Angika - Journeys in Love (Contemporary Kathak Expressions video) Kathak originates from the word Katha, the art of storytelling. In turn, story is an idiom for emotions; the journey of a soul in rapture. Love is at the base of all emotions: in love, the soul transcends form, silence becomes dance, rhythm becomes colour, light sings and the body becomes a memory. Every feeling is both intense and immediate. Aangika is a manifestation of the tukra, a celestial pirouette encompassing the four seasons of love – hope, longing, anguish and joy. These journeys in love have been explored by Sanjukta Sinha through contemporary expressions distilled from the traditional vocabulary of Kathak. Ghazal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGix9x95k0o A soul rooted in longing speaks through an evocative language: an urging frown, a teasing flutter, a bullying eyebrow, an alluring glance. Ghazal paints a sonorous ode to the impassable waters of desire. Tarana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz9jwyxj4Fc An ode to the languorous fulfillment of desire, Tarana is the dance of joy, the penultimate notes of love. Aamad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc25ctoqnwY Performed within the repertoire and traditional form of Kathak, Aamad weaves the story of a love that is cosmically mystical, the hope of the one who will complete you. Shiv Tandav https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JnenvSFgbs The glow of love has grayed: set in rolling waves of compelling anguish and rapid need, Shiva is heart-wrenching yearning, clothed in both despair and defiance.

• published: 06 Feb 2015
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