"The sound of her bells "Jhanana Jhanana"
replicated the heartbeat.
The rhythm coincided with the breath.
Every dance move she made,
took her to a world that she had fallen in love with."
replicated the heartbeat.
The rhythm coincided with the breath.
Every dance move she made,
took her to a world that she had fallen in love with."
"JHANANA" is translated as the magical sound of the dancers' anklets. The sound of the anklets is said to purify the atmosphere and transcend the soul of the dancer and her audience. In the main dance piece of the show our attention is brought to the anklets of Mirabai who dances in abandon in a frenzy of devotion to Krishna. This will take us into the last piece where we encounter a lovely lass who is dancing in dedication to Lord Vishnu. Her anklets are jingling - "jhanana jhanana".
ABOUT YAMINI KALLURI
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Yamini Kalluri, a professional Kuchipudi dancer, has been celebrated by the New York Times and BBC as being a teenage Kuchipudi sensation. A disciple of legendary guru, Padmasri Dr. Sobha Naidu, Yamini began exhibiting signs of her extraordinary talent and dedication to dance at a very early age. At the age of 12 she not only began performing throughout India but also began teaching. At 18 she began performing internationally at various prestigious festivals, offering workshops in the UK, the US, Russia, Argentina and Canada.
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A world-class dancer, Yamini is known for her grace, agility and uncompromising perfection. Aiming to bring a new face to Kuchipudi, her ambition and passion led her to move to New York where she now trains in ballet and modern at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary dance and performs and teaches Kuchipudi full time.
Yamini wishes to dedicate this performance in honor of her mother Jyotsna Rao
ABOUT THE ART FORM: KUCHIPUDI
Kuchipudi is one of the nine classical Indian dance styles. It is named after the village called Kuchipudi which is situated in South Indian state, Andhra Pradesh and was founded by Guru Siddhendra Yogi in the 15th century. Kuchipudi, like other classical dance forms in India, traces its roots to the Sanskrit Natya Shastra, a foundational treatise on the performing arts. The beauty of Kuchipudi lies in its quick and intricate footwork, its grace, sculpturesque body movements, and its use of expression to convey moods and feelings. This beautiful practice of Kuchipudi dance follows the tradition of guru-shishya parampara, the teacher-disciple lineage, where the knowledge and skills are passed down from a long succession of gurus and disciples.