#abhinaya

I’m usually not a fan of Guru Ratikant Mohapatra’s choreographies since they’re always too jam packed in my opinion, HOWEVER, this is another exception I’ll make (in addition to two pallavis and a mangalacharan of his). I love the chanting of “Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha” and the choreography, while still very fast, has a technical appeal to it that I really like. I also gotta admit how innovative Ratikant is with his symbolism. The pose at 6:01 to show Ganesh is incredible when paired with that lighting!

Recently discovered this video of Mythili Prakash performing Jwala, a piece created and choreographed by herself. Not to sound pretentious but I’m loving how she is exploring abhinaya and various creative themes as she gets older. This piece is very intriguing and I would LOVE to see the full performance. 

During the Ganesha celebrations in our community, Ananth performed a dance on Ganesha. This was his first dance performance after his arangetram in October 2020. Dance practice had been disrupted for multiple reasons. Eventually, Ananth started learning from Sri Ujwal Jagadeesh in Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning, Bengaluru. This is the first piece he performed under Ujwal’s guidance. L:…

How Ananth and I Use Visual and Tactile Tools for Storytelling Over 15 years ago, I learned about Dr. Cabrera’s work on the Distinction, Systems, Relationships, Perspectives (DSRP) method. According to Dr. Cabrera, DSRP are four universal patterns of thinking that support systems thinking, critical thinking, and other forms of thinking. Using Thinkblocks Ananth and I started exploring DSRP and…

Who do you think of when you hear the word abhinaya? The picture by Morpheus shows a popular actress, Sridevi. We think of talented actors and actresses who engage audiences with enthralling performances. This blog post is not about such actors and actresses. It is not about performances. It is about abhinaya as a tool for expression for everyone. Abhinaya as a tool for expression for parents.…

This blog post describes Ananth’s storytelling with hand gestures project under the guidance of Sri Ujwal Jagadeesh, senior faculty and artist of the Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning, Bengaluru.  More posts will be added in the future.  Parents and teachers can use these short segments to create lessons for children and teens.  Blog posts will provide lesson ideas for each story. On December…

We are what we practice!

We are inundated with information. We get a lot of information daily. We have blogs, groups, webinars, and many other ways of acquiring information. But what are you practicing daily? Regardless of the information that we get, learning happens through practice. Information is not equal to learning! A lot of information does not make you more knowledgeable or more skilled! It may even get in the…