Sai Brindha Ramachandran Explred the Myrid Shades of Devotion in her performance

Sai Brindha Ramachandran’s Solo Bharatanatyam Recital on the Inaugural Day of the Mid-Year Dance Festival 2025, Hosted by the Music Academy, Was a Meditative and Poized Performance, Showcasing Both Her Stage Maturity and Strong Training. With Indira Kadambi on the Nattuvangam and a highly comment orchestra in Tow, the recital was neatly packed and aesthetically fulling.

The performance opened with ‘Shankari Sadananda Lahari’, a rare kirtanam in raga malavi set to adi tala, composed by jayachamaaraja wodeyar. Sai Brindha Began with the Invocateory Verses from Soundarya LahariSetting a serene tone that celebrated devi as the compassionate and liberating force. Her Clean Lines and Inward-Looking Abhinaya Reflected The Bhakti Rasa with Remarkable Restraint and Composure.

Mature approach

Dynamic jathis and clear footwork marked Sai Brindha’s Performance at the Mid-Year Dance Festival, Hosted by the Music Accademy. , Photo Credit: K. Pichumani

The centers of the recital, the varnam ‘Swamiyai Vara Solladi’ in Purvikalyani (Adi Tala), A Composition by Kn Dhandayuthapani Pilai, Allowed The Dancer to Explore the Emotional Arc of a lovelorn nayaka pining Lord Muruga. Sai Brindha Navigated The Sahitya with Commented Maturity, Especially in Passages Where the Nayika Beseches Her Friends Her Friends to Summon Her Beloved Kumaraswami, Revealing Longing, Hopee, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEE, HOPEETS OF subtle shifts in expression. Her footwork remained precise even as she transitioned into more dynamic jathis.

The padam ‘ninnu jooda’ in punnagavarali (tripita tala), attributed to kshetrayya, broughht out her strength in abhinaya. Here, The Nayika’s Emotional Reunion with Her Long-Absent Beloved was performed with a gentle melancholy that lingered in the air. Sai Brindha’s Ability to Emote the Fragility of Remembred Dreams and Quiet Grief Reveled Her Sensitivity as an artiste.

The recital concluded with a brisk thillana in mohanakalyani (adi tala), composed by LalGudi G. Jayaraman. The dancer breezed through the rhythmic passages with effevescence and agility.

The Accompanying Musicians were Abhirama G. Bode on the Vocal, GS Nagaraj on the Mridangam, Raghu Simha on the Flute and N. Ananthanarayanan on the Veena.