Dancing with Paint - Series

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To live in a moment of dance

Dancing with Paint

 

Sarasa commenting on the process of choreography and the philosophy in the painting and dancing series.

"Rasa"

Paris 2002

My first exploration with dance and paint in Paris, 2002 at the Friches theatre Urbain

"Shakti"

PARIS & Florence, 2004

Shakti was premiered in Europe as part of a tour by Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya that incorporated dance and painting within a performance context.

 

"Shakti"

Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2008

A revision of the original work that included paint and dance, presented by the Temple of Fine Arts International at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The Temple of Fine Arts International presented Shakti - The Eternal energy: Seeing Music. Hearing Images. Painting Dance at the 42nd International Choreographers Showcase in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008. Choreography by Sarasa Krishnan. For more information visit www.tfa.org.au.
 

"Shakti"

Perth, 2008

A revision of the original work that included paint and dance, presented by Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya in Perth.

 

"Satya Graha"

Live painting on stage accompanying a 100 person opera score by Phillip Glass that was staged as part of the Canning World Arts Exchange in 2014, Perth.

 

In Performance

A selection of performance shots, photographed by SC Shekar

Sarasa Krishnan in Solo Performance "Rasa" Paris France2002, Friche Theatre Urbain, "Shakti The Eternal Energy" presented at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland 2008 with dancers and musicians of TFA Inc, and Action Abstraction - Swan Festival of Lights 2013.
Visual Artist and dancer Sarasa Krishnan's solo exhibition in Singapore CBD provides a rare insight to the mind of a multidisciplinary artist. Audiences were wowed to a display of Indian classical dancer incorporating live painting while dancing to live and recorded music. A Citibank and Purple Hauz Gallery sponsored event.