When movement became art
01
I did this performance when I was 9 years old and I enjoyed it SO MUCHH!!
We did a bright + fun performance on a really upbeat song. We combined a normal Korvai and a Thillana to create this performance. I am the girl in the middle. I tried my best at the time but now, when I look back at it…I feel like I could have done wayyy better.
Here is the full performance video
This was taken outside the India Pavilion in EXPO 2020 Dubai, UAE. Pictures are below 🙂
02
Devistuti is a performance that I did much more recently compared to EXPO. Therefore, I believe that I performed significantly better and I am the proudest of how well I’ve done in this performance out of all of the ones that I’ve done. It was a beautiful performance about the goddess Parvati, who was portrayed as a strong, independent and powerful woman. Though I did make mistakes, I hope you like it 🙂
Here is the full performance video
This was taken at Dubai British School in Dubai, UAE. Pictures are below
03
This performance was an amazingly choreographed performance about equality. I thoroughly enjoyed learning it, looking into the meaning of the song and trying my best to portray that meaning using my facial expressions (or in more Bharatnatyam-ish terms, using abhinaya)
Here is the full performance video
This was taken at Dubai British School in Dubai, UAE. Pictures are below
04
This performance happened right after the Devistuti. It contains more abhinaya since it is a Kautwam and doesn’t require a really adavu-based choreography. It is about Muruga, who (with the help of the vel that Parvati gave him) defeats all the demons who were terrorising the citizens. I played the role of the narrator and briefly played the role of a scared citizen.
Here is the full performance video
This was at Dubai British School in Dubai, UAE. It happened on the same day as the Devistuti. I hope you enjoy 🙂