Jwala (Rising Flame)
A spellbinding solo performance by renowned Bharatanatyam dancer Mythili Prakash.
Fire has destroyed our homes and our lives in unimaginable ways; and yet, in every moment of hope or prayer, we light a candle.
We rise and rest in movement around the most undeniable thing in the world - the Sun; And yet, what prompts every moment forward in life, is the Flame burning unseen within us.
Created in in the wake of personal loss, Jwala explores fire as a symbol of loss, hope, life and death. As destructive as it is vulnerable and illuminating, the flame embodies the contradictions and complexity of humanity. Alongside the instinct to embody the rage, violence, marginalization and hypocrisy of our extremely divisive world, sits the desire to reconnect with the things that unite humanity.
Prakash's practice focuses on the creation of work that reflects and challenges contradictions in social values through mythology and cultural practices, particularly those centering around femininity. Using the language and aesthetics of Bharatanatyam (classical Indian Dance), rooted in beauty, harmony, and upliftment, has required a re-imagining and re-framing of form and performance.
In Jwala, Prakash addresses a personal story with the awareness that love, loss, release, and hope reach beyond the bounds of cultural narrative and need no translation.
Members Priority Booking: Opens 9am, Fri 14 Feb
Public Booking Opens: 10am, Thu 20 Feb
'Hugely skilled and technically exact, Prakash made the stage into a realm of forms, feelings and ideas.’The Guardian
'In the transfixing solo “Jwala: Rising Flame,” Ms. Prakash invokes the image of fire and its behavior: how it moves, what it means, what it gives and takes from us. Her warmth and brightness as a performer suit the theme'The New York Times
Supported by The Pebble Trust
