Dancers break the walls of solitude
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Four exponents of four classical dance styles perform thought-provoking pieces at the Anvesana festival
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Four exponents of four classical dance styles perform thought-provoking pieces at the Anvesana festival
It was a joy to watch stalwarts of four Indian classical dance styles, Bijayini Satpathy (Odissi), Methil Devika (Mohiniyattam), Rama Vaidyanathan (Bharatanatyam), and Aditi Mangaldas (Kathak) at ‘Anvesana: Reflections in Solitude’, a digital dance festival.
“It is fascinating to look into the minds of a creator. Does a physical lockdown mean a lockdown of spirit and creativity?” asked Lata Pada, artistic director, Sampradaya Dance Creations, Canada, which organised the festival. While providing opportunities for young artistes with virtual projects such as the one based on Maya Angelou’s autobiography,
Four exponents of four dance styles perform thought-provoking pieces at the Anvesana festival
It was a joy to watch stalwarts of four Indian classical dance styles, Bijayini Satpathy (Odissi), Methil Devika (Mohiniyattam), Rama Vaidyanathan (Bharatanatyam), and Aditi Mangaldas (Kathak) at ‘Anvesana: Reflections in Solitude’, a digital dance festival.
Bijayini Satpathy at ‘Anvesana - Reflections in Solitude’
“It is fascinating to look into the minds of a creator. Does a physical lockdown mean a lockdown of spirit and creativity?” asked Lata Pada, artistic director, Sampradaya Dance Creations, Canada, which organised the festival. While providing opportunities for young artistes with virtual projects such as the one based on Maya Angelou’s autobiography,
Bijayini’s new solo explores the mind of a woman
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May 06, 2021 22:36 IST
The Odissi exponent’s new work ‘Call of Dawn’ combines three musical pieces in raag Ahirbhairav
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The Odissi exponent’s new work ‘Call of Dawn’ combines three musical pieces in raag Ahirbhairav
“I do not want to be clever. It will be very simple, just a perfect turn is sufficient,” says Odissi exponent Bijayini Satpathy, when asked about conceptualising and choreographing her latest solo work, ‘Call of Dawn’. “I am not resorting to the typical movements of Odissi. It has a rich vocabulary. I am allowing my body to flow with the music.”