Merging the two worlds
Praise him with the timbrel tambura and dance Bharatanatyam:
praise him with stringed
instruments veenai and
organs harmoniums.
Praise him upon the loud
cymbals salangai: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals mridangam and nattuvangam. Let every thing that hath breath praise
the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Psalms 150: 4-6
Kalairani Natya Saalai (KNS)
Guru/Artistic Director: Rani David
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1909 Wooded Way, Adelphi, MD 20783 Tel: 301-439-7264 kns@ranidevi.com
BENEFIT PERFORMANCES & FUND RAISERS
GLIMPSE OF
INDIA--Program for Schools--
- Bharatanatyam Dance School in Maryland, USA
- Established in 1984 -- untiringly serving the
community for 18 years
- Non-profit Organization
- Choreographed/Staged 252 Bharatanatyam numbers
(traditional, classical, Bharathiyar's, Kavadisinthu, Christian, dramas,
etc.) and more than 200 cultural dances
- Arangetrams & Workshops
- Post Arangetram 'Sishyas' preparing for
'Rengaprajvalanam'
- Bharatanatyam to Christian themes
a word
from the Guru...I cannot refer to this as Christian Bharatanatyam. That will
be incorrect perhaps even a blasphemy. One cannot deny that this art form has
its origin in Hinduism. I have no authority to change it to 'Christian'
Bharatanatyam. I have carefully widened the horizon by adapting this art form
to Christian themes without marring the purity, sanctity and rasa. --- Rani
PROGRAMS click
for details
- Peace Fest, February 2003
- New York Kristhuva Kovil, November 2002
- Ecumenicon, March 2001
- Aadhi, July 2000
- Arangetram completely on Christian themes, November 1999
- Art Reach -- Texas, June 1998
- Annai Velankani at the National Shrine, May 1997
- Bharatanatyam as a Sermon at the Evangelists' Retreat in NY, 1996
- Yesu-Yesu-Yesu, January 1994
ITEMS
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Although to date more than 36 items have been
choreographed and staged on Christian themes, some of them are prominent and
have been a challenge to the guru and the dancers.
- Dasaniyamaha 'Ten Commandments'
- Psalms 103
- Dhristibedha from Natya Shastra in Psalms 121
- Annai Mariyalae
- The Five Women in Christ's Life
- Kurathi
- Varnam on Second Coming
- Alabanai Seiguvaen
ARTICLES
- On
the Guru, Rani David,
1999
- The Art of Christianizing, 2000