Repertoire

Repertoire

11 Seasons

The Repertoire will include a Margam in the first series and subsequently include other choreography that has made its way onto the stage in Bharatanatyam performances. All the work will be choreographed by Rukmini Vijayakumar. The Repertoire is structured in such a way that it goes from basic and essential to explorative. Please work your way through the repertoire from the beginning in order to assimilate and understand the intent of the Raadha Kalpa method. The Repertoire section will be supplemented by live video streaming classes periodically. The release of new choreography will be paced such that students have enough time to work on the previous choreography.

The Margam in todays performance arena has changed substantially to include many other types of choreography. The Margam that we will first introduce will consist of a Pushpanjali, a Saraswati stuti, a Varnam, Padam and Tillana. Very often dancers choose to dance a Kautvam, Mallari or Allaripu as the invocatory piece. The Varnam is also often substituted by other work in a similar format. The other structures of choreography will be introduced after the first Margam is completed.

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Repertoire
  • Mishra Alaripu : Introduction

    Episode 1

    The Alaripu is the first piece that anyone learns in Bharatanatyam as a student. Alaripu means to bloom. It begins with isolations of the head, shoulders, neck and then progresses into larger movement of the torso.

    This Alaripu is in the Mishra Chapu Tala with the 'Tirupugazh' sung at the backgr...

  • Mishra Alaripu : Part 1

    Episode 1

    The Alaripu is the first piece that anyone learns in Bharatanatyam as a student. Alaripu means to bloom. It begins with isolations of the head, shoulders, neck and then progresses into larger movement of the torso.

    This Alaripu is in the Mishra Chapu Tala with the 'Tirupugazh' sung at the backg...

  • Mishra Alaripu : Part 2

    Episode 2

    The Alaripu is the first piece that anyone learns in Bharatanatyam as a student. Alaripu means to bloom. It begins with isolations of the head, shoulders, neck and then progresses into larger movement of the torso.

    This Alaripu is in the Mishra Chapu Tala with the 'Tirupugazh' sung at the backg...

  • Mishra Alaripu : Part 3

    Episode 3

    The Alaripu is the first piece that anyone learns in Bharatanatyam as a student. Alaripu means to bloom. It begins with isolations of the head, shoulders, neck and then progresses into larger movement of the torso.

    This Alaripu is in the Mishra Chapu Tala with the 'Tirupugazh' sung at the backg...

  • Mishra Alaripu : Part 4

    Episode 5

    The Alaripu is the first piece that anyone learns in Bharatanatyam as a student. Alaripu means to bloom. It begins with isolations of the head, shoulders, neck and then progresses into larger movement of the torso.

    This Alaripu is in the Mishra Chapu Tala with the 'Tirupugazh' sung at the backgr...