Sivamayam "Excerpts" Part 1 - Vidaiyatri Vizha 2025 - Sridevi Nrithyalaya - Bharathanatyam Dance

Sivamayam Dance Drama

Choreography - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Lyrics - Dr. S. Raghuraman
Music - Dr. Ghatam S. Karthick

SIVAMAYAM explores the five elements or the PANCHA BHOOTHAs, and our dance drama will show case the origin of the five elements, their religious importance, their role in our mythology, their contribution, our responsibilities to respect and save them etc. This colourful production will display multiple characters from our mythology in scintillating sequences of natya, nruthya and nrutha stringed with the apt presentation of Angika, Vachika, Aharya and Sathvika abhinayas.

This is an excerpt from Scene 7 & 8 from the LIVE performance in the Vidaiyatri Vizha held on April 23, 2025 @ Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore.

Siva as Akasha appears omnipotent yet formless. He takes the form of Natraja and blesses Agasthiya with his divine darshan.

Tarukavanam story & Muyalaga vadam followed by the Ananda Tandavam of Siva are depicted in this scene.

The ballet concludes with a grand finale explaining the importance of five elements and the relationship they hold to reach the Ultimate.


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*One year certificate course in basics of Bharathanatyam (as practised in Sridevi Nrithyalaya)
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