For instance, in the musical, Sangeet Bari, performed by lavani dancers and city-based actors, gesture and nuance hold up a compelling narrative. At their home theatre, younger dancers live in a warren of rooms surrounding the performance space. With three spectators in attendance, they calmly don a nine-yard sari and dance a time-bound set on stage. This has made one attentive to the body in various contexts, encouraging an imagination of dance as the possibility of movement, beyond its usual place in a staged act of performance. The American choreographer Mark Morris curates these photographs into a short set, setting them to a score of Carnatic nadaswaram.

Source: The Hindu December 28, 2017 14:26 UTC