Jul 05 2025 to Jul 05 2025 6 p.m.

Price: 350 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

Tasveerein, a tableau of two, is a mixed form solo performance where the soft curves of Odissi meet the sharp lines of Kathak in the bodies of Radha and Krishna.

The two love birds first spend time apart.

Radha, in her Odissi form, enjoys her body. She prepares herself for the day embellishing herself with her favourite saree, jewellery and fragrance. She needs no one but herself to appreciate her beauty.

Krishna, in his Kathak form, too pretties himself — his yellow dhoti in place, a peacock feather perched on his black curly locks. He waits as the forest begins to sing and dance in anticipation of their union.

As she admires herself in the mirror, Radha’s  friend calls her — “Krishna is waiting for you by the banks of the yamuna river. You should hurry.” In Jayadeva’s “Dheera Samire” Radha’s friend urges her to go to him as he waits only, and only for his Radha.

Through the words of Hafeez Jalandhari’s famous poem “Krishn Kanhaiyya,” we see how the two divine lovers, though in two different languages of dance, come together to celebrate each other.

About Eshna Benegal

Eshna Benegal is an Odissi and Kathak dancer and dance teacher. She has been training and performing for over a decade now. She has had the opportunity to perform at several prestigious dance festivals including Sharadotsav by Kalarigram, the Kala Arpan Festival organised by the Art of Living Foundation, the Bengaluru Odissi Utsav, the Medai Marghazhi Festival and many more. Her work, she hopes, will highlight the syncretic landscape of India and will bring onto stage stories that are unfamiliar to the classical canon. Outside of the studio, Eshna is a dance researcher and filmmaker. Tasveerein is her first full length production.

*Tickets are mandatory for all.