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Tanz-Text-Ton (2017-2019)
Indian performance art re-defined.
A new performance concept as work-in-progress that brings multinational multi-genre artists together in an improvisatory artistic dialogue.
Concept, artistic direction: Rajyashree Ramesh
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A word, idea, narrative, emotion, text, composition or even a musical note or rhythm is first made to emerge as corporeal exploration, from the actual interaction between different artists, spontaneously. And developed from there into a dramaturgical performative structure of action and interaction - between the artists, between Tanz/movement, Text/sung-spoken and Ton/verbal-instrumental. An experimental project with linear and non-linear narratives. First showing 2017 as an old chamber presentation format re-defined with dancers of different Indian Classical dance forms.
Second showing 2019 at Werkstatt der Kulturen Berlin with multinational multi-genre artists:
- Dance theatre, vocal, text: Rajyashree Ramesh,
- Performance, text: Eva Isolde Balzer,
- Piano: Gita Delvenakiotis
- Text, acting: Rea Andrea Kurmann
- Vocal: Sankalita Mandal
- Dance theatre, acting, text: Supraja Prasad
- Dance theatre, vocal: Irina Kushelevich, Neringa Raudyte, Justina Lizaitiene
Global Water Dance Project (2019)
Kernave, Lithuania
Local choreographer and organiser for LIMS(Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, New York City) world-wide project.
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An international network of dancers and choreographers aspires to cultivate a new generation of socially aware artists. Apart from the global choreography and participatory dance that are part of the simultaneous events across the world, a site-specific excerpt of the Indo-Lithuanian stage production "Rasa-the dew drops of Experience" presented with local dancers, musicians and artists community.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2018-2019)
A production by Possible World e.v. for hearing and deaf audiences, in BodySignLanguage.
https://www.ballhausost.de/produktionen/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
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A special teaching and choreographic work with hearing and deaf actors for using Bharatanatyam vocabulary for Titania and the fairies roles with several repeat performances at Ballhaus Ost Berlin.
Rasa - the dewdrop of experience (2018)
An Indo-Lithuanian production on the incessant changing phenomenon of water from a dew drop to devastating floods.
Created in the wake of severe and devastating floods in South India as ground and mountains split apart and water gushed forth.
Concept, choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
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With three dance styles, two music traditions, and an Indo-Lithuanian narrative woven around the celebration of Rasos solstice and the notion of Rasa as deep experience.
- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh, Irina Kushelevich, Justina Yugala Prema, Neringa Raudyte, Gabija Morkunaite, Jolanta Spangeviciute
- Carnatic vocal, song selection and composition: Manickam Yogeswaran
- Carnatic percussion improvisation: Vid. S.V. Giridhara
- Lithuanian vocals, Kankles: Agotha Zdanaviciute
- Flute: Adomas Simkunas
The Simple and the Complex (2016)
An on the spot unique improvisatory art and movement performance inspired by the exhibited works of Joris Goeritz at Under the Mango Tree Design Studio Berlin.
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Accompanied by Carnatic Saxophonist Rhambha Janardhan, this performance was designed to enable images emerge spontaneously and intuitively as embodied images that merge with the paintings that were not viewed earlier.
Nama-Rupa (2011)
A multi-media performance with videos made during the Art and Media residency in Seoul, Korea 2009, addressing the notion of form underlying concepts.
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The choreographic concept explores how movement traditions tap the form-giving ability of the body to bring the physical, emotional and mental dimensions of existence to visualisation.
Cosmic Body (2011)
Exploratory dance project based on Indian cosmology and Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis
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- Concept, Choreography, Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Several repeat performances as work in progress since 2011 in India and Europe.
SeoulMoves (2009)
Multimedia Art and Identity project at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
Körpersprachen-Mundarten (2007)
Multilingual dance project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBrpSWEVCQk
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Music: Manickam Yogeswaran (vocal, mridangam), E.R. Janardhan (Saxophone, Mandolin)
- Dance/Theatre/Martial Art: Rajyashree Ramesh, Edsel Scott, Irina Kushelevich, Eva Balzer
- Funded by the District Cultural Funds of the Senat Berlin and the Cultural Department of District Tempelhof-Schöneberg of Berlin
Augenblicke - Momentaufnahmen des Weiblichen (2006)
Snapshots of feminity
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- Concept, Choreography, Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Music: Mila Morgenstern (Flute), Laura Patchen (Tabla)
- Leipzig Book Fair/Leipziger Buchmesse and Museum of Indian Art, Berlin
Jalakrida - the Water-Play (2005)
Stage production on the theme water
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Music: Istvan Jeszynsky (Hungarian vocals, Sarod, Chinese and Tibetan Water Bowls), S.V. Giridhara, Jens Peterson (mridangam, morsing), Karen Taguet (nattuvangam)
- Dancers: Rajyashree Ramesh, Vinodha Thambipillai, Johanna Devi
- Festival inMotion Asia-Pacific-Weeks Berlin 2005, with several repeat performances in different formats since then.
