Group of volunteer audience have been actively involved in discussions of topics like devotion/religion and its significance to each person, artificial intelligence Vs human Intelligence and Veganism/Vegetarianism. I am in the process of incorporating all these concepts and visualizing our audiences voices through dance. The video clipping here is an excerpt of "devotion" was choreographed and scripted based on discussions with our audience. If you are interested in becoming an active audience, email me at nishsire@gmail.com.
Videos here are excerpts from the open rehearsals we conducted where audiences joined us online through zoom as well as in person and actively participated in discussing the theme of devotion.
Dec 16 the and Nov 23rd
Dialogues - Based on Audience Discussions
Mridangam Accompaniment - Rishi Sire
Dancers - Nisha Pradeep and students Sheethal Ajakkala and Megha Karnam
Next topic - Artificial Intelligence Vs Human Intelligence
Reach out at 732-618-8726 to be invited as select audience for our open rehearsals.
Collabrative work with OMNY Taiko team.Traditional Japanese Drums team OMNY Taiko collaborated with Takajum between 2015-2019. Most noted was Osuwa(2015) and Revelation(2016). Had the privilege to choreograph to "Revelation" which was a composition by Sensei Koji Nakamura, whose work in Paul Winter's Album "Crestone" got him the Grammy Awards in 2007. Works were staged in venues across, NY and NJ.
Choreographed the dance to depict the 5 sights that Buddha saw that lead him to his path of enlightnement.
Collabrative work with OMNY Taiko team.Traditional Japanese Drums team OMNY Taiko collaborated with Takajum between 2015-2019. Most noted was Osuwa(2015). Works were staged in venues across, NY and NJ.
Excerpts from Veena Poovu, the very famous poem by Mahakavi (Great Poet) Kumaran Ashan. The poem depicts the journey of a being from birth to death by comparing it to a beautifu flower that blooms, reaches its peak and withers away.
A composition on Ganesha by Sri Madhurai Muraleedharan, choreogroahed by Sheela Chandrashekharan. Workshop by Tarang Dance School, Banglore, India.
Vizhi by Bodhi Silent Scape - Dance Cover for Vizhi
Padam - idai Vida