The Articulate festival’s series 43 saw an alliance of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, The Artistes and Articulate Trust for Arts with a mission to support classical dance arts and showcase the artistes’ artistry. Mysore B. Nagaraj, Managing Trustee of Articulate Trust for Arts, curates the show. The line-up was one Kathak and three Bharathanatyam artistes sharing their concerts to a packed Prof. Y. T. Thathachari Auditorium in Vijayanagar, on the 3rd of November 2019.
Karthik B. Shetty, Bengaluru, disciple of Guru Mysore B Nagaraj, performed Kathak through three compositions dominated by Nrutta aspect of the dance form. He began with a Shiva Stuti followed by series nrutta composition emoting the joy that Shiva in his Ananda Tandava. After this Hindu repertoire, Karthik presented a Triwat in Raga Madhuvanti and a Tarana in Raga Darbari reflecting the Islamic touch to art. All three compositions were set in Teen Taal.
