Mohiniyattam performance of Veenapoovu

Presented here is a Mohniyattam recital by Dr. Deepthi Omchery Bhalla on Kumaran Asan’s philosophical poem, Veenapoovu. This is an excerpt of her performance at the Mudra Fest 2012.

About the poem and performance:
Kumaran Asan was one of the triumvirate poets of Kerala. The poem Veenapoovu, is an allegory of the transience of the mortal world, which is described through the varied stages in the life of a flower.

Mudra Fest is an annual dance festival lasting for five days being organised by Government of Kerala at Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.