MANJARI
Mystique Fragrances
Manjari turns our gaze towards the flowers that quietly shape our world, yet so often remain unseen. We offer them in prayer, wear them in our hair and surround ourselves with their beauty, rarely pausing to wonder at the lives they hold. What stories might emerge if we looked beyond a flower’s colour and into its heart?
Through an original solo work in the repertoire format, Divya uncovers the mythological, philosophical and spiritual worlds concealed within flowers, inviting audiences to encounter them not merely as objects of beauty, but as vital, living presences.
There is a world that Manjari would like to take the audience to – a striking world that emanates from the ubiquitous petals of joy, where bloom and gloom are not just mundane phenomena but a celebration of the cycle of life itself.
CREDITS
Original Music Score and Lyrics: DS Srivathsa
Rhythmic Compositions: Srihari Rangaswamy
Concept and Script: Divya Ravi and Sharan Subramanian
Choreography, Presentation, Narration: Divya Ravi
Musicians: DS Srivathsa, DV Prasanna Kumar, Srihari Rangaswamy, Mahesha Swamy, Shubha Santhosh, Karthik Dattar
PAST PRESENTERS
Epicentre, India Habitat Centre, LshVa Performance Series, Rasa Sanje, Dharani Kalotsav, SABHA (Kuwait), InDisha Festival, Ganabharati (Mysore), Friends of Elephants Festival
“A good grip over the artistic medium, a transparent countenance that can reflect required emotions convincingly and a creative initiative to lend a new dimension to the established format-all these are sure signs of a successful stage presentation. Divya’s thematic margam is a laudable attempt to offer the audience the old in a new packing which is one way of 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
“The interim jathis exemplified sophisticated choreography and Divya’s sense of aesthetics and technique shone through the entire item.” Harish Bal (The Hindu)
“Several senior artistes appreciated the research and deep thought put into this unusual margam, which was like “a garland of flowers”. Indeed, so consummate was Divya’s artistry that the fragrance of the flowers was almost felt by the audience!” Anna Rao (The Hans India)
“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)
“Well- researched and sensitively-conceived Margam by this versatile artiste deals with the rare and often ignored stories about the mythological, philosophical and spiritual significance behind flowers.” Manjari Sinha (The Statesman)
“Divya’s abhinaya for all these concepts elicited lot of appreciation from the audience…The concept was interspersed with well-choreographed jathis, which were delightfully executed by Divya with absolute precision.” A Boothalingam (narthaki.com)
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