 Photo - Deepti Kharbanda Reviews & previews MAYA "MAYA"-Beyond the illusion of time and perception. A piece performed and choreographed by Veena Basavarajaiah created at the Gati Residency, New Delhi, August 2009 Can you go back in time? Is there time? What is the point of reference? Are we ageing? Have you experienced stillness? perception of the world is limited to the things that we can touch, taste, smell and see,Can we look beyond the sphere of perception ? Experience beyond light? The dormant eye of the mind - the only vision capable of giving the whole picture, able to see things and make connections that the inferior senses couldn't even comprehend, lays low in a state of unused perceived extinction.. 'Maya' piece explores the concept of the illusion of perception and Mechanical time. Music-Suchet Malhotra, Conceptulaization & Research- Suhas Kaundinya SITA  Photo - Sujay Shastry Sita-A Movement monologue by Veena Basavarajaiah "Snusha Dashrathasya thwam, raamasya Mahishee priya, janakasya sutharaagnaha, swagathamthe pathivrathe" One who is Dashrathas' daughter-in-law, and the dear wife of raama, who is also the daughter of Janaka , I welcome thee, the chaste one! Ramayana essentially a literary work on Indian politics and society portrays Sita as the archetype of an Indian Woman being the perfect daughter and an ideal wife.. This piece takes you on an emotional journey of the Ramayana from a womans' perspective. A movement monolugue that gives you an insight into her mind , body and soul. A contemporary movement performance exploring the abhinaya aspects of Bharatnatyam is set to the original verses of Valmiki Ramayana. The movement vocabulary of Sita– followed the [histrionic] tenet of bharatanatyam ' yatho hastha , thatho drishti..' which demands of the performer that ‘where the hand goes, the eye follows’. As for the music, the rhythm of the verses from the text add voice to movements. Research- Dr Sharada Narayan( Sanskrit Scholar) Choreography & Music -Veena Basavarajaiah Vocals- Harshitha Bhat & Sathyanarayan Bhat Photo Credits- Desmond Roberts(maya) Sujay shastry (sita) & Deepti Kharbanda (Poster) Video- Swaroop Kanchi Special Thanks to Yana Lewis(YLDC), Ranjan Mullaratt ( Kalari Academy) , Preethi Sunderajan ( Shiri Dance company), Gati Forum, Nritarutya, Natakvalas Suhas Kaundinya ,Keerthi Basavarajaiah, Joshua Muyiwa, Deepak Shivaswamy, Akshay Gandhi & Shreekanth Rao |
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