Upcoming Event
Svāhā!
Friday, July 15 & Saturday, July 16, 2023
8pm
BC Premiere
Running time: approx. 70 minutes (no intermission)
Pre-show Talk 7:15pm each night in the Vancouver Playhouse Upper Lobby
Moderator: Jai Govinda, Artistic Director of Mandala Arts and Culture
Guest: Nova Bhattacharya, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Nova Dance
A shimmering, whirling ode to the rites and rituals of women, Nova Bhattacharya’s latest work Svāhā! celebrates the cathartic power of performance to unite people in laughter, beauty and shared joy.
Inspired by women building community through acts of celebration, mourning and worship, Nova Dance uses the universal language of movement to gather people together in synchronous experience.
In addition to a cast of more than 20 performers from almost 30 different dance traditions – everything from Bharatnatyam to Butoh, as well as ballet, jazz and salsa, Svāhā! features local artists in an opening invocation that accompanies the performances. From this experience of communion and solidarity comes a work brimming with life, colour, and revelry of every hue.
More than an exclamation made to proclaim an offering, Svāhā! is a shouted riposte to the loss, isolation, and social fracture of recent years and an expression of togetherness made tangible. Vibrating with life, love, and the profound pleasure of movement, it is a reminder of our shared existence and a return to wholeness and abundance.
Co-produced and funded by Balancing Act, Citadel + Compagnie, Metcalf Foundation, Toronto Arts Council, TO Live, National Ballet/Open Space- Toronto, National Arts Centre, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts – Ottawa.
Vancouver PlayHouse
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Tickets $19 and up!
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Sujit Vaidya: Breath In the Fragrance
Friday, June 23, 2023 | 7pm
Breathe In The Fragrance is Sujit Vaidya‘s celebration of erotic ritual — of taste, of smell, of song, of dance, of sensations awakened by Jasmine — to make space for the in-betweenness of things to exist. Combining traditional Indian dance elements with modern choreography and queer eroticism, Breathe In The Fragrance features Vaidya and fellow dancers Kiruthika Rathanaswami and Malavika Santhosh, with live music by Curtis Andrews, Arno Kamolika and Ramya Kapadia.
Roundhouse Community Centre (Performance Centre)
