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Enticed by the strokes of the painter and rhythms of the dancer, the audience lips and slides to arrive at the still point of the turning world, a dynamic collaboration in Kathak and Odissi and Western Contemporary Dance. The performances will demonstrate the relationship that exists between dance, painting and philosophy. It deconstructs the main tenets of the universal female energy ensuring emotive, intellectual and spiritual audience responses. It resonates and amplifies the meanings and depictions of the half male-half female Ardhanaari, the concept of Kali the black void, the overwhelming compassion of Ganges as mother and of the intimate love tales of RadhaKrishna on a full moon night.

‘Shakti‘ explores the feminine energy. The energy that nurtures, cajoles, excites and soothes all of creation. She is the Energy that is at once compassionate and terrible, contained and explosive, simultaneously solid and completely fluid. This vibrant feminine energy, 'is the core rhythm that ripples through the complexities of this interdisciplinary work.

Dancers through their movement become visual artists. Using paint to reflect and deflect movement, the audience is taken on a journey of transcendence. The painting that emerges through the performance, at once explores ritual and philosophy. Presenting the many facets of the female principle, this work was previously performed in Paris , France and Florence, Italy, Perth, Australia, New York and New Jersey, USA.

An intensified reworking of the visual art element has created a fascinating new framework for the performance art genre.




Cast & Crew for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008
Artistic Direction & Choreography: Sarasa Krishnan
Additional Choreography: Stefan Karlsson (Contemporary), Sukhi Shetty Krishnan (Kathak), Geeta Lam Sankaran (Odissi)
Live Music: Vickneswaran Ramakrishnan (Tabla/Pakhawaj)
Dancers: Geetha Sankaran Lam, Kalaivani Sivalingam, Sandhya Suresh, Sarasa Krishnan, Umesh Shetty, Sukhi Shetty Krishnan and Sushant Krishnan.
Lighting Design: Hansa Sight & Sound

Performance Information

Dates
August 5th - 9th 2008

Venue
Demarco Roxy Art House, Main (Venue 115) - See Festival Fringe Map

Tickets
£10.00 (Standard) & £7.00 (Concession)

Purchasing Tickets
(A) Visit/Contact the Demarco Roxy Art House Box Office
2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU, Tel: +44 871 750 0077

(B) Visit/Contact the Official Edinburgh Fringe Box Office
180 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QS, Tel: +44 131 226 0000

(C) Buy tickets online
Direct to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Website



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