Last Friday, Nagashree performed at Yavanika as part of the EFCEP. Below is the review from The Hindu which described the performance as evocative.
Nagashree’s performance was evocative
The Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme at Yavanika, Bangalore, held last week under the joint auspices of the Department of Kannada and Culture and the ICCR, featured a Bharatanatya recital by Nagashree Sathvik. She was accompanied by Nagashree K.S. (nattuvanga), Vasudha Balakrishna (vocal), Natarajamurthy (violin), and Ramesh (mridanga).
The Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme at Yavanika, Bangalore, held last week under the joint auspices of the Department of Kannada and Culture and the ICCR, featured a Bharatanatya recital by Nagashree Sathvik. She was accompanied by Nagashree K.S. (nattuvanga), Vasudha Balakrishna (vocal), Natarajamurthy (violin), and Ramesh (mridanga).
The first segment of the performance comprised the invocatory piece, “Gajavadana Beduve” set to Hamsadhwani raga and aditala, and alarippu. The artiste acquitted herself creditably in a rendition, of moderate length, of the varna beginning ‘Kolamayil Vahanane’ in Shanmukhapriya raga and aditala, which depicted Subrahmanya as the slayer of Narakasura, the granter of boons, and Valli’s lord.
An evocative and imaginative visual representation based on D.V. Gundappa’s immortal verses on the shilabalikas of the temple at Belur, was followed by Papanasam Sivan’s krithi in Keeravani, “Devi Neeye Thunai” on the divine consort of Lord Sundareswara. The devarnama “Kandu Dhanyanade” in Sindhubhairavi on the attributes and exploits of Lord Krishna featured beautiful choreography well executed, while the ashtapadi “Nindathi Chandanam” in Darbari Kanada was an effective portrayal of Radha’s abject longing for Krishna. The concluding piece, a tillana in Bilahari raga and aditala, displayed greater finesse and clarity in the nritta passages than the initial items of the performance.
Melodious and bhava soaked accompaniment from the vocalist Vasudha Balakrishna, complemented by excellent support from Nagashree K.S., Natarajamurthy and Ramesh, was definitely one of the highlights of the evening and contributed significantly to the success of the programme as a whole.
