Sethu (Bridge) Commissioned by Walker Art Center

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"It was such a joy to see a company of international collaborators meet in Minneapolis, plan a massive project and then, so beautifully, rise to the occasion." --Rohan Preston, Minneapolis Star Tribune Full Review Commissioned by Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Sethu (Bridge) is a pioneering global collaborative work that combines South Indian Bharatanatyam dance and Kecak, the powerful vocal tradition of Bali, to create a stunning presentation of the Indian epic Ramayana.   "The greatness is not when human beings imitate human beings, but when human beings are able to project out divine beings…. I was deeply happy all the way through. Thank you for doing it." --Robert Bly, poet "Thank you for bringing so much beauty to the world!" "Wonderfully innovative and exquisite… Brave and highly successful." --Audience Members     Back to Calendar

Nearly 6,000 people attended the 2004 premiere of this pioneering global collaboration! One weekend only! Public performances: 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday, September 22nd & 23rd 2 p.m., Sunday, September 24th School matinee: 10 a.m., Friday, September 22nd O'Shaughnessy Auditorium The College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota General Admission: $25 $16 Student/Child and CSC faculty/staff Box Office: 651-690-6700 Watch a video clip of this performance! Ragamala Artistic Director/Choreographer Ranee Ramaswamy joins forces with Kecak composer/choreographer I Dewa Puta Berata, Artistic Director of the Bali-based Cudamani ensemble, to create this unique cross-cultural collaboration. Sethu features Ragamala principal dancer/choreographer Aparna Ramaswamy and 5 Ragamala dancers, two Balinese dancers, a Carnatic (South Indian classical) music ensemble led by acclaimed vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar, a gamelan orchestra led by Joko Sutrisno, and a locally recruited Kecak chorus trained and led by Mr. Dewa.