Damaru (picture), which recently premiered at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa, featured the dancers, Nilava Sen and Shyam Dattani, alongside the instrumental musician, Anindo Bose, and the vocalist, Pavithra Chari. While Sen is a practitioner of the Uday Shankar technique of dance besides Bharatanatyam, Dattani is a practitioner of Kathak. The production, which culminated in a compelling duet by the two remarkable dancers, delighted and disappointed in equal measure. The evening began with solos by all four performers, undoubtedly in order to establish who they were and what practice they came from. It played with the allegorical implications of the dancers interacting with the musicians on stage, adding layers to the symbolism.

Source: The Telegraph January 06, 2024 22:55 UTC