THILLANA
Ragam: Mohanam
Talam: Rupakam
Composer: Madhurai N. Krishnan
The Thillana once again brings us to the realm of pure dance. The sculpturesque poses of Bharatha Natyam are rendered in dance as the Indian Gopuram is to the temple architecture. The dance through sheer play of rhythm and melody seems to derive unlimited energy from Bhumi (the earth) thereby emphasising its seemingly timeless quality.
Orchestra:-
Nattuvangam: Shri Shankar Kandasamy
Vocal: Shri Nandakumar Unnikrishnan
Mridangam: Shri Vasanthapuram Ramamurthy Chandrashekar
Violin: Shrimathi Kanagamani Vijayendra
Flute: Shri G Sridhar Gopala Raman
Dancers:
Imran Syafiq bin Mohd Affandi
Kimberly Yap Choy Hoong
Both Imran Syafiq and Kimberly are Bachelor of Dance graduates from Faculty of Dance ASWARA trained under multicultural syllabus of dance such as Malay Dance (Classical and Folk), Chinese dance (Folk dance), Indian Dance (Classical Bharatanatyam), Ballet and Contemporary as well. Both are now in Ask Dance Company (also known as ASWARA dance company) as the principal dancers. They learn Bharatanatyam under the guidance of Shri Shankar Kandasamy and Shrimathi Vasuki Sivanesan from The Temple of Fine Arts Kuala Lumpur.