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From the early years of her career,
Swapnasundari has composed innumerable dances to literature
and poetry drawn from various languages. She has adapted to
Kuchipudi style, the works of Hala, Amaru, Kalidasa,
Hita-Harivamsa, Sankaracharya, Dev, Tulsidas, Meera,
Chandrasakhi, Padmakar, Keshavdas, Ratnakar, Nirala,
Purandaradasa, Annamacharya, Bhadrachala Ramadasu, Muddhu
Palani, Chengalva Raya Sastri, Vanamamalai Varadacharyulu,
Devulapalli Krishna Sastri, C.Narayana Reddy, Dasarathi,
Kuvempu, Vallathol, Kumaran Asan, Swati Tirunal, Narayana
Kavi, Subrahmanya Bharathi, Chandidas, Rabindranath Tagore,
Quli Qutb Shah, Vazhi, Ghulam Ahmed Mahjoor, Sabah Afghani,
Keshavsuth and many others.
A select list of Kuchipudi Items:
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Invocations:
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Sree Ganapathi
Mahishasura Mardini Sthothram
Saraswathi Vandana
Venkataramana
Devi Sthuthi
Venkatachala Nilayam
Bhushanakke Bhushana
Venkateswara Prarthana
Krishna Vandana
Ram Vandana
Hanuman Vandana
Desh Vandana
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| Jathi
Swarams: |
Vasanta
Hemavathi
Amrita Varshini
Kafi
Hamsadhwani
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| Sabdams: |
Radhika Pranaya Sabdam
Meenakshi Sabdam
Dasavatara Sabdam 1
Dasavatara Sabdam 2
Dasavatara Sabdam 3
Raas Kreeda Sabdam
Malkibharama Sabdam
Tripura-Samhara Sabdam |
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Kalapams: |
Alamelu Manga Kalapam
Radhika Kalapam
Godadevi Kalapam
Kubja Kalapam |
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Tarangams: |
Conventional treatment
Pahi Pahi Jaganmohana
Alokaye Rukmini
Jaya Jaya Rama Natha
Jaya Jaya Vaishnavi Dhurgey
Sharanam Bhava
Krishnam Kalaya
Pooraya Mama Kamam
Matsya Koorma
Goverdhana Giridhara |
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| Adapted
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Nanda Nandana Govinda
Kalabha Gathi Sobha
Ehi Mudam Dehi
Bandhanan Mochaya
Madhava Mamava
Parama Karunayam
Kubja Samayathi
Kamamohini Kathaya
Madhava Mey Rathim |
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“Well-nourished flair
for the nuances of
literature and poetry,
an enquiring mind,
singing and dancing
expertise, and above
all, a capacity for
lucid expression make
Swapnasundari
formidable….”
-The
Hindu, Chennai |
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“Swapnasundari, as the
name implies, verily a
statuesque dream-girl
with enormously
expressive eyes…
Awesome, breathtaking
Kuchipudi…Swapnasundari
was tearing into the
item, each nuance
delineated, each step
executed with such
inspiration that the
audience had to
surrender to the heady
atmosphere that her
dance and music created.
The totality of the
experience, each
characteristic
reinforcing in so strong
a manner, a new
experience that remains
etched in one's memory…”
-The Deccan
Chronicle.,Hyderabad
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