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Critics Speak
a dance theatre
solo by Anita Ratnam
Anita Ratnam
Talks to Devi Ravi
- sydhwaney.com, July 2010
"Every performance of mine is different
& unique. I can proudly say that they have never been done before."
The off-beat
and interesting tribute to women...
- Swagat, May 10, 2010
Anita Ratnam
shows the moves
- Radhika Mohan, Buzz Bureau, Chennai,
April 10, 2010
The dance ballet echoes the search
of a woman, for the woman within.
http://www.buzzintown.com/chennai/article-review_anita-ratnam-shows-moves--id_1393.html
Dance Whirl
- indianexpress.com, Apr 08, 2010
Mythology met modernity as Chennai-based
dancer Anita Ratnam brought her new work, the quirkily titled Ma3KA, to
the Kamani Auditorium on Monday.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dancewhirl/601678
Risky and vulnerable
- Neehar Mishra, The Hindu, April
7, 2010
Anita Ratnam on her recent performance
of Ma3ka in New Delhi
http://beta.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article390743.ece
Anita Ratnam's
'MA3KA' at Can-Stop's Annual Fund raiser Event
- chennaidailyphoto.com,
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
http://www.chennaidailyphoto.com/2010/03/anita-ratnams-ma3ka-at-can-stops-annual.html
The radiating
power of three: Ma3ka
- Pratima
Sagar, Hyderabad, www.narthaki.com, 28 Feb, 2010
http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev10/rev853.html
Myth crosses
over to reality
By Leela Venkataraman,
The Hindu, Friday Review, 8 Jan 2010
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/01/08/stories/2010010851150300.htm
Calling
all earth mothers
The New Indian
Express - Jan 02, 2010
'I
am not a peaceful, calm person'
By Nadine
Kreisberger , indianexpress.com, 3 Jan 2010
http://www.indianexpress.com:80/news/i-am-not-a-peaceful-calm-person/562517/0
Reinventing
the Triangle
Cadence Mandybura
expressbuzz.com,
2 Jan 2010
"This production
is so different that it's a challenge, a risk, and also deliciously naughty
to try to prick this safe cocoon of classicism this space represents,"
says Anita Ratnam, the mastermind and primary artiste of the ambitiously
contemporary, Ma3ka. While purists might find the bold experimentation
overwhelming, audience members are sure to be touched by some segment of
this rigorously imagined and executed production.
The concept
of three pervades the entire work. Anita dances within a triangle delineated
on the stage, and the performance is divided Saraswati, Anita's mother
last year. "It made me re-evaluate or rethink what am I doing, what is
life about, why am I dancing, what do I have to say now - I'm in my fifties,
I've lived such an interesting varied life, it was a time in my life for
it all to come together," says the dancer.
The contemporary
work is finely crafted.
Rex, visual
designer for the work, explains the nuanced interpretations and abstractions
sewn into the fabric of the work. "Of the three, the white Saraswati costume
is my favourite," he says. "It's actually a quilt we made out of three
saris - one from her grandmother, one from her mother, and one her own."
The Lakshmi section is one of the most memorable, featuring an sequence
of runwaymodel walks, as Anita paces through various personas she has held
during her life, such as model, stage actor, and film personality. In the
musical score you'll find the familiar Nokia ring lurking among other modern
effects. "I feel that there's something called urban abhinaya - way we
tweet and other little gestures we do. Why not bring them into dance" explains
Anita.
Ancient, modern,
timeless, specific - tackles the whole spectrum. As all adventuresome performances,
takes time for audiences to adjust their palates to the new flavours.
But such a
richly designed work surely promises delicacies.
Celebrating
woman power
By Chitra
Swaminathan, Preview in The Hindu, 29 Dec 2009
http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/dance/article72341.ece |
