 "Avinash Kumar interacts with the audience")
For Bharatanatyam dancers, performing barefoot is binding, observed Jayalakshmi Eshwar. And yet, here she was, sharing the stage with her disciples with a musical ensemble that included a disc jockey, in shoes.
The audience at New Delhi’s Triveni Kala Sangam, who had just watched the preview of a Bharatanatyam dance opera titled Antariksha Sanchar, laughed approvingly. For this was a unique performance that blended a classical dance with visuals from a video game and music that was largely Carnatic with a sprinkling of Western notes — all anchored by a tale of math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan’s unique relationship with spirituality.
