Dance drama inspired by the soul

What is Sri about? 

Sri is a concept in rich warm hues — an everlasting flame — ruminating in our thoughts as we grapple with life’s many challenges. From time immemorial, mankind is intuitively obsessed with Sri — of inner well-being, of the soul, eternally positive in spirit, seeking answers and evolving to oneness within. Sri is about how we pray and what we feel when we pray to the supreme being. 

What prompted the concept? 

As an artiste, I believe I must be sensitive to what’s happening around us. The recent floods set the spark for me to absorb and reflect what was going inside me. I wanted to capture the emotions I was absorbed in Sri. 

What will be the format of the presentation? 

Sri is a presentation entirely in Sanskrit — a language that captures the mind’s eye. I am not following the margam format (or the framework usually followed) of Bharatnatyam. I have chosen some old compositions for it and one of them is a varanam.