Mar 13 2024 to Mar 13 2024 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

There is a force of existence, which can not be contained by space, or bound by time, yet it is the one that creates the many dimensions, patterns and emotions. This is the perpetual dance of existence, Nādānt, without a beginning or an end, and at the very centre is, Lord Shiva. Nādānt, is an exploration by Divya Goswami, navigating through the leela of the manifest form of the cosmic dancer and the visual discourse on the true purpose of existence; until there is no more.

This 80 minute production, juxtaposes the dyads within Shiva, who moves like the ripples on the placid countenance while bubbling on the surface into a volcanic fury. He reveals and revells in his form, preparing and inviting the devotee. Slowly, the seeker understands the secrets to his ominous form, adorned with serpents, ash, fire, as a mere illusion, playing out the rhythm of everyday life. The resonating drum, the rhythmic pneumonics, the multilayered words, become a vehicle to find the self, discarding the fetters, step by step. Nādānt is the sojourn of a seeker, as she praises, admires, unravels the mystery behind the cosmic dancer only to witness, partake, merge into the abstraction of the divine energy. 

Performer

Divya Goswami Kathak Dancer

Born into the family of the legendary Hindu philosopher of Vedanta, Swami Ram Tirtha, Divya believes, ‘Dance is each moment lived to the optimum, with complete abandon and total awareness.’ Divya Goswami has been initiated into the Lucknow Gharana of Kathak under under the tutelage of the Great Maestro, Late Guru Munna Shukla Ji and Guru Yogini Gandhi. For her extensive body of work and dedication to the arts, Divya has been bestowed with the coveted National Award, ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Purushkar’ from the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi and the National Title ‘Singar Mani’ conferred by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai. Divya is a TEDx speaker and performer, in addition to being associated with the nationwide movements, SPICMACAY and BAITHAK. She is an ICCR Empaneled artist and an A Grade Doordarshan artist. To promote, preserve and propagate Indian Classical Arts, Divya has established ‘Divyakala’; a creative venture showcasing her versatility as a dancer, writer, storyteller and teacher. Divya envisages a ‘Satsang’ through Divyakala of artists, art lovers and art enthusiasts, moving together toward a meditative silence with awareness, love and surrender.