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7:00 PM
Vaasi Pinnal 12
Dance|as part of Basement21 @ Goethe-Institut
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Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Auditorium, Chennai
- Price All are welcome
as part of Basement21 @ Goethe-Institut, a continual series of contemporary art events
27. September 2023 7.00 pm Goethe-Institut Auditorium
A series of events, presenting contemporary practices of live arts in India, comprising performances, lecture-demonstrations, workshops and more, leading to the annual contemporary dance festival – March Dance, jointly presented by Goethe-Institut Chennai and Basement 21 since 2017.
Vaasi Pinnal – 12
Choreography: Chandiran
Sound Design: Akila
Dancers: Chandiran, Deivamani
According to Varma Science, the circularity of the life energy (Vaasi) of the body is related to the circularity of the movement in the universe. The outer and inner body react to the activation and interconnection of the 12 vital points within the body. The movement articulation of these 12 vital points forms the 12 pathways within the body. The articulation of the Vaasi in the vital channels lead to spiral movements within the spine and limbs. The dance becomes the manifestation of this movement outside in relation to space and time.
As the dancing bodies keep reacting to the more and more complex inner activation and connection, all of it becomes a single continuous movement of the Vaasi inside, and the two bodies on the outside become one.
Not only the physical response but this duet also comes as an emotional response to the flow of energy inside the body – through the exploration of dynamics, weight, force, space and time as well as opposition, energy, co- ordination, weight negotiation, sensing and listening between two bodies. The work also addresses the idea of togetherness and opposition in silence.
Location
No 4 Rutland Gate 5th Street
Chennai 600006
India