2004/5
Sacred Move
Sacred Move
is a soulful evening of new dance, live music and spoken words to
mark "Faith in One City". It was devised by Bisakha Sarker
with support from David Heirons.
The "Sacred
Move" project demonstrates the presence of different faiths
in the City. We achieve this by working in partnership with these
faiths and have created a quality performance piece. We also initiated
an outreach programme to inspire inclusive spirituality. The project
encourages investment in culturally diverse artists to prepare them
to take a fuller part in the Liverpool European Capital of Culture
2008 celebration. The project builds on strategic collaborations
with artists outside the region to raise the national profile of
artists from Merseyside and thereby improving their job opportunities.
Chaturangan
has created a project that celebrates Liverpool’s diverse
cultural and devotional heritage. The project uses dance as a medium
to bring these diverse faiths and traditions together and results
in a performance in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.
The performance
isl a moving and spectacular artistic expression that can truly
reflect the spirit of ‘Faith in One City’. It is a multi-faith
work with contemporary artistic influence and gives aspiration to
all including those who were born in Liverpool and those who have
adopted it as their home.
2005
Dance of the Night Sky
On
Saturday 11th March 2006 at 12 noon Chaturangan launched its dance
installation programme "Dance of the Night Sky" for Liverpool
Planetarium. This is a Planetarium show based on an ancient Indian
myth about the origin of the Plough, the Pleiades and the double
stars Alcar and Mizar. The installation was shown every Sunday afternoon
through 2006 and 2007 at the Planetarium.
"I found
the museum show an intelligent and alchemical synthesis of dance,
myth and science. The show was not only very entertaining, but educational
on both a cultural and scientific level. The filmed dance/drama
performances projected onto the planetarium ceiling against a back
drop of the night sky showed high quality expressive / creative
Indian dance, which at the same time was traditional and highly
archetypal." - Paul Ishtar
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