Smarami Ramam - Day 5 - Seetha Kalyanam

Smarami Ramam - A dance offering in commemoration of the inauguration of the Bhavya Ram Mandir at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi - series of video excerpts of dance choreographies on Sri Rama by Ananda Shankar Jayant
Smarami Ramam I Day 5 I Seetha Kalyanam
An excerpt from Thyagaraja Ramayanam - a duet that looks at Ramayana through the vision of Thyagaraja with Valmiki Shlokas used for continuity.
Thayagaraja Ramayanam was one of the earliest choreographies of Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant that was created in 1986 as a solo or ekaharya. Since then it has travelled widely becoming one of Ananda’s longest running productions.
Now recast as a duet, this excerpt showcases young Sri Rama breaking the Shiva Dhanush to the Thyagaraja Kriti 'Alakalaladaga' , and is followed by to the Valmiki shloka 'Iyyam Sita mama Suta' that describes the divine wedding the divine wedding of Sri Rama and Sita, and ends with the Thyagaraja Kriti 'Sita Kalyanam Vaibhogama' that describes the wedding rituals of Sita and Rama
Performed by
Ananda Shankar Jayant
Neha Sathanapalli
Concept, Choreography: Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant
Nattuvangam IV Renukaprasad
Vocal : Sathiraju Venumadhav
Mridangam : TP Balasubramaniam
Violin : K Saikumar
Lights : Surya Rao
Video editing : Vinay Datta
Copyright : Shankarananda Kalakshetra