Date : 22-Apr-2012

NAUKA CHARITHRAM

HINDU TEMPLE OF CENTRAL TEXAS
OMKARA MAHAGANAPATHY DEVASTHANAM
The GANESHA TEMPLE OF TEXAS
4309 Midway Drive, Temple, TX 76502
www.hindutemple.org /254 771 1270

Presents

NAUKA CHARITHRAM By  St. TYAGARAJA *

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 3:30 P.M.
ADMISSION FREE
Presented by
EXPRESSIONS SCHOOL OF DANCE of DALLAS
(Director Radhika and 15 talented disciples)

Place: Saraswathi Nilayam
Hindu Temple Of Central Texas
4309 Midway Drive
Temple, Texas 76502

Snacks will be provided after the program program

Radhika received her training in Bharata Natyam under Guru ‘Nattuvanga Tilakam’ Madurai Sri T.S. Jayaraman of the renowned Tanjavur school of Sri Kattumannar Koil Muthukumara Pillai.  She has performed extensively in India as well as the USA.
Radhika is a versatile dancer, teacher and prolific choreographer with many productions to her credit.  Her productions include classical dance ballets like “Gopi Krishna”, "Nauka Charitram”, “Reaching Out”, ‘Kuravanji” and “Friends Forever”, as well as thematic theatric shows - “Tamizhukkum Amudendru Peyr”, “Naalam Naalam Thiru Naalam”, “Aanaa Aavannaa”, “The Sands of Thiruvaiyaru”, ”Rangoli”, “Taraana”, “Kohinoor”, “Ramleela”, “Sitara”, “Antara”, “Hatke” – featuring a wide range of classical, light classical, folk and fusion dances. 

As director of Expressions School of Dance, Radhika is very active in the Dallas metroplex - performing, choreographing and training groups of performers for various community and fund-raising cultural events.  She takes pride in teaching people not just to dance but to dance with a passion!

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“Nauka Charitram” is a musical masterpiece of Saint Tyagaraja.  Combining beautiful poetry, music and rhythm, he paints a vivid story of Lord Krishna and the Gopikas taking a boat ride down the river Yamuna.  While enjoying the ride, vanity takes over the Gopikas who start boasting of their own beauty, good fortune and great virtues.  Krishna decides to teach them a lesson and causes storm, rain and panic.   The Gopikas finally realize their folly, shed their vanity and surrender to the Almighty. “Nauka Charitram” – the story of the boat – is presented to you as a dance-drama by a team of 15 talented artists from the Expressions School of Dance.  With scintillating music and attractive choreography, they bring you the profound message of the composer as an audio-visual treat.        

Priests:
    Sreeram Hariharan
    BS Srinidhi
HTCT Board

*WE REGRET THAT THE PROGRAM TO FOLLOW, ANNAMAYYA MADHURABHAKTI GEETHALU'  has been postponed by the touring group due to unavoidable circumstances in India.