Anandam Grades 7 & 8
Anandam is the culmination of AHA Arts programme. It engages with traditional art forms actively, working individually and in groups with each other in consonance until they find their equilibrium
This year, true to the spirit of Anandam, the students of Grades 7 & 8 of various Arts baskets had put up performances and displays to showcase their learning over the year, leaving the audiences spellbound.
VISUAL ARTS
The basket of visual arts saw the students put up a brilliant walk through the showcase of sculpture, paintings on canvas and oil, handicrafts, mixed art media, and textile weaving, where they explored mediums and materials in sculpture, they also tried their hands on various types of acrylic painting and its various techniques on various unconventional surfaces, portraying various facial features in detail. The handicraft and textile weaving walkthrough saw a number of handicraft activities with recycled textured paper, mixed media, and paper mache techniques; mediums such as paper, cloth, and wool and applications of these on different surfaces.
MUSIC
While the students put up an exhilarating showcase of Raga Ahir Bhairav with a series of bandish in different rasas, the orchestra students mesmerized the audiences with their Instrumental music performances of the ‘The Love Theme from the Godfather’ and ‘Waltz in 7/8’, taken from Yanni’s album ‘Tribute’. The western vocals’ students performed 3 songs from the contemporary popular repertoire, ‘Ride by 21 Pilots’, ‘I’ll be there for you by Rembrandts’ and ‘Young Blood by 5 Seconds of Summer’, reemphasizing the importance of hardships of life and the important life lessons; the value of friendship and teenage life and the daily relationship problems respectively.
THEATRE
Arrows of Wood (Platform Theatre)
16 Vignettes.4 characters. 1 war.
The play picked up 4 characters who are pivotal to the epic of Mahabharata but are forced to give up their lives for another Hero, the larger theme being the 'Repercussions of War'
Juloos (Third Theatre)
This year, the group explored Badal Sarkar’s Michhil (originally Bangla), or Juloos, the script was based on the translation by Mr. Anees Aazmi.
Kiski Ramayan (Nautanki)
"KISKI RAMAYAN?". is an inspiration from Dr. Devendra Pattnaik's "Hanuman ki Ramayan”? The play revolves around the idea of Pluralism and the need for it in current times.
Standing Up Standing Down (Playback Theatre)
The final culmination performance showcase is an attempt to raise those unresolved burning questions for further dialogue within a large group of people. Playback Theatre created a ritual space where any story might be told, and immediately made into theatre.
DANCE
ODISSI - Natyobics & Shiva Mangalacharan
Natyobics was a crisp 6-minute display of a combination of workouts set in sync to Indian Classical Music. ‘Shiva Mangalacharan’ was the portrayal of Lord Shiva as "AadiYogi", "Tandava Roop", and the iconographical attributes of Shiva.
BHARATANATYAM - Sakhi Swaram
The students identified the three components of the dance form - Bhaav, Raag and Taal and learned the process of combining these elements in various moods and emotions, to put up a brilliant performance of ‘Sakhi Swaram’ in Raag Kannada set to Adi Talam.
KATHAK - Mohana
The students of grades 7 & 8 put up a brilliant performance of "Mohana" in which they depicted the different feels and expressions of Gopis and Villagers of Vrindavan for Lord Krishna through Lyrical and Bol compositions of Kathak.
CHHAU - Shivay
Students presented "Shivay" where they portrayed the power and grace of Lord Shiva through different expressions, body movements and body balance, and the students taking credit for a few parts of the choreography which they created on their own.
