Dance concerts in Kutcheri season

Attended several dance concerts in the Kutcheri season.Nice.Some artistes enact and dance
 themes by reading and researching unknown songs from past .Barring a few nearly all revolve around Hindu religion.
They are bringing novelty to this ancient dance form by using knowledge and intelligence  but adhering to the traditional format of Bharat Natyam.
                                                                                                   All seem to be thinking artists..Naturally since all must be highly educated and competitive.

I am seeing dance concerts after many years and was expecting only scenes from epics or puranas.Times change.

Several nri's mostly from US also put up a show  . All youngsters .Was surprised at their  interest and i appreciate thier enthusiasm to travel 10000 kms and display their skills in bhartanatyam for just a few hours  at their own expense along with their NRI dance teachers .They all danced well .

My only disappointment is that none of the versatile , thinking artists  chose to enact scenes from Ramanujar's life  as this year 2017 , is  his 1000th birth anniversary .