Kauthuvam on Parrot | Bharatanatyam Choreography| Sri Mudhraalaya | Indian Classical Dance | TIDE

About the Kavuthuvam
Kavuthuvams are originally ritualistic dances that were performed in Tamil Nadu. This particular kavuthvam is based on a unique theme - parrots and is part of Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswamy’s popular production Suka Marga - Parrots in Indian Art, Thought and Literature.
Striking colours of red and green,
In grey, yellow and purple they are seen.
Flip flop they flutter as a pair Chirpy birds they remove your despair
Bundles of hope they bring with them
If in your dreams you chant their name
An act they’l repeat and repeat the same.
Fighting is a common game
Gliding mountains, scanning the sky
Pecking fruits they happily fly.
Copyright of Music and Choreography: Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswamy
LAKSHMI RAMASWAMY
Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswamy has received the prestigious United States Fulbright Fellowship in Arts and Culture Management in 2000 and has been identified as a ‘TOP’ grade artist of Doordarshan. Her national fellowships include - the senior fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, India and from the Music Academy, Chennai.
She is the founder of Sri Mudhraalaya, now 25 years old. She has nurtured more than 3 generation of dancers. Some of them are marked soloists, graded artists, scholarship holders, independent teachers and PhD scholars.
Apart from the Bharatanatyam repertoire, she has also choreographed more than 25 productions including 3 on Sangam Literature.
Lakshmi Ramaswamy has authored books and also guides PhD research scholars. Her galore of recognitions include ‘Balasaraswathy endowment Award’& ‘Vedantam Satyanarayana Award’ from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha; ‘Yuva Kala Bharati’ and 20 years later the Acharya Kala Bharati from Bharat Kalachar; ‘Kalāchārya Sirōmaņi’ by VDS Arts Academy, ‘Vani Kala Nipuna’ from Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha and ‘Natya Kala Mani’from Trinity Arts Festival and the Kalaimamani Award for the year 2011.
Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India. Originally from Tamil Nadu, it is now practiced throughout the world and is a popular genre in many Indian Dande Festivals. The Bharatanatyam dancer is accompanied with the Nattuvangam, Violin, Mridangam and the Flute along with the Vocal rendition during a Bharatanatyam performance. Originally performed mainly in temple dance, this Indian dance form has now spread across languages, genres, religion and boundaries. A regular Bharatanatyam repertoire consists of an Alarippu, Jathiswaram, Sabdam, Varnam, Padam and a Thillana. The Tanjore Quartet is supposed to have formulated the present day repertoire.
You must have heard the names - Rukmini Devi, Leela Samson, Priyadarshini Govind, Alarmel Valli, Rukmini Vijaykumar, Parshwanath Upadhyay, The Dhananjayan, Prof C V Chandrasekhar, they all come under eminent Bharatanatyam artistes.
Bharatanatyam is an Important Dance Style and is performed in Indian dance festivals & Indian Cultural Events. Dance has always been an integral form of Indian Heritage, Culture & Tradition. Indian Classical Dance Forms have also found their way into the commercial Indian Film Industry. Dance music videos in various Indian are also inspired by Traditional Dance Forms & Classical Dance Styles.
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Today, Bharatanatyam has also been integrated with Kollywood, Mohiniattam with Mollywood, Kuchipudi with Telugu Film Industry - Tollywood, Odissi with Ollywood, Kathak with Bollywood, Kannada & Malayalam Feature Films by the Respective Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood & Mollywood Industry.
People Learn Bharatanatyam in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, USA, UK, Europe, Canada and all other parts of the World.
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