Samāgata {Sanskrit: to come together}

Performance by Sapna Govindan, Soumya Rajaram, and Priya Bangal

In the Indian tradition, music, poetry, dance, painting, sculpture, literature, legend and myth are all inseparably linked in a vast tapestry of art and aesthetics. For a dancer, immersion in her practice involves an awareness of these subtle yet vital connections to reveal ‘rasa’ – the ultimate aesthetic essence of her work. Her audience is then, not merely a spectator, but a co-creator of this shared experience beyond the self, beyond the here and now. Samāgata is a coming together – of the dance and dancer, of the artist and the audience, and of three different dance forms from the Indian tradition – Mohiniyattam, Odissi and Bharatanatyam.

Approximate run time: 1hr. 40 minutes. A brief Q&A will follow the performance.