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NEELAM...Drowning
in Bliss - Critics Speak
A solo by
Anita Ratnam
75 mins, 2006
| Anita's ingenuity and creativity was all pervasive and conspicuous.....Her artistic magnificence glowed forth.....NEELAM fully showcased her consummate artistry in the exquisite choreography.
M Surya Prasad, The Hindu, Bangalore
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NEELAM represents a significant turning point in solo performances by a mature practitioner. In the confusing conundrum of modernity, Anita Ratnam's performance and articulation established a confident and honest clarity in word and action. A brilliant showcase of dance, theatre, music, lighting and visual design.
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Aniruddhan Vasudevan, NARTANAM, Volume 7, Jan to Mar 2007
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Anita represents a significant
stream of thought in Indian classical dance today: one which gives importance
to the ritual and devotional tradition but which requires to internalise,
in a sense, that tradition before performing it, to create art true to
the self. She hinted at this when she mentioned that after a 12-year hiatus
from the stage while away from India, she knew, by the time she returned,
she could not remain a solo performer of the margam as before.
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Anjana Rajan, Friday
Review, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2007
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"- the
synergy creating a kind of magic with that ageless song, the dance and
the mood of divinity it invoked for those few brief moments."
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Chitra
Mahesh, Deccan Chronicle, Sep 14, 2006
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| "The artiste,
who scored on concept and creativity was Anita Ratnam in 'Neelam.' She
used a ragam-tanam-pallavi format of Dikshitar's 'Rangapura vihara' sung
by Sikkil Gurucharan to visualise Lord Ranganatha through the Ramayana
and the Dasavatara legends. The imaginative use of the long, flower garland
as a prop was another creative add-on. The frieze of Kothanda Rama was
especially dramatic."
Rupa
Srikanth, Friday Review, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2006
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