SAVITRI - 2 episodes - Tamil dance-drama, English sub-titles

“SAVITRI” which received CERTIFICATE FOR CREATIVE EXCELLENCE Award at the 28 th US International Film & Video Festival, Illinois, in 1995, is a 2-part Tamil dance-drama. Based on the internationally acclaimed English classic written by the Indian mystic Sri Aurobindo, the Tamil lyrics are written by Dr.S.Krishnaswamy and set to music by Shyam Joseph. “SAVITRI” is choreographed and performed by Lata & Gita.

AADALENUM JEEVANADHI - 20 EPISODES

The Serial features about 50 top classical dancers who have never been brought together under one cohesive serial of 20 episodes in the past. Celebrities such as Dr.Padma Subrahmanyam, the Kalakshetra Group, the Dhananjayans, the Narasimhacharis, Chitra Visweswaran, Anita Ratnam, Alarmel Valli, Leela Samson, Malavikka Sarukkai, Radha, as well as several groups have participated in the serial.

Every episode has two or three different performers. With photography by Award Winning Cinematographer, Madhu Ambat, the serial has been edited and directed by the well-known dancing duo, LATA & GITA, who have also performed in the serial. Dr.S.Krishnaswamy has functioned as the Creative Consultant, putting together the diverse content with a thread of continuity. The programme has been a big hit in Singapore in terms of audience rating and critical acclaim.

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NATYANJALI – 13 EPISODES

This 13 episode serial on Indian dance forms takes a kaleidoscopic view of every major classical as well as folk dance forms of India with some of the best talents of folk dance and star names of classical dance performing specially for this serial. It includes Bharata natyam, Kathak, Manipuri, Odissi, Chau, Kuchipudi, Mohini Attam, Andhra Natyam, besides folk dances of Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Nagaland, Manipur, Bihar, Karnataka and Tamilnadu.

The serial also explains the underlying unity in diversity of Indian culture as manifested through these different dance forms, which have the under current of links established in the foundation of ancient treatise of Natya sastra. The serial includes one specially composed and choreographed dance number, which features dancers from six classical dance forms performing a single number. The star artistes of classical dance featured include Dr.Padma Subrahmanyam, Shaswati Sen, Nalini & Kamalini, Javeri sisters, Swarupa Sen & Bijyoni Satpati, Kavitha Dwivedi, Kala Krishna, Shoba Naidu, and others.

WHEN THE GODS DANCE – English Serial on Indian Dance in 33 episodes, merging the episodes from NATYANJALI and AADALENUM JEEVANADHI and presented for an audience unfamiliar with Indian Dance forms. Winner of the CERTIFICATE OF CREATIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD at the US International Film & Video Festival, this serial is unique in many ways.

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