nritta

Veteran performers like Charlotte Moraga, Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Seibi Lee, personally and painstakingly trained by Das and who are now superb Kathak exponents in their own right, breathe life into the gripping narrative of this excerpt of the Ramayana, where performance integrates three aspects of Kathak, "nritta" (pure dance), "nritya" (dance and drama) and

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The disciples with daughter Bhavana participating, impressed in nritta exploration.

The Hindu - Front Page 2010

If the Pallavi brought forth Sujata's delightful nritta, the Yasoda-Krishna passage in which the mother tries to get the naughty child to sleep by scaring him with monster-tales, showcased the dancer's simple yet effective role play.

The Hindu - Front Page 2010

The nritta was crisp and correct in execution; the jathi before the mukthayi with liberal use of misram was especially enjoyable as was the mukthayi swara.

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The dancer's powerful nritta and full use of the stage space conveyed situations and characters clearly and without overlapping.

The Hindu - Front Page 2009

Meenakshi Srinivasan's execution of nritta (pure dance), nritya (expressive dance) and natya (drama) were all in measured brilliance bringing credit to her guru Alarmel Valli.

The Hindu - Front Page 2009

Geetha's abhinaya and her nritta were in perfect synchronisation with the attributes of the deity.

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The nritta piece or 'Taal aur lay ki uthan' in teen taal opened to the beautiful imagery of a lotus drenched in misty blue light unfolding petal by petal to the evocative strains of the Shanti mantra 'Poornamadah.' (an Aurobindo Ashram recording).

The Hindu - Front Page 2009

Munmun Ahmed, Tabassum Ahmed, Tahmina Anwar Anika in the Kathak nritta segments, proved that training under Kathak Kendra Gurus had not been in vain.

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In the maroon and orange costume, Sravani displayed a good sense of rhythm and solid nritta.

The Hindu - Front Page 2009