Manjari - Mystique Fragrances
Flowers are splendid creations of Nature; indispensible in our daily lives! And yet we take them for granted.
Have we ever given a Flower a second look and wondered about the profound marvel that it is, loved and revered since time immemorial?
MANJARI is an ode to the magic that resides in flowers;
an attempt to immortalize their role in this world.
CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY, PRESENTATION
Divya Ravi
LYRICS, MUSIC
Karnataka Kalashree DS Srivathsa
RHYTHMS, MRIDANGAM
Srihari Rangaswamy
NATTUVANGAM
DV Prasanna Kumar
FLUTE
Mahesha Swamy
VEENA
Shubha Santhosh
RHYTHM PADS
Kartik Datar
LIGHTING DESIGN
Vinay Chandra
"A laudable attempt to offer the audience the old in a new packing, arousing the audience interest in classical dance which is rarefied these days."
- Ranee Kumar (Narthaki.com)
"A thoroughly researched and most interestingly scripted production!
Titled 'MANJARI', it has set a standard for how the traditional 'Margam' format can be presented with reinvigorated freshness."
- Ramaa Bharadvaj
"MANJARI travelled beyond frames of structure, space and time to present Bharatanatyam in its most affable form, whilst yet within narrative format and mythical story genre."
- Priya Raman
(Kalaparva)
"The interim jathis exemplified sophisticated choreography and Divya’s sense of aesthetics and technique shone through the entire item."
- Harish Bal
(The Hindu)
"MANJARI, the Well-researched and sensitively-conceived Bharatanatyam Margam by this versatile artiste deals with the rare and often ignored stories of flowers."
- Manjari Sinha
(The Statesman)
Manjari Promo
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