Samanvaya

Samanvaya, which means “in unison”, ventures an encounter between two dancers, Madhavi Mudgal et Alarmel Valli, who were delighted to compare their art forms for the first time: Odissi and Bharatanatyam. By exploring the differences and the similarities between these two styles of classical Indian dance and the two systems of music (Carnatic in southern India, Hindustani in the north), the two dancers contribute to the recognition of a thousand-year-old art, while at the same time living the tradition as a dynamic movement of opportunity and renewal. The musical compositions are based on a common “raga” which brings out the intrinsic characteristics of each form. Each solo or duet shows pure and narrative dance, whether in the geometrical and energetic Bharatanatyam style with its stylised hand gestures and facial expressions, or in the more lyrical, sensual and graceful Odissi style.

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Conception, chorégraphie, interprétation Madhavi Mudgal, Alarmel Valli musique musiques traditionnelles et Madhup Mudgal musiciens Gandhi Malik (pakhawa, percussion), Hemant (mridangam, percussion), C.K. Vasudevan (nattuvangam), Srinivas Satpathy (flûte), Ranjani Ramakrishna (violon), Yaar Mohammad (sitar), Diwan Singh (tanpura) chant Manikuntala Bhowmik, Lata Ramchand, Purna, Chandra Maji lumières Gautam BhattacharyaRéalisation vidéo Charles Picq date du document vidéo 2006 production Maison de la Danse 

Durée de l’œuvre 1h20