From Chennai (Madras), one of India’s most contemporary
new voices, Padmini Chettur, brings her mesmerising production,
3 Solos, to the Festival for her
long-awaited UK premiere.
A meditation on the beauty and power of the human body,
3 Solos demands utmost concentration and skill. Taking
a single body part as a starting point and gradually extending
movement into space, Padmini Chettur creates moments of
serene elegance and exquisite detail, morphing fluid and
lithe movement with the rich rhythms of the mridangam
drum and saxophone. The atmospheric music score is specially
created by Maarten Visser.
In this stunning solo performance, Chettur steals the
stage with a personal vision; drawing from sources of the
classical Indian tradition of Bharata Natyam, her choreography
is energised with a fresh and contemporary outlook.
Padmini Chettur is one of the most sought-after new artists
from India and has performed in France, Belgium, Holland
and Germany. |