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Shivaya, a tribute to the five elements, 2010-08
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Rangoli Dance Company & musicians and dancers from India present ‘Shivaya’, a dance concert in honor of Rangoli Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations. Performances took place 2010 August 28 and 29. Act 1 of the dance concert opens with Classics: Bharatanatyam dances choreographed by Malathi Iyengar and Act 2 features ‘Shivaya’, a thematic presentation in honor of the five great elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, & Space), sacred five syllables and the universe’s sound, stillness and movement. Shivaya features diverse movement styles including classical dances of India (Bharatanatyam & Kathak), Ballet, modern, folk, martial arts, and improvisation. Act 2 is presented in five layers. ❧ Layer 1 :Mayura, a Chhau Dance. Mayura, the prancing Peacocks, depicts the joyous mood and the enduring vigor of the birds at the approach of rain. The dance uses movements from Chhau (dance form from Orissa, India) and shows the pride, vanity, and beauty of the birds. In every movement and turn of the head, the glorious birds are shown in stylized poses, unpredictable gazes and graceful gestures. Chhau dances generally depict stories from mythology, history, regional folklore, romance and nature. Martial art movements, rhythmic folk melodies and beautifully crafted masks, and elaborate headdresses are a part of Chhau tradition. This particular piece is in the Saraikela form of Chhau dance and depicts the graceful movements of peacocks. ❧ Layer 2: Varshini, the Rain Goddess. Legend has it that the melody (Amruthavarshini) was sung in order to invoke rain. The Goddess of rain is said to be pleased on hearing this musical scale and bestows rain thus making the land fertile. This dance praises Varshini as the one to whom all the Gods prayed, and who resides in everyone's heart. The Rain Goddess is worshipped as the cause of ultimate bliss and extolled as Parvathi, consort of Lord Shiva. ❧ Layer 3: Silhouette. Silhouette is based on a musical composition titled Tarana Thillana. A dance of pure joy, it represents merging of north & south Indian classical dances (Kathak & Bhartanatyam) set to the melodies of north Indian classical music. Tarana is a type of composition in north Indian / Hindustani classical vocal music in which specific words and syllables are used in a medium-paced or fast rendition. The structure consists of a main melody and a second contrasting melody, usually sung many times using improvisation. Although the choreography constantly changes, the melody might repeat itself many times. The Thillana from south Indian / Carnatic classical music is known to be based on the structure of Tarana. ❧ Layer 4: The Five Sacred Syllables - na, mah, shi, va, ya. The five syllables na-mah-shi-va-ya is considered sacred according Hindu tradition. The poetry is in praise of Lord Shiva and the five syllables represent the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. The Om Namah Shivaya hymn is called five-syllable Mantra, or Panchakshara Mantra (Panch means five) and the root Mantra Om or AUM precedes these five syllables. Each stanza in the song starts with one of the five syllables, na, mah, shi, va, and ya. The vibration produced by chanting Om in the physical universe corresponds to the original vibration that first arose at the time of creation. The sound of Om is also called Pranava, meaning that it sustains life and runs through Prana or breath. The sounds heard in Om (AUM) are also known to represent the waking, dream, deep sleep, and the silence. ❧ Layer 5: The Five Great Elements (Pancha Maha Bhootha) – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, & Space. The composition features pure dance sequences & poetry in honor of the five great elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, & Space). The Five Great Elements (Pancha Maha Bhootas) form the basis for all things found in the material creation. Everything in the universe is made up of combinations of the Five Elements and this includes the human beings who also acquire a soul or spirit. Rangoli Finale, featuring a montage of movement by the entire cast.
