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It was at Tagore Hall of Trivandrum, that Sougandhika Centre for Mohiniattam, established in 2003 by Mohiniattam veteran Dr. Neena Prasad, observed its Lasya Lahari 2025 on July 27, 2025. The programme featured, apart from established senior dancers of the institution, fifteen youngsters celebrating their Margapravesam (formal arangetram like stage initiation). The ambit of the performance in its variety showcased the expansive thrust flowing from a dancer, who combines performance with deep scholarship, with her dance studies including a Doctorate. The understanding of the why of movement, coupled with performance excellence, makes for a dancer whose creativity can open the art form to new vistas, without damaging its stylistic characteristics. And in Neena Prasad's case, the art journey has included artistic support from musician Changanasseri Madhavan Namboothiri, whose Carnatic music compositions, along with his vocal support, make for an excellent take-off point for all her work. This fruitful, unbroken artistic collaboration has had the full support of Neena's Guru, dancer and choreographer Kalamandalam Sugandhi. Contrary to Kavalam Narayana Panicker's prescription that music for Mohiniattam should pertain to the Sopanam tradition alone, Kalamandalam trained dancers, have always based their Mohiniattam on Carnatic music, which, with its long history, certainly provides a larger musical framework and base for dance work.
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