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Parampara Series 30th edition opens in Delhi despite rain
The 30th Parampara Series, Natya Tarangini's annual dance and music festival, opened at Kamani Auditorium in Delhi earlier this month despite heavy rain. The audience turned up for the event, which celebrated…
The 30th Parampara Series, Natya Tarangini's annual dance and music festival, opened at Kamani Auditorium in Delhi earlier this month despite heavy rain. The audience turned up for the event, which celebrated two themes: Kutumbh, bringing performing arts families together, and Shishya, highlighting the guru-shishya tradition.
The opening evening featured a Kuchipudi recital with live vocals and instruments including tabla, mridangam, violin and flute. Dancers performed an ode to Krishna and concluded with Shiva Tarangam, combining intricate footwork on brass plate rims. Kuchipudi exponent Kaushalya Reddy is the festival curator.
The Kutumbh theme was showcased by sitarist Shubhendra Rao, cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas and their son Ishaan Rao performing together. They played a self-composed piece called Trinity, based on Raga Hemavati from the Carnatic tradition, followed by a composition by Ishaan.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Parampara Series, started by Kuchipudi exponents Raja and Radha Reddy in the mid-1990s, has grown into one of Delhi's most anticipated classical arts festivals. By programming families on stage under the Kutumbh theme, the festival implicitly challenges the assumption that classical traditions are dying out. The audience braving a Delhi monsoon for live dance and music suggests sustained demand for such curated heritage programming. The next edition, if it follows precedent, will be in the same venue around the same month next year.
The opening night, with its combination of Kuchipudi dance and cross-genre instrumental collaboration, signals the festival's willingness to blend tradition with contemporary presentations. This approach could draw younger audiences while retaining connoisseurs.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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