Nov 19 2024 to Nov 19 2024 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Words of inspiration from India’s first female teacher…

Writings of unabashed desire from the heart of Tamizh land…

Questions of existentialism asked by Buddhist nuns…

Verses that subvert gender roles and patriarchy…

…and more insight into the female perspective of desire, denouncement, faith and activism. Only this time, through poetry authored by women themselves!

Akhyāt – Ākhyānā is an experiential exploration of rare multilingual poetry tactfully woven into a Bharatanatyam repertoire performed along with live musicians. This work stems from Divya’s diverse encounters with heart-wrenching poetic expressions of women from across timelines and geographies, in a quest to unearth narratives ‘by’, ‘for’ and ‘of’ women.

Cast:
Dance | Choreography | Script – Divya Ravi
Music composition | Vocals – Sharan Subramanian
Nattuvangam – DV Prasanna Kumar
Mridangam – Srihari Rangaswamy
Flute – Vivek Krishna

Performer
Divya Ravi
Bharatanatyam Artiste

Divya Ravi is a Bharatanatyam performing artiste, choreographer and educator. Her virtuosic yet sensitive artistry is a product of rigor, ownership of the movement vocabulary, scholarship in literature and poetics, and innate musicality. Her choreographic practice is driven by a keen interest in translating the lyrical, the poetic and the abstract, into gestures, emotions, and experiences. Divya’s critically acclaimed concerts and solo works have been presented to full houses and sold-out theatres in India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Hong Kong, UK, Europe and China.

With sound technique stemming from formative training under The Kirans, Dr. Soundarya Srivathsa, Abhinaya with Bragha Bessel and Navarasa Sadhana with G Venu, Divya is currently mentored by Mavin Khoo. She is a graded artiste of Doordarshan, empanelled with the Ministry of Culture for Festivals of India Abroad and SPICMACAY, and her work has been supported by organizations across the globe including Arts Council England.