Janaki Rangarajan
“Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.” Rumi, The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
Through the creative juxtaposition of the spoken word, song and dance, “Voices” celebrates the incredible human accomplishment of creating magic with words. Just as water flows in a river, sometimes with serenity, sometimes with turbulence, words flow to create splendid poetry that can ease the mind, engage the senses, and fuel passions. From the ancient to the modern, from the profound to the mundane, from the universal consciousness to the individual soul, poetry is a great river that traverses time and memory. “Voices” brings unusual poetry to life just as a river brings life to those along its banks. Using Tamil, Hindi, English and Persian, “Voices” sets out to create a multilayered visual and aural experience. The poets celebrated are Pablo Neruda, Jaishankar Prasad, PramilaVenkateswaran, Nalluthiran, Amir Khusrau, and Rumi.
Venue: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Yagnaraman July Fest), Chennai
Date: July 4, 2014
Time: 7PM
All are Welcome
Concept, Choreography and Dancer: Dr. Janaki Rangarajan
Spoken Word: V. Balakrishnan
Music Composition: Dr. RajkumarBharathi andSudhaRaghuraman
Sangam Poetry Resource Guide: Vaidehi Herbert
Vocal: Sudha Raghuraman
Nattuvangam: JayashreeRamanathan
Mridangam: Vedakrishnaram
Violin: Kalaiarasan
Flue: Athul Kumar
Lighting: Victor Paulraj
Publicity: Aalaap
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