Priyadarsini Govind's Yavanikā

Presented in partnership with the Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation

Priyadarsini Govind is one of the foremost Bharatanatyam dancers among the current generation. A dancer known for her adherence to tradition, Priyadarsini manages to seamlessly blend new choreography with the traditional, thereby gently redefining the boundaries of Bharatanatyam repertoire.

Yavanikā - the screen of illusion - is an exploration of the relationship of the Self with its source. Conceived as a full-length dance production in the Bharatanatyam idiom, Yavanikā takes us on the elusive journey of self towards the Supreme. Featuring pan-Indian poetry, in multiple languages including Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Tamil, the production echoes the voices of seers and poets from the 14th through 21st centuries.

Each of the seven compositions in the production has its own soundscape and movement vocabulary, lending them their own unique flavor and atmosphere.

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