- This event is over. However, time travel possible through our Audio & Video! See upcoming events
Magic Bow
Exploring a Composer’s Mind Through Music, Dance & Drama
Artistes
Magic Bow presents Vidwan Lalgudi Jayaraman’s dance compositions as the composer himself had visualised them.
Each musical piece reclaims the visual scenario as imagined by the composer – written/ designed by Gowri Ramnarayan and choreographed by Sheejith Krishna. For example, the jatiswaram narrates the story of a couple setting out to sea, facing a storm, getting shipwrecked on an unknown island, and being dramatically rescued. Similar episodes are showcased in the varnam and tillana.
The performance also offers a specially created segment depicting the composer’s childhood experiences in his native village – the source of his inspiration. This ends in the temple with a devadasi performing a kriti composed by saint Tyagaraja when he visited the village as the guest of his disciple Jayaraman’s great grandfather.
Concept, script, direction & storytelling: Gowri Ramnarayan
Dance & Choreography: Sheejith Krishna
Dance: Anjana Anand
Lighting Design: B Charles
Music:
Vocals: Nisha Rajagopalan
Violin: Shreya Devnath
Nattuvangam & Mridangam: Sheejith Krishna
Flute: JB Shruthisagar
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Sai Shravanam, Resound India
In collaboration with:
Supported by:
Artistes
Gowri Ramnarayan
Playwright, theatre director, translator, journalist (formerly Deputy Editor, The Hindu), Dr Gowri Ramnarayan vocally accompanied the legendary Carnatic musician MS Subbulakshmi, authored and translated books, published Dark Horse, an anthology of her plays, and served on the Fipresci Jury at international film festivals.
She is now Artistic Director, JustUs Repertory, Chairperson, Rukmini Devi Arundale Trust, and Adjunct Faculty, Asian College of Journalism, Chennai.
Sheejith Krishna
A Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer and teacher, Sheejith Krishna served as a leading repertory artist and faculty member at his alma mater, the Kalakshetra Foundation. As founder and artistic director, he has developed the Chennai-based Sahrdaya Foundation into a sought-after dance institute and creative forum for artistic collaboration among young and seasoned artists. He enjoys using his versatile skills as a percussionist.
Anjana Anand
An alumna of SIFAS, Singapore, and Kalakshetra Foundation, India, Bharatanatyam dancer Anjana Anand is now a founder/faculty member of Sahrdaya Foundation. Serving on the guest faculty of Milapfest Dance Intensive camps (UK, Singapore) and Navadarshana (US), Anjana has authored A Grammar of Dance, based on the Tamil epic Silappathikaram.
