Performing for Narada Gana Sabha, Suryanarayamoorthy revealed artistry of a high calibre, his maturity and experience taking flight in the varnam ‘Roopamu Joochi,’ a composition of Muthuswamy Dikshitar in raga Thodi as choreographed for the Kalakshetra repertoire. The Nritta sections were brief without being stretched unnecessarily and the dancer’s movements were marked by precision and clarity of lines. The Tulsidas bhajan, ‘Bhajamana Rama Charan,’ however, was the best, the dancer becoming Tulsidas. The anger of sage Gautama and the embrace of Ahalya by Indra in disguise were handled with dignity. Shobana Balachandra conducted the performance with R. Sai providing vocal support complemented by Kesavan on the mridangam and Vijayaraghavan on the violin.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2019 10:07 UTC