ASHTALEELA a Solo Bharata Natyam presentation by Prachi Saathi

Описание: 'Ashtaleela'
A Solo Bharatanatyam performance exploring the Ashtanayikas - the eight romantic archetypes of a woman in love. Set in a magical moonlit autumn night on the banks of the Yamuna, the story amplifies the metaphor of the divine Raas of the Gopikas with their Krishna.

The prime philosophy of all classical dances of India is the Jeevatma yearning to unite with the Paramatma; the microcosm seeking the macrocosm. The nayika (heroine) depicts a woman who longs to unite with her beloved, that Supreme Soul.

There are various classifications of heroines enumerated by the great sage Bharat muni in his Natyashastra- an ancient treatise on dramaturgy. Out of which the 8 nayikas classified on the basis of their avasthaas (conditions) in Love are known as the ‘Ashtanayikas’.


Concept , choreography and presentation - Prachi Saathi.

This would not have been possible without the nurturing and encouraging guidance of my teacher and Mentor – Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan.

And blessings of my Gurus Shri.Vaibhav Arekar and Guru Lata Raman.

Music composition, Rhythmic arrangements and Nattuvangam by
Dr. S Vasudevan.

Vocals K. Venkateshwaran

Mridangam and Ganjira Sumod Sreedharan

Violin Viju Sivanand

Pakhawaj Shri. Ganapathi

Sitar L. Kishore Kumar

Flute Rajat Prasanna

Moorsing Shri. Sundar

Music Arrangement and mixing at Resound Studio by Sai Shravanam

Light design Deepa Dharmadhikari

Costume design Sandhya Raman

Concept inspired by a research article written by Ojaswita Chaturvedi.

Research guidance Nirupama Kartik , Navneet Virk , Rama Srivastava & Himanshu Srivastava.

Special Thanks to Selvi Ganesh.