Praphulla: Jataka and other tales of the Buddha in Bharatanatyam by Meera Sreeraj
This particular performance was recommended to me by a friend and I wanted to watch it because lately I have become interested in what and how the younger dancers teach their disciples. The generation of children today has to be lured skilfully to the classical forms of dance, what with there being so many distractions available to them, and their lives on the fast track on online platforms. So the younger students’ attention has to be engaged in whatever they are doing. The KalaKrita festival was organized at the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts in Delhi on 21 August. It featured a Carnatic vocal recital by Smt. Geetha Rajendran and her disciples. Meera Sreeraj and her disciples presented a Bharatanatyam production. Meera is a disciple of Guru Rama Vaidyanathan, is trained in both Bharatanatyam and finance, and has over 15 years of teaching experience at her Krita Academy of Art and Culture. The production was titled ‘Praphulla’ and was based on Buddhist philosophy and the Panchata...
