Samhära: Nrityagram Dance Ensemble with Chitrasena Dance Company
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, the Odissi collective from Bangalore, India, have earned a reputation for exquisite physical precision and warmth of emotional communication.
For Alchemy, they present their first international collaboration which explores the meeting point between the sensuousness of Odissi and the masculine dynamism of the Chitrasena’s Kandyan dance, performed by Sri Lanka’s oldest and most highly regarded dance company.
Choreographed by Surupa Sen, Samhära is performed by a company of 14 dancers and musicians from India and Sri Lanka, to an original live score composed by Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi Dhaneswar Swain (India) and Presanna Singakkara (Sri Lanka).
Odissi, a highly lyrical and sensual dance form from eastern India, is performed only by women, originally as an act of worship. Kandyan dance, which developed in northern Sri Lanka, is a traditionally male practice, percussive and weighted, that some believe once played a role in exorcism rituals. Surupa Sen, the adventurous artistic director of the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, which specializes in Odissi, has formed an intriguing collaboration between her troupe and the Kandyan-based Chitrasena Dance Company. In her evening-length suite “Samhära,” Sen draws from both forms to create a complex hybrid.
The two dance troupe will be performing on the 26 May 2017 for 100mins at the famous Royal Festival Hall as part of activities for Alchemy Festival.
For Alchemy, they present their first international collaboration which explores the meeting point between the sensuousness of Odissi and the masculine dynamism of the Chitrasena’s Kandyan dance, performed by Sri Lanka’s oldest and most highly regarded dance company.
Choreographed by Surupa Sen, Samhära is performed by a company of 14 dancers and musicians from India and Sri Lanka, to an original live score composed by Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi Dhaneswar Swain (India) and Presanna Singakkara (Sri Lanka).
Odissi, a highly lyrical and sensual dance form from eastern India, is performed only by women, originally as an act of worship. Kandyan dance, which developed in northern Sri Lanka, is a traditionally male practice, percussive and weighted, that some believe once played a role in exorcism rituals. Surupa Sen, the adventurous artistic director of the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, which specializes in Odissi, has formed an intriguing collaboration between her troupe and the Kandyan-based Chitrasena Dance Company. In her evening-length suite “Samhära,” Sen draws from both forms to create a complex hybrid.
The two dance troupe will be performing on the 26 May 2017 for 100mins at the famous Royal Festival Hall as part of activities for Alchemy Festival.
Alchemy returns to Southbank Centre, the festival will showcase the dynamic creativity and cultural connections between South Asia and the UK. Over eleven days, featuring contemporary dance, performance, music and literature from international and British artists.
The festival is a space for the innovative and curious, where artists and audiences can exchange ideas. also there will be artistic collaborations, workshops, talks, food and drink, along with a range of free events for those looking to try something new.
Now in its eighth year, Alchemy has grown to become the largest festival inspired by South Asian culture outside of the subcontinent
The festival is a space for the innovative and curious, where artists and audiences can exchange ideas. also there will be artistic collaborations, workshops, talks, food and drink, along with a range of free events for those looking to try something new.
Now in its eighth year, Alchemy has grown to become the largest festival inspired by South Asian culture outside of the subcontinent
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