newsletter # spring 2017 For this summer season: an incredible duet, a surprising collaboration, a « classic » show, an almost iconic film, and a new one, mudras and foot beats, here’s the news ! Bach | Sonia-Shantala Sonia Wieder-Atherton holds a singular place in today’s music world. Born in San Francisco, trained in Paris and Moscow,
BHAIRAVA | site-specific dance filmBHAIRAVA | danse in situ
Bhairava evokes facets of Shiva, the Lord of Dance, as both the Destructor of Evil and the Guardian of Time. He is fierce and drives terrible deeds, but he is also the Divine Protector and his intention springs from pure compassion. In this work, carried by a strong and deeply evocative musical score and by
the incredible duet moves forwardBlooming! L’épanouissement contine..
Blooming! Where Charles « Lil Buck » Riley works on foot-beats while Shantala starts to bug-jump… The Blooming adventure, which began at the Vail International Dance Festival in the summer of 2014, was initiated by its director Damian Woetzel, and continues to move forward drawing from the vocabularies of Kuchipudi and Jookin’. Lil Buck
Shantala in the Vignale-Monferrato FestivalShantala au Vignale-Monferrato Festival
A ride in northern Italy for a few days. This is particulary in the Piemonte region, in Vignale-Monferrato, that Shantala will perform a new version of Namasya in the garden of the Palazzo Callori on Friday the 8th of July at 22h. And to continue on the path of her contemporary repertoire, she
Shantala – Only one step from movement to the screen !Shantala – Du mouvement à l’écran, il n’y a qu’un pas !
Dancer and choreographer Shantala Shivalingappa has artistic roots in the classical Indian dance form Kuchipudi. Before starting her own company she worked with such luminaries as Maurice Béjart, Pina Bausch and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Shantala – the movie is a documentary which follows Shantala Shivalingappa on tour, revealing how the cultural and philosophical aspects of