Performed in Silappadikaram, a dance drama based on the Tamil epic and choreographed by Vidhya Subramaniam, in Sunnyvale, California. The Silappadikaram is one of the great works of Tamil literature — an epic of love, justice, and a city in flames — and the dance drama is among its most demanding adaptations.
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Performed in Silappadikaram, a dance drama based on the Tamil epic and choreographed by Vidhya Subramaniam, in Sunnyvale, California. The Silappadikaram is one of the great works of Tamil literature — an epic of love, justice, and a city in flames — and the dance drama is among its most demanding adaptations.
Guru's note
The Silappadikaram demands of the dancer what no shorter form does — endurance of feeling.
