இந்தியாவின் பாரம்பரிய நடனங்கள்/Ep-16/Alarmel valli/Kala Samarpana/Adyar Lakshman/Indian Imprints

ஆனந்த நடனம் ஆடிடுவோம்-Episode -16
Produced by Krishnaswamy associates (P) Ltd in 1998
Cinematographer-Madhu Ambat
Edited and Directed by- Latha Krishna and Gita KrishnaRaj
An abridged version of this series titled "When the Gods Dance" won the 'Creative Excellence Award' at the U.S.International Film and Video Festival, LA in 1999.
This episode is dedicated to rhythmic patterns in Bharatanatyam, the Classical dance form of India, emphasising the importance of Nattuvangam. Nattuvangam is the rhythmic sound play of cymbals which a dancer keeps in sync with. The episode features students of Kala Samarpana, a school run by veterans Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi, followed by students of Adyar Lakshmanan a pioneer teacher in the field of Nattuvangam. The episode also features Padma Bhushan Alarmel Valli, internationally acclaimed for her ability to turn traditional grammar into a subtle, deeply internalized, personal dance poetry.

[@arathis.a954]

OMG! Actress kanakalata was adyar lakshmanan sir's student.8.:55

[@kartikseshan315]

Could somebody please tell me what the 'raga' of the Tillana Alarmel Valli dances to, at the end of the program is? Many thanks ...

[@amirtavarshinidevarajan2933]

Kartik :Naatakurunji raga

[@spcherub]

Kunthalavarali - by Dr.BMK

[@kartikseshan9363]

@@spcherub THank you so much for your time!! Will look into it. But it does sound a bit like Naatakurunji as Amritavarshini says. Wish I knew more about these things … Thanks again

[@trevorhoover1456]

Adyar Laksman hmm what a terrible nattuvangam good for mass production bharata natyam! And Valli most horrible bad taste presentation! This is what I call lazy Bharata Natyam!!! Imagine she learned from few members of the Tanjore Quartet Paramparai! She lost the tradition totally!