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Core Title
Shivaya, a tribute to the five elements, 2010-08
Title
Shivaya, a tribute to the five elements, 2010-08 (
title
)
Creator
Iyengar, Malathi
(creator)
Contributor
Aula, Sheila
(company member),
Babu Choorakkad, Renjith
(dancer),
Babu, Renjith
(dancer),
Barral, Nick
(photographer),
Bartlett, Alia
(company member),
Bhatt, Tushar
(costume construction),
Burton, Ronald
(collaborator),
Chalan, Sanam
(company member),
Chalan, Shayan
(company member),
Chari, Krishna
(dancer),
Cooley, Eileen
(lighting design & stage manager),
Dayakar
(violin),
Dikshitar, Muthuswamy
(composer),
G., Gurumurthy, mridangam
(contributor),
Gopalan, Anjali
(company member),
Hegde, Prakash
(flute),
Iyengar, Lakshmi
(co-artistic director and costume design),
Iyengar, Malathi
(choreographer),
Iyer, Hema
(company member),
Kannon, Embar
(composer),
Khan, Faiyaz
(contributor),
Kutty, Krishna
(violin),
Malathi Iyengar
(provenance),
Mohan Kalvakalva, Murali
(contributor),
Nanguneri, Sumathi
(company member),
Natarajan, Navia
(collaborator),
Perfect Video
(videographer),
Rajan, Sandhya
(company member),
Rangaswamy, Srihari
(composer),
Rangoli Foundation for Art & Culture
(producer),
Rao, Aarti
(company member),
Rao, Anisha
(company member),
Rao, D. Praveen
(composer),
Sekhar, Akshaya
(company memeber),
Shah, Nehal
(reception coordinator),
Shankaracharya, Adi
(poet),
Sheik, Shaheen
(in kind coordinator),
Sumathi, Chirag
(company member),
Sumathi, Dhruv
(company member),
Sundaresh, Coumya
(company member),
Unnikrishnan, Nandakumar
(singer),
Upadhye, Parshwanath
(dancer),
Valley Instant Press
(printing),
Viswanathan, Nishitha
(company member),
Weaver, Michael
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California
(original),
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Date Created
2010-08-28, 2010-08-29
Place Name
2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
(roadway),
4718 W Washington Blvd
(roadway),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
(geographic subject),
Scherr Forum Theatre
(geographic subject),
Thousand Oaks
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries),
Ventura
(counties)
Subject
Bharatanatyam
(subject),
Rangoli Dance Company
(corporate name)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Format
1 video (01:33:46)
(format),
folk dances
(aat),
video/mp4
(imt)
Resolution
6.4 in × 3.5 in at 300dpi
16.2 cm × 9.1 cm at 300dpi
Type
video
Source
Dance Heritage Video Archive
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Identifier
dhva_rangoli_0004.mp4 (
filename
), dancestry-c105-1522 (
legacy record id
)
Unique identifier
UC145592
Dmrecord
1522
Legacy Identifier
dhva_rangoli_0004.mp4
Repository Name
University of Southern California Digital Library
Repository Location
USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA
Repository Email
cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Type
Video
Video bitrate
800 kb/s
Video format
h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)
Duration
1h33m47s
Inherited Values
Title
Dance Heritage Video Archive
Description
With generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (https://mellon.org/), the USC Libraries (https://libraries.usc.edu) and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance (https://kaufman.usc.edu) created the Dance History Video Archive (DHVA) collection. The collection preserves culturally significant recordings that document global and U.S. dance traditions, creative work by outstanding choreographers and performers, and performances that helped to advance the art form.
The DHVA collection continues the work begun by the Dance Heritage Coalition’s Dance Preservation and Digitization Project to address the challenges faced by dance artists, choreographers, performers, and companies in preserving a record of their work and helping to share it as broadly as possible with global and U.S. audiences and scholars.
Over a 15-year period, the Dance Heritage Coalition assembled more than 1,200 important dance performances digitized at hubs in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Thanks to generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, those recordings were migrated to their new permanent home in the USC Digital Library during the summer of 2018.
The USC Libraries will make the DHVA collection available as broadly as reasonably possible within contractual and legal limits for educational research, study, and teaching.
The collection includes video recordings with certain rights restrictions that require limited access. To inquire about gaining access to these materials, contact (dhva@usc.edu) dance preservation and digital projects librarian Javier Garibay.
In the coming years, the USC Libraries and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance will continue to build and enhance the features of this culturally significant digital collection documenting the artistry and diversity of human movement traditions.