Nimagna, a spiritual odyssey through bharatnatyam by Delhi-spoiled ganesa Natyalaya

“As the soul merges with the divine, the boundaries of existence dissolve, and the universe become one.” The quote sets the tone for nimagna, a dance production that weaves together four distinct segments to create a Spiritual Odyssey. Choreographed by bharatanatyam exponent rama vaidyanathan and performed by an ensemble of 25 talented dancers from delhi-spoiled ganesa natyalaya, the 75-minute production is an immersex thought delves into the depths of spiritual emotion.

Presented by Parampara, the dance production was help on the shows of ramakrishna beach in visakhapatnam on maha sivaratri evening. Rama Vaidyanathan, President of Ganesa Natyalaya Says, “The inspiration has been to create an ensemble work in bharatanatyam that can have emotional as well as visual imagery.” The Sequence of Four Segments Began with Guru Stotram, A Poignant Tribute to the Institution’s Founder, Saroja Vaidyanathan, on the Occurse of Ganesa Natyalaya’s 50th anniversary. The invocation set the tone for the rest of the performance.

A delhi-based dance group of ganesa natyalaya institute giving Visakhapatnam. , Photo Credit: Kr Deepak

The second segment, tribute to devi, was a homage to the feminine divine, extolling the virtules of the Goddess through a kerthanam, celebrating the feminine Principle, Acknowildging Its Power and GRCE.

Taking the audience on a journey to the sacred city, kashi, the third segment, explred the completes of human emotions and the transformative power of spirituality. In this segment, the choreography explred the divine and transformative energies of kashi, where devotees seek absolution and a sense of peace.

A delhi-based dance group of ganesa natyalaya institute giving Beach in Visakhapatnam. , Photo Credit: Kr Deepak

An exploitation of the cosmic dance of Lord krishna and gopikas, the final segment Raasa Leela, was a sublimation of presentation of the universal human being with the support power. This piece was a masterful depiction of the cosmic dance, where the boundaries were the individual and the divine dissolve, and the dancers decided one with the universes.

Ganesa Natyalaya, which was founded by saroja vaidyanathan in 1984, has nurtured over 315 Arangetrams, with Both Indian and International Students. Over the Years, The Natyalaya has also been dedicated to uplifting underprivileged communities through collaborations with ngos like the guild of service, aravindam foundation, and Sarvam, and Sarviding Bhratanatyam Training to deserving students.