We live every moment learning about things that happen around us. Some we think, we know, because we test these issues with our senses, cross check them, examine them and come to a conclusion. Yet, there are infinite unknown things around us, in this lonely universe. To our astonishment, we all feel, we are much secured, because a little blue planet called Earth is providing us shelter. Our knowledge tells us that, we are the only living entity as far as infinite miles of space stretches.
Instead of finding answers to our existence and survival, for millennia, we, the so-called intelligent beings of Earth, have lingered in meaningless dialogues and conflicts. Sometime, we gain the path to the knowledge and sometime, we go off the path towards the darkness.
We do know, we are made of five elements - Pancha bhoothas (Space, Earth, Fire, Air and Water). But how these five elements inspire us to think or feel emotions or make decision is still an enigma to every intriguing mind. Universes/multiverses which span outwards OR the microscopic world which span inwards tells us the paradox of our living. Yet, the joy of knowing or the ability to relish this beauty (or horror!) of our lives is a "Vismaya".
The music-dance-one-man-performance called "Vismaya" will portray some astonishing facts of life through Indian classical and modern dance. Music is based on traditional, fusion and modern Indian music, suiting to the mood of the feeling. Performance is done in black box theater setup, so tickets are very limited for each day.
Actual Performance Dance Numbers and their details
Dance 1 – Question Man
We always question. Since, we question, we go in search of an answer. It is just like a devotee seeking a deity. In a typical traditional Hindu Bharathanatyam dance style, all living things are considered a heroine, who wishes to seek a union with a hero, a supreme deity, in a bond of love. To Radha, her eternal lover of Krishna seems to be an answer for all her questions. In a way all of us are carrying a question to the Question Man. But we do not know who it is. It might be Krishna or someone… who knows!
Dance 2 – In-dwelling
We live with in the five elements – Space, Earth, Water, Air and FIRE. If we need to learn anything we should be learning more through these Panchabhoothas, by dwelling through them or through their agents.
Dance 3 - Dhimitha - Creation as of love and feelings
As we think, little deeper, we all know, that we are all made up of the same element such as Carbon, oxygen, Nitrogen etc…, which Science teaches. We are just like a tree or a mountain. Yet we consider ourselves lucky as we are made up of some special stuff. Well, how did we get here? Logically, it seems the space must have created, in the beginning, then earth, then water, then life, then living beings including us. I think Nature, took its own trillions year to mold us. May be this is a logical answer? Who knows….? It is a Vismaya!
Dance 4 - Blind Men and Elephant
Since we feel, we got intelligence, because, some basic elements started firing some magnetic forces between electrons, in our body and created neurons, which I suppose created an organic feeling. This feeling lead us to know something and store it in our memory. Based on this knowledge, we draw conclusions. But sometime we touch different periphery of the issues and we assume things. Is this a good habit? But, until we do not know the whole truth this may be the truth …. Isn’t this a Vismaya?
Dance 5 - Doctor & Patient
We are an entity and we try to work around this identity. We like to preserve a status-quo. The status –quo is to stay in an elevated energy level – or what we call – health. Since us, the human beings identified ourselves as special; we also started to take care of our body, using our minds. We started using Nature wisely to fight its own agents to preserve our methods called – LIFE. One such example is a doctor who created a polio vaccine and introduced to the whole world. He injected the vaccine himself to show it is safe. Even a knowledgeable person, should prove himself.
Dance 6 – Hide & Seek
It is an old story. It happens when a mother loses a child and seeks to revive with a great Master – Buddha. Master tells her bring “Mustard Seed from an undead family”. She fails, but she learns. Hence Master speaks the real truth.
Dance 7 - Jugalbandi
In the end, the whole nature moves back and forth in speeds and in circles making the experience an enjoyable one. Moving is life, understanding is wealth. Let’s have some fun dancing.
Booking Information
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Technical Needs
Need a stage of minimum - area - 20 X 30 feet
- Decent lighting with multiple color plots, atleast three areas of different lighting. LED lights are better for color spreads.
- Projector is needed
- One large dressing room is needed. This must have mirrors, and toilet facility
- A good sound system is needed to run the music. Need one microphone
- Need to have wooden or Marley floor. Cannot dance on carpeted stages
- Need two people to assist – one for sound and other during the show in the back stage to move the setups and props
- Need 1 -2 hour for tech rehearsal with auditorium staff.
- Please keep snacks and water in the dressing room