simulacrum of life

technically competent, emotive without being overly theatrical, and the timely interjection of humour into an otherwise serious affair made anuja's arangetram an occassion not to be forgotten. i don't think anyone would have realised how badly her knees were killing her, for not once did it show. i'm quite sure more than a few people were worried if her knees would last til last night, but they did the job. so, hooray for anuja's knees :Þ. i do believe that an arangetram is the equivalent of the masterpiece of the middle ages, when fully fledged artisans produced their first solo piece. but even in the modern sense i think most of the audience would have agreed that anuja's performance was outstanding.

lots of people who perform their arangetram view it as the final step, after which they tend to more or less quit the artform. but learning doesn't stop when you graduate. it's just the beginning of a new journey. i hope we can continue to be entertained by anuja's dances in the years to come.