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Venue	The Blue Elephant Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	29th October 2008
To	31st October 2008
When	20:00
Prices	From £10.00. To £10.00.
The Blue Elephant Theatre (V1259993386)
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Anwesha Dance Company - A Mind's Journey in Search of Destiny

Work:: Anwesha Dance Company (S673499521)

Production:: A Mind's Journey in Search of Destiny (T01228844626)

A Mind's Journey in Search of Destiny explores the creative genius and the conflicting urges that drive an artist. Tradition, self-doubt and wavering courage rein in the artist from full expression of creativity. Improvised from classical north-east Indian Manipuri dance, the performers express the ‘feminine’ and flexible as much as the ‘masculine’ and rigid forces acting upon an individual. This production resonates beyond the uncertainties of a person moving from a valued but traditional society into a more liberal but alien one, commenting on the self-belief and insecurities lying beneath the artistic impulse. The ancient Manipuri dance form, rooted in a small, isolated area of the Himalayas, is little-known. The dance is indivisibly linked with Hindu religious practices and strictly-defined traditional movements combine gentle ‘feminine’ movements (Lasya) with stronger ‘masculine’ ones (Tandava) to express all aspects of life and creation.

Other	Asim Ahmed (dialogue)
Lighting	Jason Kirk
Performer	Carrie Syckelmoore
Performer	Yentl de Wart
Performer	Anwesha Ahmed

Listing:: L1455644544

A Mind's Journey in Search of Destiny

A Mind's Journey in Search of Destiny explores the creative genius and the conflicting urges that drive an artist. Tradition, self-doubt and wavering courage rein in the artist from full expression of creativity. Improvised from classical north-east Indian Manipuri dance, the performers express the ‘feminine’ and flexible as much as the ‘masculine’ and rigid forces acting upon an individual. This production resonates beyond the uncertainties of a person moving from a valued but traditional society into a more liberal but alien one, commenting on the self-belief and insecurities lying beneath the artistic impulse. The ancient Manipuri dance form, rooted in a small, isolated area of the Himalayas, is little-known. The dance is indivisibly linked with Hindu religious practices and strictly-defined traditional movements combine gentle ‘feminine’ movements (Lasya) with stronger ‘masculine’ ones (Tandava) to express all aspects of life and creation.

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