Chennai event - Antar Yatra (16 July)
Posted on: 04/Jul/2016 2:27:14 PM
Apasara, the celestial dancers, occupy a major space in Indian mythology. The temple dancers, the court dancers and other professional dancers of the past consider themselves the incarnations of the Apsaras. They have the privilege of knowing the sixty-four Kalas. They are the Vidyadharis.
Through the narrations of a temple dancer, who acts like a Sutradhar, we attempt to capture the life and the artistic vision and the inner domain of the women dancers of India, from past to present.
The three different dance styles chosen for this production are Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Odishi. All three of them share a strong history of Temple Dance.
In this production, innovative technique of shadow puppetry and stagecraft play a major role in creating fantasy, and the feeling of a stage within a stage. Through this, the audience will travel between the real and the make believe.
The music is inspired by the many forgotten musical traditions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Date: 16 July
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue
The Music Academy
Cathedral road, Chennai, India 600014
Tickets Available at www.antar-yatra.com
