14 April,2011 09:01 AM IST | | The Guide Team
Watch Prayog 3, a multimedia production of Indian contemporary dance, that will be staged at the capital this Saturday
Care for a dance this Saturday? Well, Bangalore comes calling to the Capital this Saturday with an Indian contemporary dance performance. Titled Prayog 3, this multimedia production comprises four choreographed pieces -- Kali, Ardha Nareshwar, Chittara and Mars.
Prayog 3 uses classical dance forms like Bharatanatyam, Kathak and fuses them with everything from martial arts to yoga and folk dance. "We've selected works based on a variety of themes. Striking a balance in the choice of subjects, our dance presents thematic visual works inspired from mythology to modern age themes," says Mayuri Upadhya, choreographer.
Prayog 3 is all about contemporary dance performance, which is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography to guide unchoreographed movement. It uses dance techniques and methods and methods found in ballet, modern dance and postmodern dance and also draws from other philosophies of movement that are outside the realm of classical dance technique.
What's the fuss about?
Prayog showcases movement and thought that are currently being explored on the outer fringes of the Bangalore dance scene. The performance is based on stories from Indian mythology as well as modern day to day life. They use cutting-edge technology like multimedia, mixed media and video art.
Mars is about a the physical and emotional seesaw that exists in the societal representation of a man. The music for this piece is by Darbuka Shiva. The second piece, Kali, was originally commissioned and performed for the Royal family of Mysore -- the Wadiyars. Performed with eight dancers, the dance is an ode in movement to the goddess Bhadrakali.
Stories told in art
The third piece, Chittara is a formation of kaleidoscopic Rangoli patterns while incorporating mixed media in the form of graphics and projections. Music is by Rzhude David, former guitarist with rock band Thermal and a Quarter. For the final piece, Ardha Nareshwar, the music has been composed by Raghu Dixit of the Raghu Dixit project. It is a theatrical manifestation of cosmic balance, comparing contrasts of Indian eras, interconnectedness between external relationships and the internal. Says Mayuri: "Our dance reflects India that is now -- in its source of inspiration, music and in the movement vocabulary itself."
At: Kamani Auditorium
when: April 16
timings: 7 pm onwards
ring: 43503351
