Kodhai's Dream

Choreography - Malathi Iyengar (Los Angeles, USA)
Production - Rangoli Foundation
A thematic Bharatanatyam performance featuring the sacred sayings (Thiruppavai and Nachiar Thirumozhi) of the saint poet Aandal also known as Kodhai (8th Century A.D. Tamilnadu, India).
Kodhai's Dream (Premiere 2006), Hollywood.
Music Composition & Arrangement -- Rajkumar Bharathi
Music for Layer 1 (Introducing Young Kodhai), Layer 3 (The Auspicious Dream) & Epilogue (Jatiswaram) - Rajkumar Bharathi., Music for 'Shakthi Sahitha Ganapathi' -- Muthuswami Dikishithar,
Music for 'Oruthi Magannay Pirandhu' & 'Maale Manivanna' -- Ariakudi Ramanuja Iyengar,
Music for' Karpuram Narumo' -- T. M. Thiagarajan.
Narrations -- Malathi Iyengar
Sound Design -- David Karagianis

Rangoli Dance Company
Lakshmi Iyengar, Malathi Iyengar, Hema Iyer, Mary Khetani, Shaheen Sheik, & Soumya Sundaresh

Rangoli Dancers (featured as Kodhai's friends, devotees, musicians, & wedding procession participants).
Sheila Aula , Shivani Aysola, Shayan Chalan, Sheel Jagani, Sarah Mathew, Sandhya Rajan, & Aarti Rao

Introducing Rangoli Dancer, Kalpa Viswanadhan as young Kodhai

Lighting Design - Eileen Cooley
Set Design (Sculpture of Vishnu) -- Suresh Iyengar
Production Design & Costume Coordination -- Lakshmi Iyengar
Flower Garlands -- Sharada & Venkatachalan


January 6, 2007 - Performance in Bangalore, India
Rangoli Dance Company:
Lakshmi Iyengar & Shaheen Sheik (disciples of Malathi Iyengar)

Dancers from India:
Krishnakshi Sharma (disciple of Dhananjayans)
Swarna R. (disciple of C. V. Chandrashekhar & Kalakshetra dancer)
Kirti Ramgopal (disciple of Padmini Ramachandran)
Padmini Upadhya (disciple of Narmada)
Introducing Jyothsna Ramesh as young Kodhai (disciple of Radhika Shurajit)
Vidya Balachandra & Ranjana Upadhya (disciples of Soundarya Srivathsa)
Anjali Herur (disciple of Praveen Kumar)

Lighting - Venkatram
Production - Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture (Los Angeles, USA)
Presented by Rasika Academy of Performing Arts, Bangalore, India

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[gsathyu]

I remember Krishnakshi from a tamil film that she worked in! Amazing performances!

[gsathyu]

I remember Krishnakshi from a tamil film that she worked in! Amazing performances!

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Ur shows are soooo awesome.. do u have a facebook?? Ur comapnies page seems to be quite inactive.. how do i keep track of ur shows?

[indian12american]

omg, this is soooooo awesome!