Dancers from varied genres of dance will come together in a performance ‘Padme’ that combines ancient Indian and Western modern dance forms, to be staged in Puducherry on Thursday.
Originally produced by Korzo Producties from The Hague, Netherlands with Dutch dancers, Padme has been commissioned and co-produced in its current form by renowned dancer Anita Ratnam and the Arangham Trust, and conceptualised and choreographed by Netherlands-based Kalpana Raghuraman, who is artist-in-residence at Korzo. The costumes have been conceived by Sandhya Raman, with music design by Peter Lemmens.
Padme (Sanskrit for lotus) draws on the flower as a metaphor for human development and enlightenment. The dancers come from different training styles, backgrounds and identities, and the performance engages with their experiences with religion and relevance of spirituality in today’s world.
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Lalit Verma, owner of the Aurodhan gallery, said, “We want to keep the high-level cultural activities of Puducherry fully alive. We hope the people of this town take full benefit of such inspiring activities, and they goes towards developing the art consciousness of Puducherry.” Mr. Verma added he hoped for increased support for cultural and art activities from the government and people of Puducherry.
Padme will be performed at the Krtashreya Aurodhan Garden, Pappammal Koil Street, Vaithikuppam on Thursday, 8.30 p.m.
Padme draws on the flower as a metaphor for human development and enlightenment. The dancers come from different training styles, backgrounds and identities