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The last time I performed at one end of Mumbai [Shanmukhananda at Sion], and this time, I am all the way at the other end,&rdquo; Vani Ganpathy laughs, as she gears up to perform her latest production, Dwaaram, at the National Centre for Performing Arts at Nariman Point on March 17.
<img title="Bharatanatyam dancers Vani Ganpathy and Satyanarayan Raju perform Dwaaram" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/mar/Dwaaram.jpg" alt="Bharatanatyam dancers Vani Ganpathy and Satyanarayan Raju perform Dwaaram" /> Bharatanatyam dancers Vani Ganpathy and Satyanarayan Raju perform Dwaaram
Dwaaram is an autobiography of a door, tracing man&rsquo;s journey from the world of maya (illusion) to the spiritual. &ldquo;It is a musical dance theatre dual performance with Satyanarayan Raju,&rdquo; says the Bengaluru-based Bharatanatyam dancer, who started dancing at the age of four and performed her arangetam at seven. She now runs her dance academy, Sanchari.
&ldquo;We play a lot of characters, who pass through various doors of life &ndash; like the royal door, fortress etc. For example, the door of the house depicts the man-woman relationship and their squabbles, fights, making-up, longing, waiting and the passion etween two people. The idea is &ndash; what if the door could speak?&rdquo; adds Ganpathy.
In the piece, the characters go through Panchamahadwarams, namely Raja Dwaram, the door of a palace; Veera Dwaram, the door of the fort; Gruha Dwaram, the door of the humble abode or dwelling; Deva Dwaram, the door of the temple; Atma Dwaram, the door of the soul, the inner door.
The 100-minute piece uses English, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Sanskrit.
The music score is by DS Srivatsa. &ldquo;The concept came to my mind six years ago and I started working on it at the end of 2013. Satya came on board as a choreographer first. Dwaaram is not only for connoisseurs but the layman, and is not a typical margam repertoire. It expresses the navrasa, the nine emotions including joy, sorrow, humour, romance, evotion and anger. We have worked in-depth on developing the characters, and the conversation between two people is seen through movement and expression. It is not directed at a niche audience, but the aam janta. It is simple, interesting, and is as good as watching theatre or cinema. One doesn&rsquo;t need to stress on understanding the dialogues,&rdquo; says Vani, whose work is supported by Monica Lakhmana foundation that works towards women empowerment.

Get a lesson on illusion and spirituality with Bharatanatyam dancer Vani Ganpathy's new show

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