Sreeshti 2023
The Bi-Annual Bharatnatyam Recital
Read below to learn about the program details with all the dancers names.
Invocatory song by Srimati Sripragnya Neelima Maitreye. It is a Saraswati stotram in Aadi talam.
1. Ardhanarishwara stotram by Guru Sanjeeta Mukherjee
A song praising Lord Shiva in his composite androgynous form. The form is a depiction of male as well as female properties in the Lord.
2. Pushpanjali
Offering flowers which sets the tone for the entire program.
Dancers:
Vania Mehta
Elina Pahuja
Aria Raj
Pooja Saravanan
Aditri Sharma
Sarina Ambooken
Rhea Kumar
3. Alaripu- Fur elise
The Alaripu is a short and simple dance, primarily done to imbibe the energy of the divine and absorb the positive energy created by a vibrant audience like yourselves.
Dancers:
Sejal Saggar
Arya Misra
Anushka Rakhe
Ananya Venkatachalam
Fabiola Maria Johnson
Akshara Vikram
Meghna Iyer
Reisa Mukerjee
4. Alaripu-fusion style
Adapted from Indian raga’s EDM Alaripu fusion.
Dancers:
Ramya Kasthuri
Thenmozhi Saravanan
Sunitha Arun Bhaskar
Sarala Shanmugam
Sripragnya Neelima Ayyalasomayajula
Vidya Iyer
Lavanya Raj
Annapoorani Sekaran
5. Mooshika
A Ganesha slokam
Dancers:
Mahima Varthakavi
Anahita Agarwal
Kamatchi Kannappan
Sanya Deb
Shruti Arun
Ariana Saini
Anika Hiriyur
6. Swaralaya
Swaralaya is the play between musical notes and rhythmic patterns of dance.
Dancers:
Guru Sanjeeta Mukherjee
Kumari Shonchori Mukherjee
7. Ayigiri Nandini
Praises of the Durga Devi destroying the demon, Mahishasura.
Dancers:
Ananya Venkatachalam
Fabiola Maria Johnson
Akshara Vikram
Tara Roy Choudhury
8. Shivoham
Isha Foundation and Sadhguru, this meditative chant brings peace and poise to the soul.
Dancers:
Sanjana Hiriyur
Hetika Rami
Anuskriti Roy
Anagha Boddupalli
9. Ganesha varnam
Vasanta Ragam and Adi talam.
A Dharu Varnam in celebration of Lord Ganesha.
Dancers:
Shonchori Mukherjee
Venya Bhardwaj
Sanjana Srinivasan
Reva Venkatraghvan
Shreya Sarkar
Shibani Sarkar
Kashika Sinha
10. Achyutam
A song sung in the praise of Lord Krishna and Lord Rama
Dancers:
Lula Davies
Aarohi Misra
Sonika Saigal
Rhea Kumar
Elizabeth Thekkanath
Aaheli Mukherjee
11. Shiva tandav
The blissful dance of Lord Shiva, celebrating his role as a cosmic dancer who balances both creation and destruction.
Dancers :
Ramya Kasthuri
Thenmozhi Saravanan
Sunitha Arun Bhaskar
Sripragnya Neelima Ayyalasomayajula
Vidya Iyer
Lavanya Raj
Annapoorani Sekaran
12. Muruga
Ragam Shanmukhapriya and Rupaka talam
Song in praise of Lord Murugan
Dancers:
Ananya Vikram
Elizabeth Thekkanath
Aaheli Mukherjee
Reisa Mukerjee
Meghna Iyer
13. Hastas (single)
28 single handed gestures or the asamyuta hastas
Dancers :
Vania Mehta
Elina Pahuja
Aria Raj
Pooja Saravanan
Aditri Sharma
Sarina Ambooken
Rhea Kumar
14. Hastas (Double)
24 double handed gestures or samyuta hastas.
Dancers :
Lula Davies
Aarohi Misra
Sonika Saigal
Arya Misra
Anushka Rakhe
Sejal Saggar
15. Shiva Stuti
Mohana Ragam and Rupaka Talam
Lord Shiva is portrayed performing his cosmic dance, holding the cosmic fire in his left hand and a musical instrument called a damru in his right.
Dancers:
Reisa Mukerjee
Akshara Vikram
Ananya Venkatachalam
Fabiola Maria Johnson
Sejal Saggar
Arya Misra
Anushka Rakhe
16. Krishna dance
A tribute to Lord Krishna in a Krishna dance
Dancers:
Hetika Rami
Sanjana Hiriyur
Anuskriti Roy
Anagha Boddupalli
17. Ashtalakshmi
Ashtalakshmi is the name for the 8 forms of Lakshmi Devi
Dancers:
Sarala Shanmugam
Anushka Mukherjee
Tara Roy Choudhury
18. Thillana
A rhythmic piece in carnatic music
Dancers:
Ananya Vikram
Elizabeth Thekkanath
Aaheli Mukherjee
Meghna Iyer
19. Mangalam
End of the Recital
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Guru Sanjeeta Mukherjee is the founder and artistic director of Sanchari school of dance...
Sanchari school of dance is an establishment where a professional training program based on the foundations of classical Bharatnatyam dance form and technique in kalakshetra style is given to the young dancers.The relationship between student and teacher in Indian dance is unique. Guru Sanjeeta was incredibly fortunate to be guided by her gurus, Sri Narasimhachari and Smt. Vasanthalakshmi. Sanjeeta is known for her abilities to skillfully combine tradition with innovation, classicism with creativity and thoroughness with flexibility. She is also known for the way she approaches students with a knowledge of the subtle and psychological framework of a child.
Sanjeeta has been learning bharatanatyam since the age of 4. She began her education in the under the able guidance of her Gurus in Kolkata, India.
Sanjeeta pursued dance even while earning a Masters degree in Economics from Ethiraj College, Chennai and topped 3rd in the whole of Chennai University. And in spite of her deliverables as an economist, Sanjeeta continued to master the complexities and intricacies of this art under the expert tutelag if her Gurus in Chennai.
A performer at various ballets and competitions, Sanjeeta has to her credit, performances for ISKCON, Shri Krishna Gana Sabha, the Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Vani Mahal in Chennai and many places and occasions in USA.
Sanjeeta’s love for the dance form, metamorphosed her into a teacher. She tutors students in Bhrathanatyam.
Sanjeeta feels that bharatanatyam is more than dance. It has taught her to be a spiritually, balanced person. “I do not jump into decisions nor do I get upset if things don’t go my way. This balance of emotions in me is definitely thanks to my dance form – bharatanatyam!
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