Lec-dems from Shabda

[rshankar]

I posted this in http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 03#p201603

Thanks to the OP for kindling an interest in the site. The most moving lec-dem for me was this, on the similarities between architecture and choreography. The speaker, Sri Jayachandran was very eloquent (although I think he could have been a bit more specific, but in 30 minutes there is only that much one can do, I guess). The layered significance of each (seemingly very simple) set of movements choreographed by Smt. Rukmini Devi was brought out in two examples: the first was rUpamu jUci, and the other was mukhattai kATTiyE (which also served to let me know how ignorant I was when attempting to translate this extremely complex concept). While her esthetic sensibilities were clear for all to see, these examples serve to demonstrate that she was a very intellectual choreographer as well.

[sruthi]

I agree with you. This is an excellent lec-dem

Also enjoyed the one on padam and music.