May 29 2022 to May 29 2022 4 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of the ancient Indian board game, Parama Padam (Snakes & Ladders) is a solo thematic Bharatanatyam production.

The game, which originated in India in the 10th century CE, was later popularised worldwide as “Snakes & Ladders” by the British, during the 18th century CE. In the game board, there are a hundred squares illustrated with snakes and ladders; the ladders represent good virtues and the snakes indicate vices. Ladders take you up, as the good deeds take us to heaven, while the snakes bring you down, as to a cycle of rebirths. The final goal is to reach Vaikuntha, or heaven. Parama Padam was created by the followers of the Vaishnavite faith, with the duo purpose of entertainment and teaching moral values of human life.

The production features internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam Dance Artiste Mohanapriyan Thavarajah – Principal Dancer and Resident Choreographer at Apsaras Arts Dance Company Singapore. Mohanapriyan’s performance is enhanced with the sculpted chiseled geometry lines of his dance, and his energy is exemplified with an irrepressible force of precision and dynamism. His choreography has been recognized to be vibrant with rhythmic athleticism and sensitively nuanced expressive elements of story telling, both which are compelling. Mohanapriyan’s performances are based on traditional repertoire of the form, while extending the technique to create new structures taking advantage of his extraordinarily rich and intense style of dance.

Creative Team:
• Artistic Direction : Aravinth Kumarasamy (Singapore)
• Choreographed and Performed by : Mohanapriyan Thavarajah (Singapore)
• Artistic Mentor : Priyadarsini Govind (India)
• Dramaturg : Lim How Ngean (Australia)
• Music Composition : Dr Rajkumar Bharathi (India)
• Sound Design : Sai Sharavanam (India)
• Light Design : GyanDev Singh (India)
• Narrator Script : Audrey Perera (Singapore)

Orchestra (India)
• Vocals : G Srikanth
• Mridangam : V Vedakrishnan
• Percussions : Ganapathy Venkatasubramaniam Violin : Embar Kannan Veena : Bhavani Prasad
• Flute : Sruthi Sagar
• Sollukattu : Shreejith Krishna
• Narration Voice Over : Ramesh Paniker (Singapore)

In collaboration with Apsaras Arts

Apsaras Arts is a non-profit organization and registered charity in Singapore, and is the recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council’s annual Major Grant scheme. The company is guided by an advisory board comprising of eminent personalities connected with the arts community in Singapore and the region.