A triple-bill of bharatanatyam, makyung and contemporary dance
….like you have never seen before!
3 FACES will be danced by ASWARA Dance Company who are trained in the rigours of multiculturalism available through the syllabus at ASWARA.
ASWARA DANCE COMPANY
First formed in 1994, as a semi–professional collective of lecturers and outstanding students of ASWARA, it was established to further promote local performances and champion a Malaysian identity in traditional and contemporary dance. In 2011, it received a tremendous boost with the injection of funds from the SIME DARBY FOUNDATION that has enabled the full-time professional company to be established for outstanding graduates. ASWARA Dance Company is a shining example of Malaysia’s plurality embodied in its repertoire. The company has embarked on a nationwide tour with the project “Connecting Communities”.
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3 Faces:
Artistic Director: Joseph Gonzales
Date: 1-4 March 2012
Time: 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Experimental Theatre, ASWARA
Tickets: RM 20.00 & RM 5.00 (students)
Tel: +03-26975313/019-2319179
Fax: +03-26975513
Affordable tickets also made possible with generous support from:
Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, SEYTA / Gen Y - Selangor Young Talent Award, ASWARA & Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture, Malaysia.
websites: www.aswara.edu.my; http://aswaradancecompany.blogspot.com/
The evening in 3 acts will feature:
Bharatanatyam - Netranthi Nerathile
Who was that girl by the river bank that showed suggestive calls to you at dusk? Say a dozen things, but I have no ear for all that, having seen the both of you together. I was so consumed by your thoughts that I have no eaten. I am tormented by our happy memories together. Please come to me now and ease my pain, My Lord. The heroine thus confronts Lord Muruga about His dalliance with another women the other evening and consumed with righteous anger and hurt.
Principal: Norbaizura Abdul Ghani
Choreography: Vasuki Sivanesan & Shankar Kandasamy
Live music: Temple of Fine Arts
Makyung - excerpts from Dewa Indera Indera Dewa
A journey of two Princes, Dewa Indera and Indera Dewa who are attracted to a Princess, Tuan Puteri Selindungan Daun. At the same time, the Princess is haunted by the evil Jin Hitam Pasak Penunggul. The story begins when the two Princes, the Princess and Peran Tua are attacked by Jin Hitam Pasak Penunggul while they are resting on their way back to Istana Sepancar Alam. Jin Hitam Pasak Penunggul falls in love and covets the Princess and wishes to makes her his Queen. However, he is defeated in his battle with the two Princes.
Pakyung: Ismadian Ismail
Director: Fatimah Abdullah
Live Music: ASWARA Makyung music ensemble
Contemporary - Plan B
In Plan B, a simple choice of life partners is enacted by the central characters – the love triangle. Perhaps the most important lesson we learn is that if we fail to get what we want, we should always have an alternative plan, get up immediately and get on with life.
Principals: Murni Omar, Marrul Mawardi & Faillul Adam
Choreography: Boojae (Floor Fever), Suhaili Michelline et al
