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| Subhadra Parinaya |
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The story
of the pandava prince Arjuna who marries Subhadra-the
sister of Krishna and Balarama. Balarama is not very
happy about Arjuna and he decides to marry off Subhadra
to somebody else, but Arjuna with the help and blessings
of Krishna is able to win the heart and hand of Subhadra.
Has been performed in India and France.
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| Dashavaataara |
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Maha Vishnu
takes ten incarnations to balance the injustice in the
world. "Whenever there is injustice I will be born
again and again,” says the lord.
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| Charishnu |
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A dance
feature based on the works of the great Bengali poet
Rabindranath Tagore. It symbolizes the never ending flow
of Indian literature and its relevance with the visual
arts like dance. (Has been choreographed for the
international Bengali meet at St.Louis, 2001)
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| Sri MahaVishnu |
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The
stories of different incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
Bali moksha- A popular story from the Srimad
Bhagavatha of Lord Vishnu's incarnation as Vaamana who
come to King Bali to subdue his arrogance.
Gajendra moksha-The story of the cursed elephant
who is caught by a crocodile but is rescued by Lord
Vishnu
Gnana- Adi Shankaracharya in one of his weak
moments argues with a humble woodcutter and condemns him
saying that Vishnu is not god available to everybody.
And he suggests the woodcutter to bring him a living
being which is neither animal nor human, but is a
combination of both. After a long search Lord Narasimha
himself appears before the woodcutter and he brings the
lord to Shankaracharya. But Shankaracharya is unable to
see the lord.
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| Silappadikaran |
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This is
the first epic of tamil literature found to this day. It
is the story of a devoted wife whose husband is mistaken
to be a thief by the chola king and is put to death. The
angry wife sets out to prove her innocent husband wrong
and her anger doesn't cease before she curses the whole
kingdom and the king. Known for its beautiful poetry
this epic work still captures the attention of scholars
and layman alike.
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| Yathiraja Vaibhava |
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A dance
presentation of Sri.Ramanujacharya's compositions and
his life. The dance numbers are selected from Sri Bhasya
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| Apoorva Sadashiva |
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A research
dance production on Mysore Sadashivaraaya who was a well
known composer during the 19th century in Mysore but
unfortunately all his works are not available to us.
Technically superb, this dance production brings into
light his musical ingenuity.
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| Rasa-Gathi |
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Rhythm and
expression are the two important aspects of any Indian
dance form. This dance feature presents the five
important rhythm patterns and the nine moods or the
Navarasa with beautiful myth references.
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| Kaadu-Kuniyithu |
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An environmental awareness dance
ballet with a message performed by children.
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| Vachana Vaibhava |
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A dance presentation of vachanas in
kannada by popular composers, Sri Basavanna, Akka
Mahadevi, etc.
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| Avataara |
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With the
bottomline "Wherever there is injustice I shall be
born again and again" this ballet presents a
superior being who is responsible for the creation of
everything right from the universe to the five elements
to all living beings. He is born as Shiva, as Vishnu, as
Shakthi to kill the rakshasas and as an individual
spirit who fights against injustice from the beginning
of the earth to the 21st century.
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| Navagraha |
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The nine
planets play an influential part in every human life.
The description of each of the navagrahas, their power
and what aspect they are responsible for has been
portrayed.
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| Mira |
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One of the
foremost devotees of lord Krishna, this ballet presents
the life and the beautiful bhajans of Mira Bai the
famous Rajput princess. Includes impressive north Indian
group dances in folk and kathak.
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