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Odissi Ensemble – Gods and Mortals
Friday 12th May 2017
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Sunderland Minster
Tickets*: £12/£10 (we want to ensure GemArts events are accessible to all, if your community group would like to attend please do get in touch with Sinead, sinead@gemarts.org to discuss a discounted rate)
Box Office: Sunderland Stages 0191 561 3456 or online at www.sunderlandstages.co.uk .
 
GemArts in association with Sunderland Stages presents Kadam Pulse’s Gods and Mortals, performed by the exceptional Odissi Ensemble, a quartet of dancers from very different backgrounds, brought together by their love of odissi.
 
Odissi is inspired by imagery from temple sculptures, and stories of gods and mortals. In this exciting project four passionate, committed and highly-trained odissi dancers, accompanied by live music, present a richly-textured evening of solo and group choreographies.
 
Usually presented as a solo form, this dance of devotion, divine and human, will be presented in pieces created by the dancers for the group as well as solo items, with the thrill of live musical accompaniment that draws out the intricacies of melody and rhythm while the dancers create harmonies of movement.

Dancers: Elena Catalano, Katie Ryan, Maryam Shakiba and Kali Chandrasegaram
Accompanying musicians: Ranjana Ghatak (vocals), Parvati Rajamani (spoken rhythms), Gurdain Rayatt (percussion) and May Robertson (violin).


 
Presented in association with Kadam/Pulse, as part of Sunderland Stages.



*a booking fee may apply, information at box office.

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