Shree Nigila Nataraaj, disciple of Dr. S. Divyasena, Director of Divyanjali School of Dance, was initiated into Bharatanatyam at the age of four. She has been a performing artist in several productions of Divyanjali and represented the art form on platforms such as Nadaneeranjanam (TTD – Tirumala), Doordarshan, the Indian Dance Festival (Mamallapuram), and in temples during Shivratri and Navarathiri. She has performed in Bangkok and Malaysia and has been honoured with the titles “Natiya Sironmani” (University of Malaya) and “Nrithya Kala Poorna” (All India Dance Association). She was a scholarship holder of the Centre of Excellence (COE) for Art and Culture during her bachelor’s program. As a soloist, she has performed in prestigious sabhas in Chennai during the ‘Margazhi’ season and has won the Jaya TV show dance competition.
Shree Nigila seeks to embody Vishnu’s many manifestations as a Samarpanam to the divinity through Bharatanatyam, within the framework of traditional Margam. Sri Vishnu Samarpanam unfolds as a sacred journey, depicting the divine presence of Lord Vishnu. It opens with an invocatory ślokam, portraying devotional surrender through graceful movements. The varnam forms the core, highlighting “Dasavataram – the ten incarnations”, emerging through layered abhinaya and intense rhythms. A bhajan follows, expressing Bhakti (devotion) towards Sri Ramachandra. The journey culminates in a vibrant thillana, merging rhythmic vitality with lyrical devotion.