Samsara

Past event at Royal Lyceum Theatre

Fri 19 Aug

Entry from £21

Mythological storytelling brings East and West together in this moving contemporary dance duet.

Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, Samsara is a spellbinding piece for two dancers that traces the steps we take, both forward and backward, in search of our higher selves.

UK/Indian dancer Aakash Odedra and Chinese dancer Hu Shenyuan draw on the dance traditions of their respective countries to explore the notion of samsara: the wheel of life, of birth, existence and re-birth.

Drawing on thinking and imagery at the heart of Buddhist philosophy, Samsara’s mythological storytelling merges with personal experience from two globally opposite perspectives, in a seductive, astonishing journey of twin movement.

Aakash Odedra Company

Aakash Odedra, Hu Shenyuan Choreographers & Performers
Nicki Wells
Composer
K H Lee
Costume Designer
Lou Cope
Dramaturg
Yaron Abulafia
Lighting Designer
Tina Tzoka
Set Designer
Nicki Wells, Beibei Wang, Michael Ormison
Musicians

Commissioned by Bagri Foundation. Co-produced and co-commissioned by Asia TOPA; Arts Centre Melbourne; Birmingham Hippodrome; Curve Leicester; the Royal Ballet; Shanghai International Dance Centre, Chaillot – National theatre for dance, Paris.

Venue

Royal Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street
Edinburgh EH3 9AX

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