Ryu Suzuki and Hemabharathy Palani
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Two dancers, who are separated by thousands of miles, attempt an exchange of their stories, cultures and lives through their art
Hemabharathy Palani will be performing a dance duet at Ranga Shankara on March 16. She will, however, be the only person on stage. You will see her co-dancer Ryu Suzuki’s pre-recorded video from Japan. The video will not be a mere recording of his dance. You get to hear him share his life about his favourite Doraemon toy, his fear of water among other things. And, Hemabharathy’s performance will be a response to Ryu.
A virtual series by Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts reimagines dance for the online medium
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December 17, 2020 17:33 IST
Through a series of virtual performances and conversations, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts adapts movement and dance to the online medium
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A performance that was part of Spaarkk 2020
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Through a series of virtual performances and conversations, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts adapts movement and dance to the online medium
“When we started out, we were perplexed. We didn’t know how to go about it. We went into kind of an emergency mode,” admits movement artiste and artistic director of Attakkalari Movement Arts, Jayachandran Palazhy. The pandemic that put a stop to performances all at once, had a debilitating effect on the movement arts community: “In dance or movement there has to be a physical presence, and touch is very important,” Jayachandran explains. For Att