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Nayaki...A Poetic Journey
'Nayaki'
..........A Poetic Journey
Solo Bharatha Natyam Presentation
Based on verses by Thirumangai Alwar
Dancer
Jothi Raghavan
With Musicians from India
Vocal: G.Srikanth, Mridangam:
B.RavishankarViolin:Mysore Srikanth
With Flute: V.K. Raman Veena: Revathi Ramaswamy
Music Composed by RAJKUMAR BHARATHI
Nayaki
He played softly the Pann Naivalm, darting furtive glances at me. Then feigning shyness he made passes through songs. In a trice my eyes and my heart ran and fell at his feet. My bangles loosened, my waist band fell. His fish like earrings and his four shoulders loomed large before me. 'How far away is my lord’s abode' I asked. 'Is this not my beautiful Tiruvali?' he said in reply. 'Parakala Nayaki, The love lorn maiden tells her friend about her meeting with her beloved. This is a translation of a poem from the text Thiru Nedunthandakam by the mystic poet Thirumangai Alwar. (From The Sacred Book by Srirama Bharati)
'Nayaki' the dance production is based on these intense love poems of this saint poet. The poems are passionate and philosophical depicting the longing of the individual soul for the union with the supreme.
Traveling from place to place, from temple to temple, Thirumangai Azhwar composed exceedingly beautiful poetry to his Divine Beloved, Vishnu/Narayana, as an expression of his love for Him. Alvar means one who is 'immersed' in the experience of God, the omnipresent mysterious one. Thirumangai Alvar is the last of the 12 Alvars. The twelve Alvars flourished in south India somewhere between the fifth and ninth centuries of the first millennium. The Bhakthi movement in India got a great boost from their Tamil hymns, which are profound and spontaneous outpourings of their bhagavath anubhavam (the enjoyment of the Divine being). Their hymns add up to 4000 in number and are revered as "the sacred collect -Dhivya Prabhandham, sparking a renewal of devotional worship throughout India.
Date: 07/14/2007
Location: Sorenson Theater for Performing Arts, Babson College Wellesley MA
Time: 6.30 pm
Cost: $35,$25, $15( $15 tickets are discounted for students and senior citizens at $10)
Contact: Jothi Raghavan, 14 St. Marys Drive, Westford MA 01886
Web: www.indianperformingarts.org
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