Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NR)
 
Mangalore, Dec 29: Achieving a sense of “rasabhava” in classical dance performance by an artiste, was the focal point of debate in the on-going “Nrithyotkramana”, a workshop on classical dance organized by the Nritya Bharati at the precincts of the the famous Manjunath temple at Kadri here, recently.

The workshop has able teachers like performing artiste Vidushi Jaya, who is here to guide the young artistes of the city. She exhorted the students to first develop a clear understanding of what the composer of the “krithi” was trying to say. Only when that understanding is imbibed, then only can “rasabhava” be achieved, she informed.

According to her performing arts demand hard work. Moreover, today she stated that for artistes there is a wealth of information available in the internet, from which they can benefit from. She said that one can download even international seminars on the topic and use them. “The more you work, the more you go up the ladder.” was her advise to young students.

In the course of the discussion several students raised technical queries asking her whether one could show the “navarasas” while depicting a nayaki’s association with her lover in “jaavali”, to which Jaya responded that it might not be always possible for a creative artiste to achieve that.
 
However, according to her the static “bhava” of a composition or choreography would decide what “rasas” could be employed. One of the participants performing a small dance step depicting how even “bhibatsa rasa” (showing disgust) could be employed even where “shringara” was the running theme. Here Jaya observed that this could be achieved only if the artiste is a virtuoso one and had a creative edge.

One of the students queried if the compositions in Telugu or Tamil could be translated into local languages. Jaya responded saying that there was nothing wrong in it but only after seeking the requisite permission from the author, if alive, she said.  In the event of his or her death, the permission of the author’s relatives should be sought, she added.

In the later part of the day, she performed for the benefit of the participants. Among those who attended the workshop were Muralidhar Rao, Master Vithal, Sumangala Ratnakar, Rashmi Saralaya, Vidya Manoj, Dayanand and Ramya Rao.