Dec 16 2024 to Dec 16 2024 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Sevens is a triple bill of dance pieces, featuring Nina Rajarani as a performer, as well as
four Bharatanatyam and Kathak dancers and three musicians in ensemble work. Seven
Snags, Seven Steps and Seven Sins explore the sacred and sinful significance of the
number seven.

Seven Snags

The choreographic equivalent of an obstacle race, this is a fast-paced rhythmic ensemble filled with exciting dynamics and laced with challenging cross-rhythms. This is an abstract display of the fun and frolics of youth, the flirtatious quality of interactions, the freedom and liberties one takes with choices, all inspired by the modern-day phenomena of speed dating and dating apps.

Seven Steps

This is a duet by dancer/choreographer Nina Rajarani MBE and vocalist/composer Y Yadavan, based on ‘saptapadi’, the most important rite of a Hindu marriage ceremony, where with each step, the couple make a promise to each other. 

Although an age-old ritual dating back to Vedic times, the vows remain relevant for anyone entering a committed relationship. 

Seven Sins

This piece is an abstract exploration of stereotyped concept of rights and wrongs , what it is like to live under the burden of the idea of sin. The behaviour we call ‘sinful’ is never simply that. Sins are the most profound expression of unmet needs. Representing an unfortunate response to difficulty and distress, Seven Sins considers that we are not evil at all, but in fact in all types of very human and difficult pain.

The piece evolves to evoke both the claustrophobic feeling of guilt that comes from living a life deemed sinful, untrue or unacceptable; and the dark places we are driven towards by a capitalistic consumerist society that simultaneously demands and condemns accumulation and wealth.

But the journey of the piece is one of acceptance as we learn to listen, not admonish or punish, a way to forgiveness.