Ushas: Dawn of a New Day (2020)

Ushas, the goddess of dawn is a popular Vedic deity in India. Adorned in the colors of crimson, white, and gold, she is radiant and forever youthful.  She  brings honor, light, and hope to everyone. Ushas gives life to all beings: waking sleepers from their seeming death, arousing birds from their nests, & sending people to their appointed tasks. She removes darkness, symbolizes reality, and marks time. As the daughter of heaven, Ushas welcomes each day with abundant possibilities.

Credits

Ushas: Dawn of a New Day

Virtual Performance Launch

September 22, 2020 

Choreography - Malathi Iyengar

Dancers: Shivani Aysola, Vyshnavi Aysola, Nina Krishnan, Nishitha Viswanathan, & Anshu Voruganti

Music Composition - Rajkumar Bharathi
Costume Design - Lakshmi Iyengar
Sculpture – Suresh Iyengar

Recording Artists in the Music Score

Vocal - Rajkumar Bharathi
Vocal - Jahnavi Jayaprakash
Cymbals  - Guru Narmada & Malathi Iyengar
Mridangam - Gurumuthy G.
Violin - Kalairasan Ramanathan
Veena - Rajesh Vaidhya
Morsing - A S Krishnan
Flute - Raman
Sound Engineer – Radhakrishna, Chennai, India – 1996
Remastered – Omkar Studios, Bangalore, India – 2020

As a Dance Resource Center member, we are thrilled to be a part of the For the Love of L.A. project presented by The Music Center. Thank you to DRC and TMC for inviting us to take part in this opportunity!