Attended a concert of Pt. Rajendra Gangani (Kathak) accompanied by ensemble of musicians on 12th Dec 2015 at Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav, Pune with Alhad kaka, Dilip kaka and Vinita kaku.
Rajendraji is trained in the Jaipur Gharana by his father. He also has a rare mastery over the tabla, harmonium & pakhawaj.
Rajendraji made a swirling entry to the applause of audience. His energy is amazing. He danced almost for 1.15 hrs and also managed to say bols and make announcements. By having a dialogue with audience he took the audience with him on joy ride. He drew many applauses.
He displayed amazing foot work and graceful movements. He performed on Uthans (उठान), Parans (परन), Bandishes(बंदिश), Mukhdas (मुखडा) and tihais (तिहाई).
He even created sound of rain through sound of his ghungroos while dancing. He displayed various moods with his facial expressions, body language and dancing.
His jugalbandi and sawal-jawab with tabalji Azad were especially mention worthy.
Concert ended with a dance on bhajan of Surdas. This bhajan was commemorating Guru, a gurubhajan.
The live music with Lehra, Tabla and Vocals was good. Rajendraji frequently advised them about the speed he needed from them.
Trivia - Organizers had to stop the sale of tickets for the day due to huge audience response.
A very different, good, amazing and entertaining performance.
Entertainment rating 9/10.
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