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Anita Ratnam
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Anita Ratnam’s “7 Graces” - October 18-21, 2007
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7 GRACES references the Goddess Tara in a modern context, offering a journey to
aesthetic eternities, exploring the aura and grace of the feminine transcendental
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Press for 7 Graces
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amazing grace... an unexpected dance experience
Pankaja Srinivasan, THE HINDU, Coimbatore, 2007
Shimmering with an ancient storyteller's grace, Anita's solo on Goddess TARA was filled with both ordinary and transcendental emotions...In this sensual collage of visual and aural signification, Anita managed to keep the audience's attention intensely engaged at every moment.
Cyril Wong, SUBSTATION MAGAZINE, Singapore, 2006
… not only does Anita Ratnam astound with the variety of her movement and performance vocabulary, but also convincingly locates all human experience -even the banal -within a spiritual context.
Veenapani Chawla, ADISAKTHI Theatre, Pondicherry, 2006
an intensely moving experience - original and stunning.
Utpal K Banerjee, THE PIONEER, New Delhi, 2006
A new idiom, a new choreo-space and a mature mind came together in a marvelous visual panorama.
Swagata Sen, India Today, 2006
Anita Ratnam's Goddess is the fearless product of a contemporary imagination that does not hesitate to place the profound and hoary with the new and tacky.
Anjana Rajan, THE HINDU, Chennai, 2006
The cycle of birth and death, the notion of masculinity and femininity of a Goddess and therefore her images were remarkably crafted… it was clear that the dancer had placed herself on a journey which will be singular but perhaps fulfilling.
Lada Guruden Singh, THE STATESMAN, New Delhi, 2006
Purely individualistic... unfamiliar and uncommon... personal statements giving visual interpretation to the cerebral pursuit of wisdom and learning...
Chitra Mahesh, THE DECCAN CHRONICLE, Chennai, 2005
Sharing her rich life in this hour long dance, Anita's 7 Graces glowed with the inner conviction of a woman as dance-prophet.
Choy Su Ling, The Star, Malaysia, 2006
Poetry in motion... Anita Ratnam, the artiste and woman could be in touch with her emotions however raw they may be... "Seven Graces" - an experience ranging from the chaos of emotions to the sublime calm of nothingness
Seena Menon, INDIAN EXPRESS, Chennai, 2005
Anita Ratnam ignited the stage…
Joyce Man, The Middlebury Campus, Vermont, USA, 2006
Seven Graces, was marked by a blurring of boundaries between the esoteric and the universal... The essence of the Tara mythology served as a background over which was woven an experiential pattern.
Aniruddhan Vasudevan, Narthaki, Chennai, 2005
For jaded New York eyes, this performance made me think again about art and life.
Pinky Kaur, INDIA POST, New York, 2005
There was a standing ovation from the mesmerized audience....
Juhi Jhunjhunwala, Indian Express, North American Edition, 2005 |
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