Overview
Inspired by the famous Tamil epic, Chilapathikkaram, Attakkalari’s multimedia dance production takes the audience through an episodic journey traversing layers of temporal and physical locations that often defy conventional notions of space and chronology. Anchoring on a central female character represented by three dancers, the piece journeys through rural, urban, historical, contemporary and even mythical contexts. In the process, time dissolves and dislocates, infusing the landscape with tenderness and loss.
Basic Information
Title: CHRONOTOPIA: Emotional, Haunting, Introspective - Full-length multi-media dance production (60 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.
Interactive Scenography: Chris Salter | Chris Ziegler
Interaction research/design (light): Marije Baalman | Chris Salter
Interaction design (video) : Chris Ziegler
Lighting Design: Thomas Dotzler
Music Composition & Production: Mathias Duplessy
Lighting programming: Marije Baalman
Lighting system design: Elio Bidinost | Harry Smoak
Sensing research/development : Joseph Malloch | Marije Baalman | Rodolfe Koholy
Costume Design: Jason Cheriyan & Anshu Arora
Male vocals: Shri Balasubramaniam Sharma/ Mathias Duplessy
Female vocals: Neela Ramanujam
Mridangam: B.C Manjunath
Nadaswaram: M. Kodandaram
Performance History
28th March, 2010
Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
27th March, 2010
Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
26th March, 2010
Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
17th March, 2010
Vara Konserthus, Vara, Sweden
14th March, 2010
International Dance Festival
Staasts theater, Schauspielhaus, Kassel Germany
19th January, 2010
National School of Drama - Bharat Rang Mahotsav (International Festival)
Abhimanch Theatre, National School of Drama, New Delhi, India
17th January, 2010
National School of Drama - Bharat Rang Mahotsav (International Festival)
Antarang Theatre, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
21st February, 2009
Ninasam Auditorium, Heggodu, India
18th February, 2009
Music Academy, Chennai, India
11th February, 2009
Attakkalari India Biennial (International Festival)
Ranga Shankara, Bangalore, India
10th February, 2009
Attakkalari India Biennial (International Festival)
Ranga Shankara, Bangalore, India
