Dear Friends,
In spite of the incredible spate of dance celebrations recently, the 3-day studio performances of Trans-formation (Odissi) at Sutra House by the two 17 year old dancers Navineesh and Jayden Roy received tremendous reception, with sold-out performance on all the 3 nights.
The season left every one spellbound with the young dancers’ fresh and brilliant talent and discipline. Both dancers gave their all in the challenging works from both the Debaprasad and Kelucharan classic repertoire, like the Krishna Tandava, Batu Nrutya and Shankarabaranam Pallavi.
Adding value to the performance was the creative and informative input of the two narrators, Vickneshwaran and Rajavel.
Mentored by veteran actor, Mano Maniam, the two Sutra dancers/narrators exuded natural confidence and grace. They gave an informative and seamless rendition, elucidating many important Odissi concepts otherwise missed by the audience.
We now look forward to witness how Navineesh, Jayden (and also Hareen) – the three Sutra male dancers from Sutra Dance Outreach Program, will fare in the next few years as they mature and continue to transform in their Odissi.
Sutra