Bharatanatyam | Enneramum Undhan - Devagandhari Raga | Kalaimamani Lakshmi Viswanathan

Bharatanatyam | Enneramum Undhan - Devagandhari Raga | Kalaimamani Lakshmi Viswanathan
Lakshmi Vishwanathan is a leading exponent of Bharatanatyam, the classical dance of South India. She has been described as a "poetic dancer", and a "dancer’s dancer". Born in 1944, her performance career spanning fifty years has been a rare cultural phenomenon because Lakshmi combines in her art the spirit of the renaissance of Indian dance, the essence of which is a combination of tradition and innovation. An artiste who never dilutes classicism, Lakshmi is a creative dancer who represents the essence of the Tanjavur tradition of Bharatanatyam noted for its grace, excellent technique, lyricism and expressive Abhinaya. She has mastered a vast traditional repertoire, and added to it, her own compositions and choreography. She has also researched and directed several dance-theatre productions with new and un-explored themes.
Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest and most popular forms of classical dance that originated in Tanjore district in Tamil Nadu in South India. The origin of this dance can be traced to the sage Bharata Muni's Natyasastra.
Bharatanatyam also spelt Bharathanatyam, is a Classical dance form of South India, said to be originated in Thanjavoor of Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam It was known as "Daasiyattam" since performed by Devadasies in temples of Tamil Nadu long ago. The name 'Bharatanatyam' is derived from three basic concepts of Bhava, Raga and Thaala.
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