Ambalavananum Aranganum” (Divya prabhandham & Thevaram)


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Ambalavananum Aranganum” (Divya prabhandham & Thevaram)


Ambalavananum Aranganum” (Divya prabhandham & Thevaram)

Artists: Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala (main) and 8 dancers
Character dancers: Shiva and Vishnu          Total artists: 11
Duration: 1 ¾ hrs (Live Music)
Subject: Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva
Music compiled: Shri.Kunnakudi . R. Vaidyanathan
Concept: Hon’ble Justice Shri.K.S.Baktavatsalam
Choreography:  Smt. Krishnakumari Narendran and Smt Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala
Language: Tamil

The different devotional hymns drawn from major sources like Thevaram, Peria Puraanam, Thirumandiram and the hymns of Azhvars were beautifully interlinked with the songs

The 1st segment depicts Saivaite canonical text and Vaishnavite prabhandham – the aesthetic dance of Lord Nataraja
II segment powerfully detailed the immense of Lord Vishnu the presiding deity of Srirangam, hailed as Booloka vaikuntam
III part presented Goddess Gomathi presiding deity of Shankara Narayanan Kovil witnessing the unity in divinity dance culminating in the merger of Shiva and Vishnu as
Shankara Naryanana

PRESS Excerpts 

A beautiful dance drama

Parvati danced outstandingly.  Perfect co-ordination marked the compact presentation, which was sailing a smooth musical voyage, set to visualize the glories of all compassionate Shiva Natarajas/scan3.html">


Ambalavananum Aranganum” (Divya prabhandham & Thevaram)

Artists: Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala (main) and 8 dancers
Character dancers: Shiva and Vishnu          Total artists: 11
Duration: 1 ¾ hrs (Live Music)
Subject: Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva
Music compiled: Shri.Kunnakudi . R. Vaidyanathan
and the all-pervasive Vishnu through a very impressive dance narrative.

Nandini Ramani, The Hindu.

The list of solo thematic presentations

  • Maharaja Swathi Thirunal
  • Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiar
  • Thirumoolar Thirumandiram
  • Shri Mahaveer Bhagwan
  • Ponnambalam ( Shri Papanasam Sivam)
  • Ananda Natanaprakasam (Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar)
  • Saint Thyagaraja

The list of group thematic presentations
 

  • Ramakatha Manjari
  • Krishna Kannaiah
  • Madurai Nayaki
  • Dashavataram
  • Jugalbandhi A fusion of Bharathanatyam and Kathak
ed the compact presentation, which was sailing a smooth musical voyage, set to visualize the glories of all compassionate Shiva Natarajas/scan3.html">

Ambalavananum Aranganum” (Divya prabhandham & Thevaram)

Artists: Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala (main) and 8 dancers
Character dancers: Shiva and Vishnu          Total artists: 11
Duration: 1 ¾ hrs (Live Music)
Subject: Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva
Music compiled: Shri.Kunnakudi . R. Vaidyanathan