Twenty Eight Dance Dramas on Buddhist Themes in Sanskrit and Tamil. Composed by Professor V. Subramaniam. (Venkateswarier Subramaniam, 1920-2004)

July 1, 2009

Performances at Carleton University, Ottawa

Title of production

Date performed

Performed by

1

Sujata

23 June 1979

Sudha Chandrasekar & dancers

2

Yasodhara

23 June 1979

Kalpalatha & PEALI

3

Maya's Dream

27 November 1981

Asha Singh & dancers

4

Angulimala

8 January 1983

Prof. V. K. Chari & Ananthy

5

Mahakanya Sangha

8 January 1983

Sheila, Chandra, Janani & dancers

6

Salama Vinasam

21 January 1984

Sheila, Prof. Chari, Deepti Gupta

7

Nrutya Prasutih

21 January 1984

Sheila, Geetha, Janani, Prof. Chari

8

Vasavadatta

10 November 1984

Vasanthalakshmi & Narasimhachari

9

Yasodhara

10 November 1984

Vasanthalakshmi & Narasimhachari

10

Madhavi

30 November 1985

Sudha Chandrasekar & dancers

11

Nrutya Prasutih

30 November 1985

Sheila, Geetha, Janani, Prof. Chari

12

Manimekhalai

29 November 1986

Sudha Chandrasekar & dancers

13

Rajya Sri

27 May 1988

Kalpalatha & PEALI

14

Krishnaveni

26 November 1989

Vasantha Krishnan & Nrithyalaya

15

Buddhavatara

26 January 1991

Vasantha Krishnan & Nrithyalaya

16

Arya Satyam

23 August 1992

Sudha Chandrasekar & dancers

17

Ambapali

12 June 1993

Vasantha Daniel & dancers

18

Homage to Buddha.

Excerpts from five dance dramas performed in five different styles.

26 November 1994

Saveeta Sharma, Ritha Devi, Prof. V.K. Chari, Vasantha Daniel, Sumathi Rao and their dancers.

1 comment:

Sudhamini said...

It was so beautiful and enlightening to work with Prof Subramanyam and Jaya Aunty. We performed Ambapalu, Sujatha, Madhavi, Nritya Prasuthi, Manimelhalai, And Arya Sathyam. Unforgettable performances for knowledgeable audiences, that greatly enlightening. We miss them both and wAnt to oegirm these again. If their sin Gautham can be contacted , we would like to touch base with him. Thank you.