IndianRaga's video: Essence of Ranganatha Kuchipudi Dance

The song is Rangapura Vihara by Muttuswamy Dikshitar to Ranganatha - reclining form of Lord Vishnu. His bhakti(devotion) is depicted throughout the song by describing Lord Rama's avatar of Vishnu. Various elements such as Garuda (the king of birds) as his vehicle, the serpent Sesha as his bed, the sun & moon as his eyes, his bow, his blue skin etc. are described in this song. The idea of this production is to use the traditional dance-drama elements of kuchipudi and weave it with fast paced Nritta to keep the pace and feel of the choreography varying throughout. The Angikabhinayam (expression of limbs) has a lot of variation to show Rama, his consort Sita, his vehicle Garuda, Shanku, Chakra, his blue skin, his bow (kodanda), his snake bed (vishnu's avataram). The Vachikabhinayam (expression of speech) focuses on showcasing the bhakti bhavam by impersonating Muthuswamee who is singing this song out of devotion to Lord Ranganatha. The Nritta portions play with incorporating dynamic speeds while maintaining the rhythm. Music from IndianRaga Fellowship Production Rangapura Vihara 2.0 by Shravan Kumar Ramani, Vinod Krishnan, Mayukha Kashyap and Nagaari. Watch the Music Video at https://youtu.be/EgnYWiBdfkY The Dancers can be reached at Pushkara Chagani https://www.instagram.com/natyaholic/ (@natyaholic) https://youtube.com/channel/UCBFTEbhfCjXjdb7iztcIPXA https://www.facebook.com/pushkara.chaganti/ Sahithi Vegunta To feature in an IndianRaga production, apply to be an IndianRaga Fellow at indianraga.com/fellowship IndianRaga brings together the best musicians and dancers across 60 international cities to collaborate on high quality music videos viewed by millions of people globally. The genres we work with are rooted in Indian classical performing arts and include Carnatic music (South Indian classical music), Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), semi-classical music, contemporary and fusion music, Indian classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, and also ballet, tap, contemporary dance. Our productions also include a wide range of instruments including mridangam, tabla, sitar, violin, flute/bansuri, veena, ghatam, and new-age categories like music arrangement and production with EDM, Trap, Pop amongst others. Our most popular innovations include classical cover songs, a cappella, mashups and remixes of the latest viral pop hits in both western and Indian music. Anyone can apply to join our collaborations, and you can visit www.indianraga.com for more details and application process.