Ramayana-Epos (2004), www.ramayana-epos.de
Commissioned audio-visual dance-theatre project for Theater Chemnitz
Dance Immemorial (2003)
Multinational dance production commissioned by Werkstatt der Kulturen, Berlin,
for the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin 2003
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- Concept, Artistic Direction: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Dancers: Rajyashree Ramesh (Bharatanatyam), Celia Rojas (Flamenco), Steffen Findeisen (Balinese), Edsel Scott (Modern), Vinodha Thambipillai (Kuchipudi), Karen Taguet (Odissi)
- Music: S.V. Giridhara and ensemble (Indian percussion), Mila Morgenstern (Flute), Raiko Schlee (Flamenco Guitar)
Asian Wisdom (2001)
Dance-Martial Arts stage production with Shaolin Kung-fu in collaboration with the Deutsch-Chinesischer Kulturbund and Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Music: Neela Ramanuja (vocal), S.V. Giridhara and ensemble (Indian percussion), Ravichandra Kullur (Flute)
- Dancers: Rajyashree Ramesh, Sudharshana Kumar and Rasika Dance Ensemble
Rainbow Melodies (2001)
Dance production on the colours of musical notes
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Light installation: Günther Ries
- Music: Neela Ramanuja (vocal), S.V. Giridhara and ensemble (Indian percussion), Ravichandra Kullur (Flute), Nandkishor Muley (Santur).
- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh and Rasika Dance Ensemble
- Funded by the District Cultural Department of Berlin-Steglitz and in collaboration with State Museums Berlin
www.narthaki.com "Between East & West: Rainbow Melodies over Dance Theater Skies" (Review of R. Ramesh's Bharatanatyam performance in relation to contemporary Tanztheater and to some of Rudolf Laban's concepts; by C. Fernandes), June 2002.
Transi-Tradition (2001)
The classical and the contemporary
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- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh, Dr. Francis Barboza, Edsel Scott, T.D. Sudarshanakumar, Karen Taguet, Rasika Dance Ensemble and guest musicians
- Theater Karlshorst Berlin
Evolution (2000)
Dance - Martial Arts project
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh and Ensemble Rasika
- Kalaripayattu: Raju Karamban and ensemble
- Shaolin Kung-fu: Deutsch-Chinesicher Kulturbund
- Theater Karlshorst, Werkstatt der Kulturen, Berlin.
Marichika (1999)
Multinational dance project
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- Concept, Choreography: Padmini Ravi, Rajyashree Ramesh
Dance: Padmini Ravi, Rajyashree Ramesh and Rasika Dance Ensemble (Bharatanatyam), Edsel Scott (Modern), Shanti Oyarzabal (Physical Theatre)
- Funded by the Berlin Senat - Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft und Kultur
Werkstatt der Kulturen, Asia-Pacific-Weeks 1999, Internationalem Theaterfestival Berlin.
Goethe's Iphigenie (1998-2010)
Dance and spoken Theatre on Goethe's German drama 'Iphigenie auf Tauris'
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- Concept, Choreography, Dance, Vocal: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Spoken Theatre: Erika Eller
- Music: Several musical scores with Mila Morgenstern (Base Flute, Bansuri), S.V. Giridhara (Mridangam, morsing), Nandkishore Muley (Santur), Neela Ramanuja (vocal), with recorded Indian orchestra, etc.
- Premiered in Bangalore, 1998 and Berlin 1999 (funded by District Cultural Department of Berlin-Schöneberg), with repeat performances at State Theater Winsen/Luhe (2000, for Goethe's 250th anniversary), COCA, St.Louis, USA (2002), Jaipur and Hyderabad (2003), Berlin (2002, 2005, 2007), Frankfurt/Oder (2010).
Fünf Elemente (1997)
Collaborative dance project Bharatanatyam-Modern
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- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh (Bharatanatyam), Annerose Schmidt (Modern)
- Funded for the Schöneberger Tanznacht by the District Cultural Department of Berlin-Schöneberg.
Moods & Rhythms (1996)
Dance - Talavadya (Indian percussion orchestra) stage production on the nine emotions/Navarasa
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh and Rasika Dance Ensemble
- Music: S.V. Giridhara and Nandi Talavadya Percussion Ensemble, Nandakishore Muley (Santur)
- In collaboration with Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Dance Immemorial (1995)
From Bharata - a dance history
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- Concept, Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh, Sita Meyer-Dohm and Rasika Dance Ensemble
- Music: Rajam Sethuram (vocal), Padmini Ravi (Vocal, nattuvangam), S.V.Giridhara (mridangam, morsing, ghatam)
- In collaboration with the Indian Embassy Cultural Centre and the State Museums Berlin
Ramayana (1994)
An interactive dance and narration project for children
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- Dance: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Narration: Martina Stoye (Erzählerin)
- Commissioned project for State Museums Berlin/Museumspädagogischer Dienst, presented several times at schools, libraries and museums
Geschichte der Mandodari/The story of Mandodari (1993)
Dance Theatre with masks for children commissioned for the Berliner Märchentage
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- Choreography: Rajyashree Ramesh
- Dance: Children's/students' ensemble Darpana
- Masks: Anne Robert
- Premiered at FEZ Berlin with repeat performance at Kulturlustgarten Mariendorf
