Mavin Khoo Mesmerizes
Young Mavin Khoo, a Malaysian and settled in London regaled the audience at Bangalore Gayana Samaja with his exhilarating Bharatanatya. I was happy to find him at home in every department of the dance form. The way he dealt with the korvais and complex jatis was astonishing. Born in an entirely alien culture and atmosphere, his dint of dedication has made him an achiever His Bharatanatyaaccomplishments are wonderful.Captivatingly supported by ,NeewinHarshal(nattuvanga),Ramesh Chadaga (Vocal) Vinod Kungarapalli(violin),V.R.Chandrashekar(Mridanga) and Srihari (Morsing).
Mavin Khoo delighted the rasikas with his neat anga shuddhi(though at times his ardhamandalis seemed to be odd), exquisite nritt and aesthetic abhinaya. Mavin reached the summit of his talent in the presentation of a varna in Khamach raga by Ponnaiah Pillai "Swamini rammanave" There was novelty in his approach. Here the nayika addresses animals and birds and wants to know the whereabouts of her nayika. The message that "no one is equal to Him" was well served. One was impressed.
Times of India.