Sheejith Krishna
The 10 o clock slot of Krishna Gana Sabha on the 19th of December was given to the vibrant male dancer Sri.Sheejith Krishna. Packed with a reasonable audience, He began the concert with celebration of the Sun, a “vachana kavithai” of Subramanya Bharathiyar in Surya ragam where the poet indicates the Sun as the slayer of darkness and wonders that it is the same sun that awakens and obliterates life. This was executed with great depth and thoughtful choreography.
The main item of the recital was a rare Sapta raga Sapta tala composition of the Tanjore Quartet. “Ninaithodi Vanden” was in Dhutika bhavam where the Nayika longing for Lord Brihadeeswara comes in the eyes of Sakhi. As the composition is musically rich with Ghana ragas, it is easy for a dancer to emote with ease. Interspersed with crisp jathis which put the audience in awe, Sheejith Krishna’s interpretation for the sahithyam was also very rich filled with many metaphors and similes.
He then presented a work from the Sangam literature( Kurunthogai, a conversation between the hero and the heroine. The hero proposes his love and asks how did we meet each other? As the hero belongs to a royal family and she is from an average one, the heroine denies though she has love for him. It was presented in Mohanam, Bageshri and Behag. This was followed by his masterpiece” Kalabairavashtakam” and concluded with Lalgudi Jayaraman’s Pahadi thillana. The versatile members of the orchestra were Sri.G.Srikanth on the vocal, Sri.Girish on the nattuvangam, Sri.Ramesh Babu on the mridangam, Sri. Eashwar Ramakrishnan on the violin and Sri. Suryanarayanan on the flute.
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