Akshaya Ajan- Bharathanatyam Rangapravesha- April 14, 2024

Akshaya Ajan, 12th grader at Basis Independent Silicon Valley San Jose, CA, did her solo dance debut (Rangapravesha) in Bharatanatyam on April 14, 2024 at Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto California. Akshaya is a disciple of Guru Smt. Nirmala Madhava, Creative director of Pampa Dance Academy (https://pampans.com/) a renowned dance school training students in Bharatanatyam, Kathak in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1993. Items performed: 1. Pushpanjali | Raaga: Chala Nata | Taala: Adi | Composer: Sri. Mahesh Swamy. 2. Ananda Nartana | Raaga: Nata| Taala: Adi | Composer: Sri. Oothukkaadu Venkata Subbaiyyar 3. Jatiswaram | Raaga: Thodi| Taala: Roopaka |Composer: Tanjore Quartet 4. Pada Varnam | Raaga: Natakuranji| Taala: Adi | Composer: Sri. Papanasam Sivan 5. Aigiri Nandini | Raaga: Revati |Taala: Adi | Composer: Saint Adi Sankaracharya. 6. Padam | Thaaye Yashodha | Raaga: Thodi | Taala: Adi | Composer: Sri. Oothukkkadu Venkata Subbaiyyar. 7. Kani Kanumneram | Raaga: Raagamalika | Taala: Roopaka | Composer: Poonthanam Nampoothiri 8. Thillana | Raaga: Ratipatipriya | Taala: Adi |Composer: Sri. T.V. Gopalakrishnan Accompanists: Nattuvangam: Guru Smt. Nirmala Madhava Vocal: Smt. Jayanthi Umesh Mrudangam: Sri Srinath Bala Violin: Smt. Sandhya Srinath Flute: Sri Thejaswi Chakravarthy Percussion: Sri Akshara Raghu #bharatanatyam #india #indian #indiandance #dance #indiandancer #arangetram #bayarea #music #live #orchestra #devi #shiva #arangettam #usa #indianclassicaldance