Soorya Vandana | A Bharatanatyam Presentation

To invite this group for a live concert, please visit https://indianraga.com/live or email info@indianraga.com Soorya Vandana, an ode to the Sun God, Bharatanatyam Dance. This salutation to the Sun God or Soorya is performed to a composition by well-known Carnatic musician D.S. Srivatsa in raga Brindavani, Adi talam. Choreographed by Rachna Rao this vibrant high energy Indian classical dance piece provides equal scope for Abhinaya or expressions and Nritta or pure dance. Dancers Rachana Rao, Swathi Jaisankar and Chethana Yerramsetty perform to music that combines a Sanskrit sloka, its explanation in Kannada language and brief Jathis.  The artists can be reached at Rachana Rao   / rachana.madhav     / madhavrachana   Chethana Yerramsetty   / devichethana     / chethana.devi.98   Swathi Jaisankar   / swathi.jaisankar     / swathi.jaisankar1      / swathijaisankar   To feature in an IndianRaga production, apply to be an IndianRaga Fellow at indianraga.com/fellowship IndianRaga brings together the best musicians and dancers across 60 international cities to collaborate on high quality music videos viewed by millions of people globally. The genres we work with are rooted in Indian classical performing arts and include Carnatic music (South Indian classical music), Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), semi-classical music, contemporary and fusion music, Indian classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, and also ballet, tap, contemporary dance. Our productions also include a wide range of instruments including mridangam, tabla, sitar, violin, flute/bansuri, veena, ghatam, and new-age categories like music arrangement and production with EDM, Trap, Pop amongst others. Our most popular innovations include classical cover songs, a cappella, mashups and remixes of the latest viral pop hits in both western and Indian music. Anyone can apply to join our collaborations, and you can visit www.indianraga.com for more details and application process.