New Delhi based leading Kuchipudi exponent T Lakshmi Reddy will set the stage on fire with her scintillating performance at the Cube auditorium of Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre on Friday May 16. Recipient of the prestigious SNA Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, Lakshmi Reddy has several performances to her credit both in India and abroad. Besides the technical quality of her performance, Lakshmi excels in Abhinaya too, hence it is always a pleasure to witness her performance as she takes the audience to a different level of artistic and aesthetic expression.
T Lakshmi Reddy is the disciple of the veteran mentors, Padmashri Jayarama Rao and Vanashree Rao, she is undoubtedly among the leading Kuchipudi dancers of the country. Her devotion and her complete involvement in the dramatic distinction that she maintains, while executing various characters in split seconds that keeps the audience spell bound and an occasion to remember and cherish.
The programme is entitled “Sanchari”. Lakshmi says ‘In an era of rapid story telling, Sanchari invites the audience to pause and immerse themselves in the subtleties of emotion, It is an artistic dialogue between discipline and improvisation, between classical precision and interpretative freedom. This solo presentation at Nita Mukesh Ambani Centural Centre(NMACC) aims to celebrate the rich narrative depth of Kuchipudi, while demonstrating its contemporary resonance. It will showcase how Sanchari transforms a simple phrase into a universe of meaning, making the performance an evocative experience for connoisseurs and new audiences alike.
Through Sanchari the dancer does not merely enact a story but becomes the story itself. This solo exploration of Sanchari in Kuchipudi will attribute to the timeless art of storytelling in Indian classical dance – where every glance, every pause and every movement becomes the world in itself. Do not miss this performance of artistic exploration of emotions that will take you on a journey of fantasy, blending with spiritual elevation.
