Odissi dancer Sharmila Mukerjee and her ensemble Sanjali will present ‘Sookshma’, an odissi dance ballet based on the Kannada folktale ‘A Flowering Tree’ by A K Ramanujan on April 16, 6.30 pm at ADA Rangamandira, J C Road.
‘Sookshma’ is a part of ‘Pravaha 2016’, a dance festival hosted by Sharmila Mukerjee and Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance, in sacred remembrance of legendary odissi dancer Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
‘Sookshma’ is a unique blend of Kannada folklore and odissi. It is the first and one-of-a-kind attempt to embrace Kannada culture through the threads of odissi.
It revolves around a woman’s selflessness and her ability to give. The dance talks about a woman who is blessed with the ability to transform into a flowering tree. As the name suggests, it is the subtle, intangible, all pervading spirit that manifests in the form of a boon in the protagonist. The flowers in abundance bring progressive changes in the lives of her sisters, until her tale meets a twist. Spoken through the language of dance, ‘Sookshma’ voices the ethos of womanhood, nature and the compelling need to respect both, alike. With an ensemble of 15 performers, it is a combination of beauty, pathos and simplicity. Supported by Ministry of Culture, this has been choreographed and directed by Sharmila Mukerjee.
Music has been composed by Debashish Sarkar from Kolkata and the script is by Krishna Raj Bhat.
Tickets are available at www.bookmyshow
‘Sookshma’ is a part of ‘Pravaha 2016’, a dance festival hosted by Sharmila Mukerjee and Sanjali Centre for Odissi Dance, in sacred remembrance of legendary odissi dancer Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
‘Sookshma’ is a unique blend of Kannada folklore and odissi. It is the first and one-of-a-kind attempt to embrace Kannada culture through the threads of odissi.
It revolves around a woman’s selflessness and her ability to give. The dance talks about a woman who is blessed with the ability to transform into a flowering tree. As the name suggests, it is the subtle, intangible, all pervading spirit that manifests in the form of a boon in the protagonist. The flowers in abundance bring progressive changes in the lives of her sisters, until her tale meets a twist. Spoken through the language of dance, ‘Sookshma’ voices the ethos of womanhood, nature and the compelling need to respect both, alike. With an ensemble of 15 performers, it is a combination of beauty, pathos and simplicity. Supported by Ministry of Culture, this has been choreographed and directed by Sharmila Mukerjee.
Music has been composed by Debashish Sarkar from Kolkata and the script is by Krishna Raj Bhat.
Tickets are available at www.bookmyshow