The stories told by a leap, even a shake

Indian dancer Malavika Sarukkai introduced her to do dynamic meditation. Pilgrimage to find the "Eleventh Five-Year" period, "Baryshnikov Arts Center (Thursday), this is what she published her performance.

The 70-minute program, part of the white section, one night, the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, but Ms. Sarukkai not alone. Joined by five outstanding musicians, including transport singer Chitrambari Krishnakumar. the large shiny fabric hanging high rigging, emphasizing vertical play, while the viewfinder more intimate dance area. narration introduces the story and intent of to Sarukkai a four dances each lady.

GATI Stithi, "the title of the first piece, can be translated as" Still Movement, and her choreography emphasized that relations between the two countries. Alternating between static posture and movement bursts, introduced the work of established clear Ms. Sarukkai her dance, the ability to define and shape the space, especially her rare rhythmic accuracy, however, her rhythm attunement may also be connected to her toes curled up, it seems to count still less.

The Sarukkai Ms. "Alex told the God Krishna how to lure women into the forest to dance, and then multiplied by themselves, so that he could dance with each of them. Ms. Sarukkai every woman and Krishna's reaction. She became Krishna playing his flute. She gave us women the collective holding hands in a circle dance, she shows us the transformation of Krishna, their surprised reaction. Her fluttering hands, trembling, as if a large number of her dish seasoning, moonlight and Krishna represents attractive from a secular force, a spirit into the end.

In the third section, "Bird Song," Ms. Sarukkai translated into dance one on a bird, an analogy of the spiritual journey of pilgrims in the holy city of Benares. Sometimes her whole body is a bird, her arm riding the air flow, sometimes the bird is only her crossed hands, and she was watching. Tabla drum provides superior fidelity wings beat sound.

But the greatest significance on the flight is in the elevator, her low jump like a sharp breath. Maximum strength and dance, because she fell into a squat, start to the rhythm of her high heels in hypnosis. Partially closed, the lights focused on Ms. Sarukkai hand, like a flickering flame - an exciting time.

Dance in the past, "L'Oreal" (Sanskrit for "merger"), she said, she was inspired by the architecture in Khajuraho temple: full of life outside the bare silence within. Her dance, most complex choreography night, photographed this comparison, it can do so more strongly.

A high degree of excitement when opening the drum section, an increase of only a singer kicked Ms. Sarukkai energy fell her jumps entrance, never to rise again to the level of the music. Music throughout slowdown, tightening policy, deepening her dance does not comply with the tension.

End Sarukkai Ms. balled on the ground, a small, possibly in her dedication. Last moment, however, is still incomplete, no silence, no dark. Ms. Sarukkai her audience a spiritual journey, but she can take further.