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Varshini by Rangoli Dance Company
Premiered - 2010
Varshini the rain goddess resides in everyone’s heart, gives ultimate bliss, represents joy, purification, and renewal. Life-giving rain, bridging heaven and earth, is a metaphor for the choreography and music. Legend has it that the melody, ‘Amrithavarshini’ was sung to invoke rain and ensure bountiful harvests. The piece depicts rain as a symbol of new beginnings and blessings.

Choreography: Malathi Iyengar

Dancers: Shivani Aysola, Vyshnavi Aysola, Lakshmi Iyengar

Music Composition: Muthuswamy Dikshitar (c. 18th - 19th Century). Prelude by Embar Kannan, Gurumurthy G., Srihari Rangaswamy

Raga, Amruthavarshini. Tala, Aadi.

Nandakumar Unnikrishnan (Vocal), Malathi Iyengar (Vocal), Gurumurthy G (Mridangam, Vocal), Embar Kannan (Violin), Srihari Rangaswamy (Morsing, Kanjara)

MOKSHA, A 40th Anniversary Performance

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Hollywood, California

Lighting Design – Shawn Fidler

Sculpture & Set Design – Suresh Iyengar

Videography - Serg Swiderski, Perfect Video

Special Thanks to Eileen Cooley, Lighting Designer Emerita

"Rangoli Dance Company's ‘Moksha’ – a 40th Anniversary Performance is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture and Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs."

Thank you - Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies & Individual Donors

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