Trikala Jathi | Meghana Krishnan | Bharatanatyam

A Trikala Jathi tests my nervous system no matter how small or big it is. It tests just how much I can stay in the moment without thinking of the next one. How much I can give without thinking of how capable I assume myself to be. It truly, truly tests if I can forget the previous second. It also teaches me, every single time I dance, never to hold back, thinking I will conserve more of myself for all the intensity to come because the more I dance, the more warmed up I am, and I am always left with more energy than when I began.

And yet, I encounter these nerves every single time I dance, without fail 😂 As much as it freaks me out, I love it because a Trikala Jathi is a reminder to simply shut up, tune out the chaos and dance.

An excerpt from a Jathi composed and choreographed by Sri. Adyar K. Lakshman, taught to me by Smt. Jayanthi Subramaniam.

Nattuvangam: Sri. Renjith Babu
Mridangam: Sri. V. Vedakrishnan

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