High energy performance by Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya
The Hindu
Lakshmi’s use of the stage and of adavus was in her guru’s trademark style
It looked like Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya had wings on her feet as she moved across the wide expanse of the stage in her entry piece ‘Jaime jaime’ (Gambhira Nattai, tisra Adi). She effortlessly maintained the high energy levels through her recital for The Music Academy, following her guru Chitra Visweswaran’s vibrant style, which highlights ideas of space, natyarambha and adavus in diagonal lines.
The dancer also presented her guru’s choreographies, making the pieces her own with the degree of passion and joy she brought to the performance.

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