Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Inspired by the pure nritta of the traditional Alarippu and the beauty of the dance of Kalinga Narthana Krishna, comes to life Kalinga Narthana Alarippu.
Alarippu is a traditional invocation piece of a Bharatanatyam repertoire, with pure rhythmic dance movements. This is one of the first items that a lot of young students of bharatanatyam learn and perform. This makes it very special since all of them will be able to connect to this performance.
One of the most popular stories of little Krishna is the episode of Kaliya Mardana. The powerful and poisonous serpent Kaliya (also called Kalinga) wrapped himself around Krishna but Krishna rose up from the bottom of river Yamuna dancing on the head of Kaliya and subduing him.
The Kalinga Narthana Alarippu combines the intricate and fast paced alarippu with the beautiful dance of the young Krishna on the hoods of Kaliya. It is set to the beats of tisra alarippu.
The dancers showcase the dance movements, and characteristic eyes and neck movements of Alarippu, weaving into it the episode of Kalinga Narthana. Krishna and Kaliya are depicted by the dancers through the expressions and the characteristics.
During this difficult time, let's take this as a positive message - how dangerous and scary the situation might look like, it will eventually be won over and we can all celebrate together, just as the people of Vridanvan did at the end of this episode!
The dancers can be reached at
Leya Oommen
youtube.com/channel/UCCpe4_vrOeOtjABwAWiAYFA
facebook.com/leyasworld
instagram.com/leya_oommen_dance?igshid=1ilv538ui5shd
Netra Easwaran
https://m.facebook.com/netra.easwaran#_=_
To learn classical music with a popular twist, sign up at indianraga.com/ragalabs
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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 indianraga.com for more details and application process.
Inspired by the pure nritta of the traditional Alarippu and the beauty of the dance of Kalinga Narthana Krishna, comes to life Kalinga Narthana Alarippu.
Alarippu is a traditional invocation piece of a Bharatanatyam repertoire, with pure rhythmic dance movements. This is one of the first items that a lot of young students of bharatanatyam learn and perform. This makes it very special since all of them will be able to connect to this performance.
One of the most popular stories of little Krishna is the episode of Kaliya Mardana. The powerful and poisonous serpent Kaliya (also called Kalinga) wrapped himself around Krishna but Krishna rose up from the bottom of river Yamuna dancing on the head of Kaliya and subduing him.
The Kalinga Narthana Alarippu combines the intricate and fast paced alarippu with the beautiful dance of the young Krishna on the hoods of Kaliya. It is set to the beats of tisra alarippu.
The dancers showcase the dance movements, and characteristic eyes and neck movements of Alarippu, weaving into it the episode of Kalinga Narthana. Krishna and Kaliya are depicted by the dancers through the expressions and the characteristics.
During this difficult time, let's take this as a positive message - how dangerous and scary the situation might look like, it will eventually be won over and we can all celebrate together, just as the people of Vridanvan did at the end of this episode!
The dancers can be reached at
Leya Oommen
youtube.com/channel/UCCpe4_vrOeOtjABwAWiAYFA
facebook.com/leyasworld
instagram.com/leya_oommen_dance?igshid=1ilv538ui5shd
Netra Easwaran
https://m.facebook.com/netra.easwaran#_=_
To learn classical music with a popular twist, sign up at indianraga.com/ragalabs
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 indianraga.com for more details and application process.
