showed the variety of dialects through beautiful body language. At the end of the Kathak dance presentation Kathak dancer Rupali Desai performed the Thumri a composition of their Guru, Pt. Tirtharam Azad, in Aadha Teen taal ‘Mohe Chhedo Na Nand Ki Bihari’.