Four dancers, four forms, one spectacle: Dashavatar and Deva Nartana by Prachi Save Saathi, Saji Menon, Bhakti Deshpande and Namrata Mehta
On the evening of 26 May at the IHC in Delhi, Deva Nartana and Dashavatar were presented in four classical styles with pre-recorded music created by twelve celebrated musicians, all from Mumbai. The performing dancers were Saji Menon in Mohiniyattam, Bhakti Deshpande in Kathak, Namrata Mehta in Odissi and Prachi Save Saathi in Bharatnatyam. Saji Menon and Bhakti Deshpande (Pic: Innee Singh) Saji Menon began her training under her father, Kathakali artist Kalamandalam Shankar Narayan, and learnt under Guru Dr. Kanak Rele in Mumbai. She performs and teaches Mohiniyattam and was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2013-2014 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. Bhakti Deshpande is an actress and Kathak performer who learnt from her parents Guru Vidyahari Deshpande and Guru Sunil Deshpande. She also received guidance from Pandit Birju Maharaj and Pandit Suresh Talwalkar at a young age. She is also part of Sakhi, India’s first classical all-girl band. Namrata Mehta ...
