<p>Monisha Arts presented Mohini Nrithyotsav 2012, a classical dance festival, recently at Seva Sadan Auditorium, Malleswaram. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The two-day cultural fest saw a variety of dance performances ranging from mohiniyattam, odissi, bharatanatyam to kuchipudi and kathak. The first day had mohiniyattam presentations by Pallavi Krishnan, Ayswaria Wariar and the students of Monisha Arts.<br /><br />The much-awaited event began with a performance by the students of Monisha Arts called Cholkettu, an invocatory piece that began with a salutation to Lord Ganesha. <br /><br />The group show was presented by Shruti K P, Anita Gopi, Saraswathi and Vinaya with a lot of dedication. Next up was Pallavi Krishnan’s performance which stole the hearts of many. <br />The talented artiste presented three items and each item got a great response from the audience. Her first performance was in praise of Lord Ganesha to seek his blessings. <br /><br />Next she chose to perform Dashavatharam which had more scope for abhinaya. She chose Pralaya Payodhi Jale Hare Mukunda from Jayadeva’s Geetha Govinda and presented it in a beautiful manner. Set in aadi tala and raagamalika, the dance number depicted each avatar of Lord Vishnu.<br /><br />Her wonderful expression and enchanting movements transported the audience to a different world altogether.<br /><br />Pallavi’s next performance was a Thillana composed by Maharaja Swathitirunal. She chose a padam called Chendarsahebarupa, an 18th century composition, describing the plight of a love-struck nayika. <br /><br />A friend of nayika approaches her beloved and explains to him about her friend’s sad condition. She describes that as a result of being separated from him, she has lost interest in everything. It was set in raag bihag and mishrachapam. <br /><br />Pallavi succeeded to evoke all the emotions in an effective way. She was supported well by Prasanth Parashini on vocal, Unikrishna on mridangam and Suryanarayanan on flute.<br /><br /> Later, the stage was set for Ayswaria Wariar, whose first performance was on Lord Ganesha. <br />After seeking his blessings, she presented two pieces which she had choreographed herself. She was supported by Shankar Raman on veena, Jayaram on flute and Achutananda in edikya.<br /><br />The second day saw a variety of programmes including a mohiniyattam performance by the students of Monisha Arts, Swapna Rajendrakumar and Shruthi Vishwas, odissi by Madhulita Mohapatra, bharatanatyam by Shruthi K P, kuchipudi by Shama Krishna and kathak by Ramya Nagaraj.<br /></p>
<p>Monisha Arts presented Mohini Nrithyotsav 2012, a classical dance festival, recently at Seva Sadan Auditorium, Malleswaram. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The two-day cultural fest saw a variety of dance performances ranging from mohiniyattam, odissi, bharatanatyam to kuchipudi and kathak. The first day had mohiniyattam presentations by Pallavi Krishnan, Ayswaria Wariar and the students of Monisha Arts.<br /><br />The much-awaited event began with a performance by the students of Monisha Arts called Cholkettu, an invocatory piece that began with a salutation to Lord Ganesha. <br /><br />The group show was presented by Shruti K P, Anita Gopi, Saraswathi and Vinaya with a lot of dedication. Next up was Pallavi Krishnan’s performance which stole the hearts of many. <br />The talented artiste presented three items and each item got a great response from the audience. Her first performance was in praise of Lord Ganesha to seek his blessings. <br /><br />Next she chose to perform Dashavatharam which had more scope for abhinaya. She chose Pralaya Payodhi Jale Hare Mukunda from Jayadeva’s Geetha Govinda and presented it in a beautiful manner. Set in aadi tala and raagamalika, the dance number depicted each avatar of Lord Vishnu.<br /><br />Her wonderful expression and enchanting movements transported the audience to a different world altogether.<br /><br />Pallavi’s next performance was a Thillana composed by Maharaja Swathitirunal. She chose a padam called Chendarsahebarupa, an 18th century composition, describing the plight of a love-struck nayika. <br /><br />A friend of nayika approaches her beloved and explains to him about her friend’s sad condition. She describes that as a result of being separated from him, she has lost interest in everything. It was set in raag bihag and mishrachapam. <br /><br />Pallavi succeeded to evoke all the emotions in an effective way. She was supported well by Prasanth Parashini on vocal, Unikrishna on mridangam and Suryanarayanan on flute.<br /><br /> Later, the stage was set for Ayswaria Wariar, whose first performance was on Lord Ganesha. <br />After seeking his blessings, she presented two pieces which she had choreographed herself. She was supported by Shankar Raman on veena, Jayaram on flute and Achutananda in edikya.<br /><br />The second day saw a variety of programmes including a mohiniyattam performance by the students of Monisha Arts, Swapna Rajendrakumar and Shruthi Vishwas, odissi by Madhulita Mohapatra, bharatanatyam by Shruthi K P, kuchipudi by Shama Krishna and kathak by Ramya Nagaraj.<br /></p>
