photo: Marc Norberg
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Ragamala Music and Dance Theater
Sthree (Women)
April 30-May 3, 2009
Thurs. at 7:30pm,
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm,
Sun. at 7pm
Gala performance Sat. at 5:30pm
followed by dinner reception at
Weisman Art Museum
Tickets:$29
Gala performance and reception:
$77 advance, $82 at door
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“Ragamala’s forays into cross-cultural dance are increasingly fascinating, drawing connections between the elegantly sumptuous, percussively expressive style of its classic dance and the dances of other cultures.”
– Star Tribune
Drawing from the exquisite Pandanallur tradition
of Bharatanatyam, the South Indian classical
dance form of southern India, Ragamala’s
Artistic Directors Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy
bring to their audience a synthesis of the
philosophy, mythology and spirituality of their
Indian heritage. Inspired by Ilanko Adigal’s Cilappatikaram (The Anklet), the national epic of
the Tamil people of southeastern India, Sthree’s
chorus of women brings to the present the
beauty of the bygone era of the Sangam Period
of literature. Written and directed by master
storyteller Zaraawar Mistry and set to an original
score by Dr. L. Subramaniam, one of India’s
greatest classical violinists, Sthree is a haunting,
contemporary adaptation that explores the
underlying tension between the principles
of karma and dharma, the basis of Hindu
philosophy.
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