From the Mahabharata – The Great Dance-Off
A World Premiere and the first performance of
San Antonio International Festival of Performance. June 4 – 14, 2015
Created and directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo
Choreography by Kausi Subramaniam and Seme Jatib
Original Music Composed by Reena Esmail
Music recorded and performed by SOLI Chamber Ensemble
Performances Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM
This dance-theatre production of From The Mahabharata – The Great Dance-Off tells the story of a dance company internal struggle in staging a dance version of the Indian epic story of the Mahabharata. The main conflict arises when the artistic director cannot choose between a classical and a contemporary style of dance. The company splits in two factions that confront each other in a final dance-off. From The Mahabharata – The Great Dance-Off is a combination of original music, theatre, Indian and contemporary dance into a dynamic fusion which delivers an entertaining and poetic evening of dance theatre.
This production is inspired by the main storyline of the Mahabharata, and creates a parallel story, but while in the Mahabharata the main conflict is an ethical/political one, in our rendering, the main conflict is an aesthetic/generational one. Tradition vs. contemporary style? Old vs. New? The audience will decide.
From The Mahabharata – The Great Dance-Off is a combination of original music, theatre, Indian and contemporary western dance into a dynamic fusion that delivers an entertaining and poetic evening of dance theatre.
Cast
Dancers and Actors
Suhail Arastu
Marisela Barrera
Alejandro Cardona
Anna De Luna
Stephan Geeth
Mireya Guerra
Madeline Hull
Julya Jara
Seme Jatib
Aarthi Karthic
Rachel Laven
Georgette Lockwood
Durga Suryadevara
Pooja Palimar-Rao
Creative Team
Created and Directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo
Classical Indian Dance Choreography by Kausi Subramaniam
Contemporary Dance Choreography by Seme Jatib
Original music by Reena Esmail
Music recorded and performed by SOLI Chamber Ensemble
Live Violinist Ananda Nadayogi
Lighting Design by Gaila Raymer
Scenic Design by Jeremiah Teutsch
Stage Manager Elizabeth Marks Engwall
Photography and Video by Siggi Ragnar
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