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Amrutha Mutyala presents Bharatanatyam Arangetram at Ravindra Bharati
A teenager named Amrutha Mutyala performed a very special Indian classical dance show called an Arangetram.
An Arangetram is the first big public performance a dancer gives after many years of training.
Amrutha learned Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style from southern India, from her teachers Guru Dr. Smitha Madhav and Smt.
Bhargavi Parameswaran.
She danced at the Ravindra Bharati auditorium in Hyderabad on August 7.
Her show included many different numbers, such as prayers to gods, a Varnam, a Thillana, a folk song and the national song Vande Mataram.
She also acted out stories from mythology, showing moments like the tale of Ganesha and Parvati's love for Lord Shiva.
Her teacher, Dr. Smitha Madhav, sang the music and kept the rhythm for her, and everything was recorded beforehand.
Special guests, including a professor and the chief executive of a learning centre, came to watch and support her.
The audience was filled with pride and joy, and the evening marked a beautiful new beginning for Amrutha's dancing journey.
Amrutha Mutyala, disciple of Guru Dr. Smitha Madhav and Smt. Bhargavi Parameswaran, presented her Bharatanatyam Arangetram at Ravindra Bharati on August 7.
The repertoire included Jagannathashtakam, Sundara Natarajam, the Varnam Maate Malayadwaja, a Keertanam, a Thillana, a folk song, and concluded with Vande Mataram.
The entire margam was pre-recorded, with Guru Dr. Smitha Madhav rendering the vocal, nattuvangam, and composing the jatis.
The evening's highlight was Muthiah Bhagavatar's Varnam Maate Malayadwaja in Ragam Khamas, depicting Ganesha's decapitation and Parvati's penance for Lord Shiva.
Prof. Aruna Bhikshu of Hyderabad Central University served as chief guest, and Smt. Yamini Dalal, CEO of Agastya Gurukulam (Bengaluru), was the guest of honour.
Amrutha is pursuing her 11th grade at PAGE Junior College and performed under the guiding ethos of Varna Arts Academy - Daivam, Dharmam, Desam.
- Who
- Amrutha Mutyala, an 11th-grade student at PAGE Junior College and disciple of Guru Dr. Smitha Madhav and Smt. Bhargavi Parameswaran
- What
- Her Bharatanatyam Arangetram, a debut classical dance recital
- Where
- Ravindra Bharati auditorium, Hyderabad
- When
- August 7
- Why
- To celebrate the important milestone of completing years of Bharatanatyam training and mark the beginning of her artistic journey
Key facts
- Dancer
- Kum. Amrutha Mutyala
- Gurus
- Guru Dr. Smitha Madhav and Smt. Bhargavi Parameswaran
- Venue
- Ravindra Bharati
- Date
- August 7
- Repertoire
- Jagannathashtakam, Sundara Natarajam, Varnam, Keertanam, Thillana, folk song, Vande Mataram
- Chief Guest
- Prof. Aruna Bhikshu of Hyderabad Central University
- Guest of Honour
- Smt. Yamini Dalal, CEO of Agastya Gurukulam (Bengaluru)
- Organizing Academy
- Varna Arts Academy







