Appreciable stage presence

FLUIDITY, FLUENCY and naturalness marked the Bharatanatyam recital of Swetha Gopalan, held at the Music Academy mini hall recently, for Kartik Fine Arts Dance Festival 2001. The danseuse commenced her programme with an invocatory `Pushpanjali' in `Nattai' followed by a slokam and Vasantha `Alarippu' in misra chapu. The entire programme was in praise of Lord Vishnu. Swetha, then presented a unique number ``Trikala Tritala Suladi'' i.e. on three talas misrachapu, rupakam and ata tala. She then presented the important number of the evening, the varnam - ``Thoomasayaga Vidhura Avamanava Thurathi'' in Karnataka Kapi set to rupakam, a composition of Maharaja Swati Tirunal. Swetha danced with total involvement, dedication and naturalness. The rendering of the next song ``Charanam Charanam Yendraney'' in Sourashtram, set to misra chapu portraying Lanka's King Ravaneswaran's brother Vibheeshana, surrendering to Rama, was done well.

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