MARGAM (Daredevas 2017)

First presented at Rich Mix, Friday 3 March 2017.

Sooraj Subramaniam in a virtuosic Bharatanatyam recital. Accompanied by an ensemble of Carnatic musicians.

“Deep, devotional, sensitive.”

Keerthi Mathur, Audience Member

“Power, precision, beauty”

Sanjeevini Dutta, Editor, Pulse

In this debut recital, Sooraj Subramaniam takes the audience on a journey into Bharatanatyam; through rhythmic musical patterns, nuanced expressive mime, complex emotional narratives and scintillating pure dance.

This specially curated event from Akademi will feature choreography by Sooraj Subramaniam, accompanied by an ensemble of traditional Carnatic musicians.

Originating in the temples of South India, Bharatanatyam employs highly stylised gestures and facial expressions to explore the enduring theme of love.

Creative Team

Artist development & Production: Nina Head
Mentor: Nina Rajarani MBE
Lighting: Stuart Walton

Performers

Dance Artist: Sooraj Subramaniam
Musicians: Y Yadavan (Vocals), Nina Rajarani MBE (Nattuvangam), Prathap Ramachandra (Mridangam) and Madhusoodanan Satchithanandan (Flute)

Credits

Images: Simon Richardson
Trailer: James Williams

Supported by

Arts Council England and Rich Mix.

Special thanks to

Rahul Acharya, Renjith Babu, Tom Decuyper, Rathimalar Govindaraju, Rajiv Rajamani, Christine Regniers, Vijna Vasudevan, Meera Vijayan, Nina Rajarani MBE, Y Yadavan, Jesse Bannister, Christopher Gurusamy, Parshwanath Upadhye and Chitra Sundaram.

Downloads

Programme [780kb]