Odissi performance by Jyotsnaa, Principal Dancer of Sutra Foundation

Recently Sutra principal dancer, Jyotsnaa was invited by Shri Siddhartha Nayak (Founder/Director of Houston-based Odissi Academy) to perform Odissi at their 10th episode of Oh, Odissi! One-World, online festival.

​Sutra videographer, Jayaselan captures Jyotsnaa in a compelling video, performing two compositions of different qualities - Shankarabaranam Pallavi (pure dance) & Muha Muhi Kishora (abhinaya) of Guru Pankaj Charan Das and Guru Shrinath Raut respectively, in the inimitable Sutra creative spirit, framed in the lush Sutra & KamaRia gardens.

Sutra Foundation
Presents

Jyotsnaa
Principal Dancer
Sutra Foundation
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Artistic Director
Datuk Ramli Ibrahim

Video & Editing
Jayaselan Jothyswaran, Geethika Sree & Vaniza Vasanthanathan


Shankarabaranam Pallavi
Dance Composition Guru Pankaj Charan Das

The Shankarabharanam Pallavi is a composition of Guru Pankaj Charan Das, one of the pioneer odissi gurus. Pankaj’s approach to both dance and music composition is less embellished than the more known Shankarabharanam Pallavi by the late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra but contains nuggets of authentic odissi dance and music at its best.

Muha Muhi Kishora
Dance Composition Guru Shrinath Raut
Taught by Guru Jyoti Shrivastava

Taken from the work of Odiyan medieval poet, Gopal Krishna, the dance depicts a gopi narrating her unexpected encounter with Krishna on the banks of the Yamuna River.

Jyotsnaa is endowed with natural grace and facility of movement. Within a relatively short time she established herself as one of the audiences’ favourite. Trained in bharatanatyam, odissi, ballet and contemporary dance, Jyotsnaa possesses self-confidence which makes her dance seem effortless and composed, even when under pressure. Jyotsnaa has performed and travelled extensively with Sutra in India and Malaysia.

​For those who would like to watch the full episode, click on the link below:

   • Oh, Odissi! One-World - Episode 10 | ...