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Stomach filled artist...

Yesterday I had went to a 'Bharatanatyam' program. The program was kept by an organisation, whose responsibilities are looked after by a lady. She had called the well known dancer 'Prathiba Prahalad' for giving the program. The dancer after 'Ganesha Stuti' by vocalist, came to stage and told to audience, that she is disappointed with the number of people who have come to see the show, the lighting arrangements at the stage. She was not willing to perform and even if she performs it would not be a best performance of hers, as she had not danced in such stage for more than 25 years. Then she called the audience seated at the back to come front (just as our college professors would do) and gave some instructions to a person about lights on the stage.

Actually, I felt the auditorium was filled 3/4. But the hall was small to hold less than 100 people. I did not see any problem with lighting from the audience perspective. Donno, what problem she faced with the lights even before she entered the stage. I may be too amateur to comment about these. ( In fact, a hall size, strength there, depends on how much the sponsors of program can afford.) I felt, the above said problem of hers was to be discussed with the organisers and should not be brought till audience and creating a scene. Anyways, later she danced, but ...

I was thinking of a situation where I had gone to watch a Yakshagana program and the well known artist, ' Sri Shambhu Hegde' had refused to give program. It was a government program from forest dept. It was inter-state cultural festival arranged for some publicity, whose details I don't remember exactly. It was in 1990's. The Yakshagana program slot was at 6:00 p.m, but by the time the ministers and other guests left the stage after speech, it was 9:00 p.m. It was a one hour program and Ravindra Kalkshetra was supposed to be emptied by 10:00 p.m. After Yakshagana started, it seems the troupe got instructions many times to finish it as early as possible. On top to it, very embarrassing situation happened, where two guys from other state (may be they were drunk) continuously started making noises which could distract the audience n artists. The way they behaved was bad and irritating for everybody in the hall. Somehow, everybody was waiting for 'somebody' to send them out or scold them. Then finally irritated with all these 'Shambhu Hegde' came straight to mike and said they are winding off because of bad audience and organisers. He said with a big namaskara to the Govt, not to call them for such programs again. Some one among audience stood up and blasted those noisy guys for stopping the program and others joined him. After struggle for fifteen minutes we could come out of the crowd and when we were at vehicle parking, we could see yakshagana troupe, putting the luggage to the vehicle for their return journey to North Canara.

I feel an artist can miss the opportunity of performing and can reject his program on stage only when he faced some extreme conditions like this. That day every Yakshagana lover there felt Shambhu Hegde did right. But if an artist says I want to cancel program with not good reasons, I feel it only indicates that 'their stomach is filled', or they have forgotten the footsteps they came from if they had longed for a stage or opportunity to perform. I am sorry if this blog is looking as if I had some personal grudge over 'Prathiba Prahalad' , and I am using this blog to expose it. I was just trying to say along with talent if artists are humble, generous and understanding, audience and organisers can appreciate them more.

There are people in Yakshagana field also who act as if they are in menopause stage. Probably, if the attitude of few of our well known dancers improves than what it is today, the arts would have more glorious period. What say?