New Dimensions to The Margam
Sun, Oct 15
|Warren Performing Arts Center
'New Dimensions To The Margam' showcases what Bharatanatyam should be in the 21st century, and it indicates what is a possible course of the journey ahead in the next decade. This work hopes to inspire dancers and dance lovers to balance tradition and modernity in their own work.
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2023, 4:00 PM
Warren Performing Arts Center, 9500 E 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46229, USA
About the event
Watch the highlights on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KdeJTzwCFs
The “Margam” in the Bharatanatyam classical dance tradition is a basic set of compositions that a student learns from the Guru. The term “Margam” which means path in Sanskrit, is the journey that a practitioner embarks upon once the training begins. It begins with simple and direct composition describing the Gods and Goddesses, followed by more complex compositions exploring various emotions and movement dynamics. The path culminates to a crescendo of heightened fast paced movements that is symbolic of a final burst of joy and vibrancy when a journey ends. The “Margam” provides the bedrock for a dancer to grasp and imbibe the Bharatanatyam’s grammar and core principles. In “New Dimensions to Margam” Rama Vaidyanathan the choreographer and the chief dancer, explores a fresh perspective to the collection of dance compositions that comprise the “Margam”. She explores new themes in different languages, which have…