AADHAARACHAKRA: A Dancelogue - Full-length dance production (70 minutes)

Overview

Developed as a ‘hybrid performance event’ weaving in multiple disciplines - movement, film, light, sound and multimedia design within a live contemporary dance performance. Set in an imagined land, the performance oscillates between the past and present inviting the audience to partake in a ritualised experience. In a complex and often fragmented narrative, the dancers embody characters from diverse Indian locales and periods. Celluloid images accompany the sometimes surreal visual journey. A small village provides the backdrop for jasmine vendors, vegetable sellers, bangle shops and tricycles - the myriad sounds and rainbow hues invoking an ever-present past. Calls from vendors, loud music from temples and mosques, and cricket commentaries blend into an urban Indian cacophony. The production brings alive the essence of domestic life in a traditional Chettinad house, the sacred rituals in a southern Shiva temple, and the flavours and fragrances of a spice market. The narrow alleyways of old Delhi mesh into the expansive solitude of Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar.

Basic Information

Title: AADHAARACHAKRA: A Dancelogue - Full-length dance production (70 minutes)

Artist/Company: Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts

Genre: Stage

Original Performers/Creative Team: Artistic Direction: Jayachandran Palazhy Choreography: Jayachandran Palazhy along with the dancers. Performers: Jayachandran Palazhy Ajeesh K.B., Denny Paul, Diya Naidu, Hemabharathy Palani, Keya Ann D’Souza, Meghna Nambiar, Parth Bhardwaj, and Raam Kumar. Set Design: Dominic Dube Light Design: Pipon Film: Rupert Schwarzbauer, Pipon and Prem Chawla Music & Sound Concept: Sam Auinger and Martin Lutz Carnatic Music: Gurumoorthy Folk Music: Kuppuswamy Visuals: Ken Furudate Costume Design: Sanchita Additional Costume Design: Jyoti Sachdev

Performance History

23rd November, 2012 Ravindra Kalakshethra, Bangalore 1st December, 2012 Purana Quila, New Delhi 29th August, 2013 Fabrics India Warehouse, Chennai 4th-5th October, 2013 BNM Grand Studio, Marseille (France) 14th October, 2013 Divaldo Archa Theatre, Prague (Czech Republic) 23rd December, 2013 Kala Mandir, Kolkata 28th June, 2014 Kerala Fine Arts Hall, Kochi 5th July, 2015 JTPAC, Kochi 23rd November, 2016 NCPA, Mumbai