Journey home dance

Set to IndianRaga’s Journey Home, this piece explores the concept of the “journey of a bharatanatyam dancer.” The dancers’ journeys begin and end with the namaskar-- a prayer seeking the blessings from mother earth to allow the dancers to stamp on the ground. They begin their journey with adavus, which are the basic building blocks of bharatanatyam. After mastering these building blocks (depicted in the first 1.5 min), the dancers learn their first item, Alarippu (alluded to in the following 30 sec), and finally reach a point where they can confidently dance with bells on their feet (captured in the last 40 sec). This piece also captures the intricate makeup and jewellery that dancers learn to wear before performing on stage.

Concept: Antiha Srikant & Anugraha Raman
Choreography: Anitha Srikant
Performed by: Anitha Srikant, Anugraha Raman, Hasya Karthik & Ann Vadakkan

Music from IndianRaga Production Journey Home in Ragam Abheri, performed by Sumhith Veda Aradhyula, Aditya Sriram and Akshay Anantapadmanabhan.
Watch the music video at    • Journey Home: Instrumental Theme in A...  

The Dancers can be reached at
Anitha Srikant
youtube.com/c/NrityanjaliDanceschool
instagram.com/anitha_srikant
facebook.com/anitha.un

Anugraha Raman
instagram.com/amraman15

Hasya Karthik
instagram.com/hasya_karthik/

Ann Vadakkan
instagram.com/ann.vadakkan/

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