A Time for Tradition

The festival will open with a performance by the Reddys,their first major show in the Capital this year. As Raja gives details of the pieces he is rehearsing,it is evident that the dancer’s focus is still on the future generation. “One of our pieces is called Dance for the Future,” he says. “It is pure Kuchipudi but set to western music with English lyrics. Few people know that the Natyashashtra,the bible of Indian classical dance,allows a dancer to use the language of the audience but without compromising on the grammar of the dance form.” The traditional tales of Krishna and his gopis too feature in his repertoire but it’s the former piece of choreography that he is looking forward to presenting to the audience.

Bhatt,on the other hand,is enthusiastic about the jugalbandi with Ronu Majumdar (Hindustani flute). “We don’t meet until we go on stage. We have not rehearsed together,so there will only be an impromptu jugalbandi. There’s no fun in a rehearsed show. Creating something live on stage as the audience watches is what makes Hindustani music performances memorable,” says Bhatt.

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