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world, Attakkalari’s latest work Purushartha is an exciting
exploration into individual dilemmas. In a unique blend of Indian
movement idioms and Japanese digital and sonic arts, Choreographer
Jayachandran Palazhy has spun a web through temporal and physical
space, weaving in experience and imagination
Though inspired by the Indian philosophical concept of PURUSHARTHA,
Jayachandran actually engages more with the memory of traditional
concepts filtered through everyday living. These concepts
act as points of departure as they transcend through the Asia
of today, in an eternal search for the meaning of life. Fragmented
and broken imagery reminiscent of contemporary Japanese culture
and aesthetics co-habit with the emotional portrayal of a
society in India torn between the philosophy of her past and
the stark reality of her present resulting in a rich tapestry
of aural and visual imagery. Vibrant images drawn from contemporary
urban Indian experience metamorphose into abstract geometrical
shapes, shifting our perception in the process and evoking
nostalgia as well as new associations
Jayachandran Palazhy (Choreographer, India) and Kunihiko
Matsuo (music director and digital artist, Japan) are compelled
by the need to depict this tightrope between the old and the
new and beautifully portray the tension between the two worlds
struggling to make sense. Seamless layers of light and shade
take the viewer back and forth between the real and the imaginary,
the traditional and the modern, the philosophical and the
practical.
In this electrifying and moving performance, Attakkalari’s
dancers present a unique movement language from contemporary
India that is sensuous yet powerful. Specifically designed
costumes enhance the visual experience of the performance.
Set in pristine white zen like stage and lighting provided
by Naoki Hamanaka and choreographed to an original and innovative
score by Mitsuaki Matsumoto, Attakkalari’s PURUSHARTHA
is enthralling and captivating, compelling the audience to
search within and question the fundamental basis of existence.
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India tour dates – 2008 |
Bangalore
Ranga Shankara
8th & 9th Feb 08
7:30pm |
TICKETS
AVAILABLE in Bangalore at:
Max
Mueller Bhavan
716, CMH Road, Indiranagar 1st Stage
Tel: 080- 25205305 / 06 / 07 / 08
Timings: 9am – 5.30pm Monday – Friday
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Crossword
ACR Towers,
32 Residency Road
Tel: 080-25582411-16
Timings 10.30am – 9pm
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Attakkalari Centre Movement Arts
24-04 BTS Bus Depot Road
Wilson Garden
Tel: 080-22123684 / 41467690
Timings 10am – 6pm
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Ranga Shankara
36/2, 8th Cross, II Phase, J P Nagar
Tel: 080-26592777
Timings 10.30am – 12.00pm & 5.30pm – 7.30pm
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Chennai
Music Academy
13th Feb 08
7:30pm |
TICKETS AVAILABLE
in Chennai at:
Landmark
Apex plaza
#3,Nungambakkam High Road
Tel: 044 2822 1000
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Landmark
No 769 Spencer Plaza
Phase 2,Mount Road,
Anna Salai,
Tel: 044 2849 5767
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Landmark
No 10 & 11 1St Floor Chennai City Centre,
Dr R.K.Salai,
Mylapore,
Tel: 044 28477777
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Raymonds
No 34 Kakani Towers Basement,
Opp Taj Coromandel Hotel
Tel: 044 2833 1677
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Music World
Y220, 2nd Avenue, Annanagar,
Tel: 044 4217 2467
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Music World
No 769 Spencer Plaza Phase 1,
1st floor, Mount Road,
Anna Salai,
Tel: 044 2849 2717 / 4214 0807
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Delhi
Kamani Auditorium
16th Feb 08
7:30pm
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PASSES AVAILABLE
in Delhi at:
Full Circle
5-B Khan Market
Ph. 24655641 / 42 / 43
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Full Circle
N-8, Greater Kailash Part-1
Ph. 29245641 / 42 / 43
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Fact & Fiction
39, Basant Lok
Vasant Vihar
Ph. 26143275, 26146843
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Alliance Français de Delhi
72, Lodhi Estate
Mon-Sat 11am- 5pm from reception
Ph. 43500200
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Landmark
Shop no 17/18
DLF Grand Mall
Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road
Ph. 0124 4201000 |
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