Merlin Theatre
dance and martial arts
28th December 2011 / 7 p.m. Ticket purchase
Dancers:
Alexandra Rajnai, Hariprasad Bonsalay István Juhos Puttó, Rita Vásárhelyi
Video: Siddhart
Assistant choreographer: Alexandra Rajnai
Choreography: Rita Vásárhelyi
The Indian Kalaripayattu is considered to be the most ancient form of martial arts. This tradition has been embedded in the social and religious life of people in South-India for thousands of years. Kalaripayattu is practiced in the kalari (meaning battlefield, gym) which also serves as the local practitioner's office. The Gurukkal (the leader of kalari) is a master, a doctor and a philosopher at the same time, and the kalari is the temple of the body's physical and mental well-being. Kalaripayattu has 5 systematic steps after which the student acquires the technical exercises, the usage of different wooden and iron weapons, hand-to-hand fighting, the student learns the body's vital points (marma) and the different treatments for wounds. Kalaripayattu developed a scientific massage therapy as well, based on the Ayurveda.
The Indian contemporary dance fusion is presented by the Kala Amrita Company with the contribution of Hariprasad Bonsalay. The story uses one of the North-Malabar ballads (Vadakkan Pattukal). The title of the performance, Unniyarcha is the symbol of female attainments. Unniyarcha was a woman warrior, not only trained in using weapons, but she also protected women from the men of rival communes. The play shows the varied significance of female abilities in India and illustrates the boundaries of feminine powers in a unique way. Besides classical and modern elements, the choreography uses yoga and Kalaripayattu movements, and builds on the fight of male and female energies, on the search for harmony.
"...now is the time to invoke female power, the primal energy, the Shakti, now is the time to fight fire with counter-fire, outer with the inner." (Chandralekha)
Tickets: 1 500 HUF
Tickets are available at Merlin Theatre (V. Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 4.)
Reservation in e-mail: info@merlinszinhaz.hu
Ticket purchase through the internet: http://merlin.jegy.hu, www.jegymester.hu, www.ticketportal.hu
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