Bharata Natyam & Beethoven
"When the genius of dance is touched by the hands of God." Vaucluse,
Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Fate choreographed and danced in Classical Indian Dance (Bharata Natyam) style. It is the first time in history. Beethoven's complex music and rhythm has had most ballet and western dance companies shun the piece but the rhythm is perfectly suited to the South Indian music and Shakti's powerful dance.
"The performance was an absolute pleasure. Perfection in executing a Bharatanatyam piece is very important. And this performance was nearly flawless" (India Link / Vinaya Raj)
Bharata Natyam & Beethoven just completed a 2 week sell-out run in the Avignon Festival OFF this July. It was performed in Seoul and in the National Theatre in Kyoto.
Presented by: Shakti & The Garage International
Shakti was born in 1957 in Kyoto, Japan to an Indian father and a Japanese mother. Her mother founded the VasantaMala Indian Dance Institute and was the first Japanese woman to introduce Indian dance into Japan. Her father was a professor of English at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and was also the founder and director of the Gandhi Institute in Kyoto.
SHAKTI grew up with not only the rich cultural heritage of Japan but of India as well. She studied yoga with her father and dance with her mother and with the foremost gurus of India.
She got her M.A. in Indian Philosophy at Columbia University,New York.
SHAKTI is known for her unique hybrid form of dance blending eastern traditions and yoga with butoh and western contemporary movements.