{"id":2001,"date":"2023-08-03T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2023-07-31T07:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:02:40","slug":"mid-year-dance-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/2023\/08\/03\/mid-year-dance-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid Year Dance Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently, I went to see Chennai Music Academy\u2019s Mid Year Dance Festival. I went on the second day and watched both Lekha Prasad (disciple of Guru Priya Murle) and P.V. Adithya (disciple of Guru Sudharani Raghunathy) perform a 4 item margam consisting of a varnam and a thillana, the other two items being unique to the performer. I enjoyed both dances immensely, especially with the more intimate area, with a smaller stage and a live orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The first dancer, Lekha Prasad, started off with an invocatory item composed by Chirumanavoor Muniswamy Mudaliar. Next, she performed a 45-50 minute varnam called Sami nee Rammana Ve composed by Tanjore Ponnayya. Her aadavus were clean and I especially liked how she used her eyes in the abhinaya sections. Her poses were also well done and were once again, clean. Her angashruti was really good. After this, she performed an Ashtapadi- Yahi Madhava- composed by Jayadeva, then ended with a thillana composed by the Tanjore Quartet. I enjoyed her performance a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image2-10-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2006\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/?attachment_id=2006\" class=\"wp-image-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image2-10-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image2-10-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-13-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2008\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-13-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/?attachment_id=2008\" class=\"wp-image-2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-13-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/ourowncorner.com\/themintgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-13-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Next was a performance by P.V. Adithya. He started off with a Kriti composed by Mysore Vasudevachar, in which his angashruti shone. Next was a 50 minute Varnam- Sami ninne kori- composed by the Tanjore Quartet. I really enjoyed his aadavus, as they were crisp and clear. Each aadvu was completed fully and even the faster speeds were clear. I also enjoyed his abhinaya.<br>In conclusion, I really enjoyed the performances from the Chennai Music Academy. They were both well put together and presented and I am incredibly glad I was able to see these performances!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I went to see Chennai Music Academy\u2019s Mid Year Dance Festival. I went on the second day and watched both Lekha Prasad (disciple of Guru Priya Murle) and P.V. 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