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		<title>Legendary Sonal Mansingh</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you, who have limited exposure to Odissi, it is a beautiful dance form that has sculptural quality. It is uniquely graceful. The poses freeze after rounded motions. Its serene beauty casts a spell on many. Sonal Mansingh, the Legend in Odissi, in fact started learning Bharatanatyam and then after her arangetram, moved on to learning Odissi. She was the first dancer to bring Odissi to South India back in 1969, where Bharatanatyam was the main dance form. Sonal enthralled audience with her performance at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai, on 24th December 2009. The opening invocatory piece was on Lord Krishna, whose Rasas were performed with great subtlety. The next item was based on Sabari Moksham, an episode from Valmiki Ramayana. Sonal portrayed the character Sabari who had utmost Shraddha and bhakti for Rama, so beautifully. This was a very well choreographed piece. The final piece was performed with extract from Siva Puranam. In this, Sonal brought out the Navarasa on Lord Shiva. This piece was very unique. With this performance, Sonal Mansingh once again proved to Chennai audience that she is a Legend &#38; a force to reckon with. Excerpts from my short interview with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Devis Diaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MA3KA &#8211; Majestic Theatre of Dance Clad in gorgeous Green costume, Anita Ratnam depicts Meenakshi as a warrior woman who transforms into a woman in love with Sundareswarar. Ratnam’s latest production MA3KA stood out amongst various programmes and events I attended this December Season in Chennai. Ma3ka a celebration of women gives human faces to goddesses combining Humanity and Divinity. Anita Ratnam beautifully interwove her life experience and the training she had undertaken in various art forms (Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Mohiniyattom, Kalaripayattu) in this production. MA3KA in Anita Ratnam’s usual yet unusual way ‘margam’ brings out her distinctive flair &#38; creativity. Many critics and other well recognized stalwarts of Bharathanatyam were present on the night of the performance besides the followers of Anita Ratnam.  With her innovative approach to dance Anita Ratnam today has created her own audience and followers. In Ma3ka Anita explores a woman&#8217;s achievements, challenges and longings through the three Supreme Goddesses: Lakshmi, Saraswati and with a twist the Goddess Meenakshi instead of the choice by default Shakti. Adding a bit of reality into these Mythological goddess theme Anita beautifully blends in the women in her family; her 95-year-old grandmother as Saraswati, who even at this age, continues [...]]]></description>
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