Parashah, Alchemists of Art celebrate their 10 years ...
As we prepare for our concert on Nov. 9th at the Academy-- I can only think about how Parashah our group traversed the path of natya. 10 years of hard work, fun and creativity.
What is Parashah? oh you guys have formed a company? how come you are all dancers trained under different guru-s....
Constant questions from people in and outside the natya fraternity.
In 2002 , Natya Rangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha (bless them) brought us together.
We that is Roja, Srikanth, Lavanya Ananth(she was part of our group then) did not know each other personally. Knew about each other of course.
I still remember that small meeting room at NGS, where we first met-- where Sujatha mami briefed us about the concert at Bharatiyar Illam, she suggested some songs, we all exchanged numbers, decided on a date to practice and dispersed. Personally at that time I was grieving my dear brother, Mahesh's passing away and never thought that is group will be such an integral part of my natya journey.
We were a quartet with Lavanya, then we were 5 when Aswathy joined us. Now we are back again being a foursome.
Roja is our captain, she steers the ship, she tirelessly works for the group-- kudos to you Rose. It's her positivity and perseverance that's brought us this far together.
Hats off to you Srikanth for your creativity, your detailing in costumes, Aswathy for your quiet support.....
It is this synergy that keeps our group together, we learn to laugh off our differences, really appreciate each others prowess... egos are kept aside...
A decade later, here we are doing our production at the Academy. While many can say that it is a venue, that too chosen by us, and that Music Academy didn't invite us... For us it is the excitement of dancing TOGETHER in that venue, all 4 of us-- Roja, Srikanth, Ashwathi and I-- have anyway danced there solos/duet. I am sure there will be a time when the Academy will invite us (hey I am a positive person)!
When I think of Parashah I am always reminded about that quote
We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”― Albert Einstein
That sums up our group philosophy so well. ..
So as we celebrate our ten years of coming together, come and celebrate along with us
See ya on the 9th.
What is Parashah? oh you guys have formed a company? how come you are all dancers trained under different guru-s....
Constant questions from people in and outside the natya fraternity.
In 2002 , Natya Rangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha (bless them) brought us together.
We that is Roja, Srikanth, Lavanya Ananth(she was part of our group then) did not know each other personally. Knew about each other of course.
I still remember that small meeting room at NGS, where we first met-- where Sujatha mami briefed us about the concert at Bharatiyar Illam, she suggested some songs, we all exchanged numbers, decided on a date to practice and dispersed. Personally at that time I was grieving my dear brother, Mahesh's passing away and never thought that is group will be such an integral part of my natya journey.
We were a quartet with Lavanya, then we were 5 when Aswathy joined us. Now we are back again being a foursome.
Roja is our captain, she steers the ship, she tirelessly works for the group-- kudos to you Rose. It's her positivity and perseverance that's brought us this far together.
Hats off to you Srikanth for your creativity, your detailing in costumes, Aswathy for your quiet support.....
It is this synergy that keeps our group together, we learn to laugh off our differences, really appreciate each others prowess... egos are kept aside...
A decade later, here we are doing our production at the Academy. While many can say that it is a venue, that too chosen by us, and that Music Academy didn't invite us... For us it is the excitement of dancing TOGETHER in that venue, all 4 of us-- Roja, Srikanth, Ashwathi and I-- have anyway danced there solos/duet. I am sure there will be a time when the Academy will invite us (hey I am a positive person)!
When I think of Parashah I am always reminded about that quote
We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”― Albert Einstein
That sums up our group philosophy so well. ..
So as we celebrate our ten years of coming together, come and celebrate along with us
See ya on the 9th.
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