Lingalayam Dance Company, founded in 1996 by Anandavalli (Counting and Cracking) in association with Belvoir present Kuruntokai – The Interior Landscape.
Kuruntokai – The Interior Landscape is an intimate contemplation on our relationship to nature. Using poems from the 13th century Tamil anthology, ‘Kuruntokai’, as the allegorical thread, the work traverses diverse landscapes mapping nature to our own deep interior emotional terrain. Love is the central axis on which themes of union, separation, longing and betrayal are spun into form through dance, projected Australian landscapes and music. These elements marry to evoke both the sensual and transcendent, parochial and universal, in a contemporary reflection of our fraught existence in a dynamic yet ever fragile environment.
Juxtaposing the structural clarity of Bharathanatyam with the sensuous fluidity of Kuchipudi, (two of the seven classical Indian dance forms) and accompanied by a live orchestra embodying the Carnatic music and rhythms of South India, Lingalayam Dance Company present Kuruntokai - The Interior Landscape.
A Lingalayam Dance Company production.
1 hr (no interval)
17th September, 2021
18th September, 2021
GETTING TO THE VENUE: Belvoir St Theatre is centrally located in Surry Hills, at 25 Belvoir Street, and close to a lot of major public transport.
BY TRAIN: The theatre is a five-minute walk from the Devonshire St/Chalmers St exit of Central Station.
BY LIGHT RAIL: The theatre is also a five-minute walk from Surry Hills Light Rail Stop and approximately seven-minute uphill walk from Chalmers Street Light Rail Stop.
BY BUS: Buses travel along Chalmers St, Elizabeth St and Cleveland St.
BY CAR: There is no onsite parking, but limited timed parking is available on the streets around the theatre. On Sundays parking is unlimited.
By Lingalayam Dance Company Artistic Director Anandavalli
Lingalayam Dance Company Abi Singham, Asha Mistry Kaushik, Brindha Srinivasan, Gayathrie Isaac, Shalini Parthiban, Vaishnavi Sothirajah
Concept & Choreography Anandavalli
Composer/Arranger Bhagavatalu Seetarama Sarma
Video Artist Iqbal Barkat
Costumes designed by Anandavalli
Costumes executed by D.K. Dance Costume Tailors
Guest Dancer Seran Sribalan
Musicians Nattuvangam (cymbals) Anandavalli
Vocals Aruna Parthiban
Violin Kiran Mudigonda
Mridangam (percussion) Janakan Raj
Flute Venkhatesh Sritharan
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