naDuvil - in between

A live presentation of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic Music

naDuvil explores the position of being in-between two concepts through South Asian music, dance and poetry. We reflect on the binaries that can affect us in a myriad of ways: between people, places, identities, schools of thought, and arts. Through the lens of South Asian poetry that spans from centuries ago to modern thought, naDuvil also delves into the performance traditions of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music through live, choreographed, and improvised performance. The performance will feature a solo Bharatanatyam performer, with 5 accompanying musicians ranging from vocal, percussion, and instruments. While most modern dance performances often perform with recorded music or silo music and dance performances separately, we hope to explore the interaction between the two forms, visualizing music through dance and hearing dance through music.

Dance: Vivek Ramanan

Vocal: Vignesh Ravichandran

Nattuvangam: Umesh Venkatesan

Violin: Swetha Narasimhan

Flute: Vishveshwar Nagarajan

Mridangam: Murali Balachandran

Vivek Ramanan is a multifaceted and dynamic artist of Bharatanatyam dance and South Indian percussion arts konnakol and mridangam. Vivek is an experienced solo performer and choreographer, has created multiple video productions for social media, and co-created stage productions on new thematic ideas using the Bharatanatyam grammar. Currently undergoing training with Dr. Apoorva Jayaraman, an eminent performing artist based in India, Vivek continues to perform across the United States, India, and abroad and has worked extensively to further the reach of Indian traditional arts on social media and the stage.

accessibility: space is on the second floor up a flight of stairs.

This event supported by a sponsorship grant from Penn Treaty Special Services District