GROUP PRODUCTIONS

SRI THYAAGARAAJA VAIBHAVAM (1992)


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"

- The Hindu, Feb 17, 2006


"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…"

- Pratima Sagar, The Hindu, March 10, 2000


"Delightful dance essay on Thyagaraja"

- Indian Express, March 10, 2000


"Dhananjayan became Thyagaraja"

- Dina Malar


"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."

- S Viswanathan 1992

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