GROUP PRODUCTIONS
SRI THYAAGARAAJA VAIBHAVAM (1992)
The triumph of choreography
Saintly gems slitter with new charm
Vidwat of Veterans
"The Dhananjayans homage to Tyagaraja was marked by simplicity. ….there was a sense of selflessness that permeated the offerings. It was an unostentatious coming together of the excellent music and aesthetic dance on bedrock of devotion and philosophy ….Dhanajayan's interpretations were introspective and true to the spirit of the composer….The spirit of Tyagaraja Aradhana at Narada Gana Sabha remained sacrosanct"
"Dhananjayan and his disciples from Bharata Kalanjali transported the audience to the world of Thyagaraja…Over ten young dancers, both women and men clad in simple cotton, dramatized the poet's visualization of the drama of the divine…"
"Delightful dance essay on Thyagaraja"
"Dhananjayan became Thyagaraja"
"When I thought of a dance-drama on Thyagaraja, my immediate visualization was Dhananjayan's Bharata Kalanjali doing it. The subject offered scope but to conceptualise it would be a difficult assignment. I felt Dhananjayan had it in him to take up this challenge. I knew he would be able to bring Thyagaraja to us. He did one better. He took us all back to Thyagaraja."
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