BALLETS

“Netaji” the son of the soil

(an Audio-Visual production)

on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

(a stage production dedicated to the Patriot who dreamt of an Independent India  )

Narration in Hindi

Choreography : Dr. Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty        

Direction : Somnath G. Kutty

Duration : 1 Hour .                                  Music : Recorded

“Shuncho Bhanusingho ?”

( An adaptation from Rabindranath Tagore’s Bhanusingher Padabali )

A crisp presentation with an unique blending of theatre and dance.

Concept & Direction : Somnath G. Kutty

Choreography : Dr. Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty

Narration (In Bengali) :

Duration : 30 Mins.                                  Music : Recorded

“RITURANGA” (Season’s galore) – (an Audio-Visual production)

a production with narrations and songs of Rabindranath Tagore woven together describing the six seasons choreographed in beautiful and innovative choreographies by Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty

Narration : English by Sabyasachi Chakraborty (Celebrated Cine Aritste).

No. of artists 5 + 1   

Time duration : 30 Mins./ 1 hour                        Music : Recorded

“Paschime Rabi”  (The Western Sun) –

Rabindranath Tagore and his influence in Western Music. This is a dance presentation set to the English Ballads and songs that became the tunes of many popular Rabindra Sangit]

Concept & Direction : Somnath G. Kutty

Dance Styles  Bharatanatyam , Kuchipudi and Wester Dance styles like Ballet, Cha cha cha, Zumba etc,

Narration : in English

No. of artists 7 + 1                Time duration : 45 Mins.                 Music : Recorded

“Dakhina Pabane” –

based on Tagore songs influenced by Carnatic Bhajans

Choreography : Dr. Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty

Narration : in English by Barun Chanda (Celebrated Cine Aritste).                         

No. of artists 8 + 1     Time duration : 1 hour                    Music : Recorded

”Viveker Pathe”

 ( a composite dance production choreographed in Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kathak dance styles with well researched narrations and audio visuals on Swami Vivekananda )

Choreography : Dr. Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty

Directed by Somnath G. Kutty

Script & Narration Hindi / English

Songs rendered by :  Indrani Sen, Manomay Bhattacharya, Aloke Roy Chowdhury

                                   and Prabuddha Raha

No. of Artistes : 8+1 Music : Recorded                             Duration : 1 hour

Indian Classical Dances

"Hamara Pyara Bharatavarsha" –

a bouquet of several Indian classical dance styles :                    

An bouquet of modern choreographies  in Bharatanatyam , Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam set to several Indian languages  ( Sanskrit, Hindi, Telegu, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam ) Announcement : Hindi/English.

No. of Artists: 5 +1

Madhurashtakam   :     

The young prankster and lover - Bharatanatyam    

A choreography by Guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty in Bharatanatyam style of a few verses from Vallabhacharya’s ‘Madhurashtakam’ on Lord Krishna..

No. of Artistes : 4 + 1                       Duration : 20 Mins.

Krishna Nee Begane -  Bharatanatyam                        1+1

A very famous song depicting the child Krishna and his foster mother Yasoda. Here we see the little Krishna upto all his pranks while mother Yasoda tries to bathe him and feed him when Little Krishna refuses to listen her she gets angry and raises her hands to beat Krishna. Little Krishna opens his mouth and Yasoda sees the whole world inside little Krishna’s mouth and she realizes that this child is not an ordinary one.

No. of Artistes : 1+1                     Duration : 7 Mins.

Piya Tora Kaise Abhiman (Mohiniattam)

Piya Tora Kaise Abhiman  - a very mesmirising song with lyrics by the great Gulzar and music by Debajyoti Mishra  The lyrics relate to Bhakti Yoga and Krishna’s return to visit his beloved Radha by Mohiniattam dance style is from Kerala.

Krishna Shabdam (Kuchipudi)

An expressional piece based on Sabda, or word where the dancer performs to a song and introduces mime by Kuchipudi dance style from Andhra Pradesh

Tillana Tarangam (Kuchipudi)

The Tillana alongwith Tarangam   which is performed on a brass plate with a diameter of 37 cm and inner diameter of 23.5 cm, perform in Kuchipudi Dance Style

AKASHLINGAM   :  (CHIDAMBARA STUTI)-

In Ragamalika and Talamalika - Bharatanatyam  

This song is an exposition of the blissful and cosmic dance of the creator of the universe, whose formless existence is in capitulated in Mantras, the  mysterious spiritual force at Chidambaram. The lord of Gyanam – art, literature, dance and music, with the fire in his hand, he destroys everything he creates. The life cycle revolves around him in a movement of an unending perpetuity. The lord also indicates with his left hand to escape from the vertex of this cycle, of creation and destruction, one has to seek and remain within the confines of his lotus feet.

No. of Artistes : 1+1                         Duration : 15 Mins.

TRAHI  :       

SRISHTI        -           STHITI                         -  SAMHARA         

CREATION  -           EXISTENCE                -  DESTRUCTION   

O, Supreme Lord, I plead Thee to release me from the bondage of Karma-the Wheel of Life & grant me Moksha from the trials of existence.

Composed by Sri Dayanand Saraswati in Ragamalika and Talam Adi. - Bharatanatyam  

No. of Artistes : 4 + 1                              Duration : 10 Mins.         

Dasavataram  :   The ten incarnations of the lord.

(Language – Sanskrit)     - Bharatanatyam                  

Poet Jayadeva’s concept of Lord Krishna’s ten incarnations is enacted in this piece : Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Sreerama, Balarama,  Buddha & Kalki for the deliverance of the good from the evil.

A group choreography, showing the different Gods, their Avatars, demons

and humans and their interactions in different zones on the stage

No. of Artistes : 5 + 1                       Duration : 25 Mins.