TANJORE QUARTET ART DANCE MUSIC THEATRE
ART OF THE ISAI VELLALAR INNER CHAMBER
THE LOTUS EYED ONE
On request of Stichting Bhakti Holland Ram Kishna and Suresh Kishna, traditional Tanjore Quartet Bharata Natyam masters and dance artists, will stage a dazzling powerful rhythmical choreography of story and dance according the 19th century Carnatic music composition of the Tanjore Quartet brothers. The Pada Varnam in Kalyani ragam (melody) and Rupeka talam (rhythmical time measurement) in the beautiful south Indian poetic language Telugu.
Sarasi djaksulu ni vani chaale I vela….., Lotus Eyed One, You the beautiful One, the Supreme One…..Gana vidya loludavai inde nura……You, Sri Lord Krishna, the Superhero of the arts: song, music, dance….You have the key….
Tanjore Quartet Art foundation is conservator of the remarkable and timeless spiritual Tanjore Quartet Bharata Natyam Art tradition. In one of the main features of this Art tradition the performing artist makes choreography musically visible. The choreography interlocks with alternating laya (tempo’s) and tala (rhythmical time measurement) of the music composition and creates an unequaled stage art of music, dance and expression.
Choreography: Guru Prof. Mr. Krishnamurthy Kittappa Pillai, Guru Mr. K.P.K. Chandrasekaran, Suresh Kishna, Ram Kishna music composer: Tanjore Quartet brothers Costume & make-up styling/design: Suresh Kishna & Ram Kishna Vocal: Bharata Natyam artist Ms. Saraswati Sankaranarayan Nattuvangam: Guru Mr. Chandrasekaran Mirudangam: Mr. T.G. Kamalakanan Violin: Mr. S. Venkatesan Graphic: Suresh Kishna & Ram Kishna
Isai (music) Vellalar (creator) is the south Indian artistic commune of artists in classical Carnatic music and dance: the Tanjore Quartet artistic ancestry (from 1638) and their dance artists. In the former kingdom Thanjavur (Tanjore, 19th century) the unbroken heredity line of master artists (Nattuvanar Guru’s) developed, preserved and continued the innovation of the original traditional school of Bharata Natyam earlier known as Catir (Sadir).
