Akhalari introduced his latest work in Chennai, Sonat of Sansar

Chennai gets ready to host Samasara’s sonnet, With the support of the British Council, Inco Center, Dakshinachta and Asian College of Journalism. Sonnet of SamsaraWhich was premiered at the Srendipity Arts Festival in Goa in 2024, recently completed a show in London. The Ring of Diggeridu, Mizavu and Tibetan, with mantras, poetry and songs, create a fundamental experience in the audience. With the 1960s tower blocks, architecture is cruelist. The flag of Muzirabad silk wave in the evening air. Dancer-coreographer Jayachandran Palazi, who is also the founder and artistic director of Atkhalari, was taken into a scenario of new meanings. They have conceptualized this site-specific, transdiplinary performance.

Samasara’s sonnet, He says, there is a reaction of our time to myths, experiences and memories. It represents the idea of ​​a hero’s change; Maps of his journey from childhood to adolescence. “This is a society’s response to civil war, climate change … it is more reflective for us to be wise, and to be ready to deal with the Holocating changes in the world.” Explaining the origin of this creative work, which took shape during the epidemic, Jayachandran says, it was like collecting a small bird to build a nest. “The house, which used to be a place of solitude, suddenly became our prison, workplace and many different things. It interrupted our existence. It thought of me about human travel, our development and change. How did it all begin.”

According to Jayachandran, “Settings in the open air in the south are a store of our architecture and folk culture. This piece sits well. The audience will experience a site-specific prime version in the courtyard. However, the stage’s controlled environment in the music academy will be attracted to the audience with artificial lighting.” But he explains that there are no vacancy for contemporary dance in a big country like India. In countries like France, with incredible features for artists, there are at least 19 national centers for choreography. In its 1997 election manifesto, the UK Labor Party highlighted its support for art and dance, leading to a wave of progressive initiative, including the establishment of national dance agencies across the country. There, artists often involve themselves in decision making. ,

Member of Atkkalari Center for Movement Arts Presenting Bhinna vinayasa
Photo Credit: Marco Cassley Nirmal

Attakalari will also perform a presentation for ACJ students.

Atkkalari’s 25 -year -old journey is the main reference to all these undertakings. Established in 2001, the institution studied contemporary dance in India. “Worldwide, people are now aware of Atkkalari. We also cooperate with artists from Italy, Korea, UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Australia, Japan, South Africa and now Poland.”

Sonnet of Samsara October 3, at 4.30 pm (entry through the museum entry ticket) will be presented at the Dakshinach Heritage Museum; At the Music Academy on 4 October, 7 pm (ticket on BookmySshow); And October 6, at 5.30 pm Asian College of Journalism