Jyotsna Vaidee chose a rare Tevaram to depict Shiva’s form | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Beginning with a pushpanjali, Jyotsna Vaidee moved on to Subbaraya Sastri’s ‘Janani Ninnuvina’ for her performance at Krishna Gana Sabha. This composition extolling the goddess as a creator, was interpreted by the dancer by bringing into it her experiences as a mother.
A rare Thevaram was used to depict Shiva’s form and his attributes, before Jyotsna moved to the varnam in Sankarabharanam, a composition by Papanasam Sivan in praise of Kapaleeswarar. The dancer shifted effortlessly from depicting admiration for Shiva in the line ‘Kapaleeswara darisanam’, to the state of a lovelorn nayika. The entire sequence of Adikara Nandi procession, with detailing of the nagaswaram and thavil accompaniments, the heroine falling in love with the lord and her tormented state due to his indifference, and the final jathi, where she incorporated peacock movements, were some of the significant moments.
Source: THE HINDU
