Performances Sandhi

April 6
Choreography: Amrita Lahiri (Kuchupudi)
Vocal: Smt. Sudha Raghuraman
Nattuvangam: Shri Keshavan
Mridangam and Kanjira: Shri Chandersekhar
Flute: Shri Raghuraman
Tabla and other percussion: Shri Shambhu Bhattacharya

April 7
Concept & Choreography: Ayona Bhaduri (Odissi)
Music Composition: Srinibas Satapathy
Rhythm Input: Budhanath Swain
Musician: Rupak Kumar Parida

This commissioned production would be a confluence of dance, music and literature. The collaboration between a classical dancer and a classical vocalist addresses a serious lacuna in the field of dance — the scarcity of creative dance music. Even though music is an integral part of dance, there is a growing absence of powerful dance music. The reason for this is the increasing chasm between dance and music, where the dancer is a seen as the primary figure whereas the musician is an accompanist. Consequently, many musicians restrain from being a part of dance productions since they feel it might diminish their image as a soloist. This collaborative work seeks to challenge this hierarchy. It would bring together accomplished dancers and vocalists and in some cases instrumentalists in some cases on the same platform to co-create the production with a selected text, where the musician composes and the dancer choreographs, both being equally significant aspects of the production. The production is true depiction of creative collaborations.