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Devi:
The Mother Goddess
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MALLIKA
SARABHAI
in her dance performance
DEVI: THE MOTHER GODESS
| The Mother Goddess has always had a central role
in Hindu mythology and belief. In a philosophy which accepts the
primary being as half-female-half-male. 'Ardhanarishwara', Devi
or Shakti is the primal kinetic energy without whom the male remains
passive and immobile. In this performance created for the exhibition
"Devi: The Mother Goddess" at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington
DC, Mallika Sarabhai explores the perception of Shakti through classical
dance, theatre, story telling and mime. Taking some traditional
pieces from the repertoire of BharataNatyam and Kuchipudi, she juxtaposes
these with her own contemporary interpretations of the Mother Goddess,
using her own writing and that of other modern writers. She is accompanied
by artists from the Darpana Performance Group from Ahmedabad, India.
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