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Soorya (Singapore)
For the finest in Indian classical and performing arts.
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Objectives
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To showcase the finest in Indian art & culture through performances by high quality talents, and thereby to increase the level of art appreciation, awareness and art presence in Singapore
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To help develop Singapore as a distinctive global city for the arts
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To deliver outstanding Indian art & cultural events to the Singaporean audience at very affordable prices
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To foster the spirit of integration through culture by cross cultural and multi-ethnic, multi-racial exchanges, interactions and experiments in the domain of art and culture.
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To revive and re-invigorate the less popular or dying folk arts by giving wider exposure.
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To mentor, encourage and cultivate promising young and old local talents, in the field of art and culture.
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Soorya
(Singapore)
presents
Krishna'anubhuti
Celebrating
the Magical
Experience
of Krishna
(Soorya
Festival
of
Indian
Classical
Dance)
Date &
Time:
Sun, 07
Jul
2019,
6:00 pm
Venue:
Singapore
Polytechnic
Auditorium
500
Dover
Rd,
Singapore
139651
Admission:
VIP: $50
&
Standard:
$30
Standard(Students)*:
$26
(limited concession
seats
available)
For
online
ticketing
with
secure
payment
options
of paypal
and/or
credit
cards as
well as
bank
transfers,
please
click
here.
(online
booking
fee of $2
extra
will be
applicable)
*For full
time
students
studying
in MOE
educational
institutions
or
International
schools
of
Singapore
only
Event
Highlights:
This unique
double-bill
event
features 3
celebrity
dancers
exploring
the magical
theme of
Krishna with
two
scintillating
performances.
(1) A
Kathakali -
Bharatanatyam
jugalbandhi
production,
“Krishna
Mayam” by
Pallippuram
Sunil and
Paris Laxmi
and
(2) A
Bharatanatyam
recital by
Divyaa Unni.
Paris Laxmi
and Divyaa
Unni are
well known
cinema
artists and
accomplished
BharataNatyam
dancers,
while
Pallippuram
Sunil is a
famed
Kathakali
artist.
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1.
Jugalbandhi
(Duet) of
KATHAKALI –
BHARATA NATYAM
on Lord Krishna
("Krishna
Mayam")
Pallipuram Sunil,
the noted
Kathakali
exponent
performs
Kathakali along
with his wife,
Paris
Laxmi
native of
France,
performing
Bharatanatyam
in the duet.
Paris
Laxmi is an
accomplished
Bharatanatyam
dancer,
also trained in
classical
ballet, jazz,
contemporary,
Flamenco and
hip-hop. The
Jugalbandhi has
Pallipuram Sunil
as Lord Krishna
in Kathakali
genre
and
Paris Laxmi as
Radha, Draupadi,
Kuchela,
Gopikas,and
Arjuna in
Bharathanatyam
genre.
This
duet was
performed for
the first time
by Pallippuram
Sunil and Paris
Laxmi in 2011 in
France.
Subsequently,
the duet has
been showcased
at venues all
over India,
Europe and Gulf
countries. Based
on Lord
Krishna’s
hand-picked
pastimes and
chronicles, the
production uses
music and
performance
paradigms from
standard
Kathakali and
Bharatanatyam
repertoires. The
stories
recounted
include, the
Radha &
Krishna episodes
delineating the
love
and fun shared
by Krishna and
his playmate
Radha, the story
of
friendship of
Sudama,
the poor and
impoverished
friend and
Krishna the King
of Dwaraka;
“Panchali
Shapatham”,
the vow
of Draupadi
of Mahabharatha
epic - the
humiliation she
had to face in
the court, the
justice she was
denied and the
timely help she
received from
her friend
Krishna;
Unfolding of
Geetopadesha,
wherein Lord
Krishna advices
warrior Arjuna
the reason not
to lose heart
and to take up
arms in the
battlefield of
righteousness
etc. Their 50th
successful stage
show was at
Guruvayur Temple
on 05 Mar 2018.
It was also
staged a Centre
Mandapam in
Paris, Salon –de
– Provence and
for the festival
de Folklore of
Lurcy- Levis in
France.
For further
information on
the celebrated
couple, please
click
here.
2.
BHARATA NATYAM
recital
by
Divyaa Unni
Divyaa Unni is
an
internationally
recognised
dancer, teacher,
choreographer.
Divyaa Unni is
an accomplished
stage and screen
actress too. She
attained
national fame
through her
acting talents
at a very young
age. She is a
devoted disciple
of
highly-respected,
diverse
classical dance
masters
Kalamandalam
Gopinath and R L
V Anil Kumar.
Divyaa has
played
lead role roles
for over 50
films in
Malayalam.
Also in Tamil,
Telugu and
Kannada
and has appeared
in more than a
dozen TV
serials.
For further
information on
the illustrious
dancer and
cinema artiste,
please click
here.
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