All Over the Map tours across India through dance and music on Granville Island this August
New Works’ summer series of creative arts continues with Hindustani vocals, Bharatanatyam dance, and more
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Kiruthika Rathanaswami. Photo by Sridar Photography
All Over the Map, New Works’ summer series of dance and music on Granville Island, continues in August with a mesmerizing tour through creative arts across India including Hindustani vocals and bharatanatyam dance.
Join master artists at the top of their craft on Sunday, August 14 at Ron Basford Park at 3 pm to be swept away in a world of intricate and rich dance and music.
Shilpa Shankar. Photo by Mahesh Kothamangalam
Drawing elements from bharatanatyam, Carnatic music, jazz, and free improvisation, Ashvini Sundaram and Jared Burrows present their interpretation of shringara, a term in the Indian classical arts describing the sentiments of romantic love, attraction, and beauty. Kiruthika Rathanaswami takes audience members through all the facets of the bharatanatyam dance form with dynamic movements, shapes, rhythmic footwork, and facial expressions. Alongside a short Carnatic vocal by Sreya Srikanth, the pair share work that transports one to a spiritual and inner connection. Finally, Shilpa Shankar shares three powerful dance compositions: Pushpanjali, an invocatory piece involving an offering of flowers, will be followed by Gangadeswaram Shankaram, a composition exploring the Ardhanarishvara, a form of the cosmic dancer, Shiva. An intricate and fast-paced pure dance composition, Thillana will conclude the evening, alongside a Hindustani vocal segment by Akhil Jobanputra.
Ashvini Sundaram. Photo by Chris Randle
New Works welcomes audiences of all ages to this outdoor, free afternoon of dance and music.
Learn more about the artists and works being presented at https://www.newworks.ca/2022/05/alloverthemap/.
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