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‘The
Sound of Silence’ is an innovative and original dialogue between
movement and sound, body and soul, and tradition and modernity. The
work reveals the various stages of the Life Chakra or the Wheel of
Life. The dance progresses from truth to the fraction of human
existence. The piece slowly unfolds as the dancer descends on a rope
in the ‘Padmasana’ posture accompanied by the chanting of “OM” in
the background. The dancers move in tune with the ‘Gayathri Mantra’.
The dance is divided into various segments. The final one – ‘The
Trance’ shows the aspirant breaking all earthly chains and
temptations, finally attaining enlightenment. The movement finds its
momentum beyond the body. The perfectness with which they move their
body or the perfection of their body movement is really an eye –
opening scene for the viewer. ‘The Sound of Silence’ is a new way of
conveying their search for new forms of meaning through body
language. The dancers and musicians of Samudra explore through ‘the
Mother’, the contradictions and sensuality of the life force that
governs us all. The various stages of the Life Chakra or the Wheel
of Life namely- Rebirth, Mother, Sensuality, Universal Rhythm and
Power, Earth and its Creatures, Trance and Soul are revealed by the
dancers and musicians as various sections.
The theme is the external quest to bring out the divine spirit in
oneself. A 55 minutes journey through life, the dance portray the
storm and silence waiting one on his way to ‘TRUTH’. Here, meanings
lie in the silence between MOVEMENT and MOMENT, SOUND and SILENCE.
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