Rupture and healing in the Mahabharata through Bharatanatyam, Kathak and contemporary: Lata Pada’s Kintsugi
This was one performance that was memorable for multiple reasons. It was a Sampradaya Dance production, presented by aharyam designer Sandhya Raman’s Desmania Foundation. To start with, the title was attractive and thought-provoking: ‘Kintsugi’. The second was the dancers, who were immaculate in their technique and looked attractive in their well-designed costumes, the designer being Sandhya Raman herself. The concept, though oft-visited, was interesting because of its unusual perspective on lesser known incidents from the Mahabharata. All these added to make it an enjoyable and moving experience. Sampradaya Dance Creations is Bharatanatyam veteran Lata Pada’s Canada-based dance company. Lata Pada is a much awarded and recognized Bharatanatyam practitioner and South Asian arts exponent in Canada, which has been her home for over six decades. She was trained in Bharatanatyam under Kalaimamani Guru Kalyanasundaram and Padma Bhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan. Ever since she had attended an...
