"Ragamala
shows a way into the twenty-first century for all classical forms. The
thrill that the dancers feel in their own strength and grace rolls across
the audience; their happy and powerful beauty is one we understand and
aspire to."
-Mpls/St.Paul Magazine
Sthree
Featuring a specially commissioned score
by Dr. L. Subramaniam
Inspired by Silappathikaram (The Anklet), the national epic of the Tamil people of southeastern India, Ragamala Dance presents Sthree, a stunning convergence of dance, music, and text that brings to the present the beauty of the Sangam period of history.
Set to an original score by virtuoso vocalist Prema Ramamurthy and Dr. L. Subramaniam - unquestionably one of India's greatest classical violinists - Sthree is a haunting contemporary adaptation that explores the underlying tension between the principles of karma and dharma, the basis of the Hindu belief system.
Concept
and Choreography by Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy
Specially Commissioned Score by Dr. L. Subramaniam
Original Compositions by Prema Ramamurthy
Written for the Stage and Directed by Zarawaar Mistry
Dr.
L. Subramaniam's score was commissioned as part of a national series of
works from Meet the Composer's Commissioning Music/USA program, which
is made possible by generous support from the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Francis Goelet
Trust, the Helen F. Whitaker Fund, Target, The William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, and Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts.
Sthree
is made possible in part with funds provided by the Asian Pacific Endowment
(a component fund of SpectrumTrust of The Saint Paul Foundation), The
RBC Foundation - USA, the Fredrikson & Byron Foundation, the National
Endowment for the Arts, and a Cultural Community Partnership grant from
the Minnesota State Arts Board (made possible in part by an appropriation
from the Minnesota Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts).
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