In Space and Time: Bharatanatyam fantasy drama blends Indian mythology with technology | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

In Space and Time: Bharatanatyam fantasy drama blends Indian mythology with technology | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Anushree Majumdar |Updated: December 4, 2018 1:32:57 pm

In Space and Time: Bharatanatyam fantasy drama blends Indian mythology with technology

Antariksha Sanchar, a multimedia Bharatanatyam fantasy drama, melds narratives of Indian mythology with a steampunk take on technology.

The choreography of Antariksha Sanchar is set to a unique Carnatic-electronic take on classic ragas with an ensemble of classical musicians.

Is it Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a space shuttle? Which of these things will enable Ramanujan to go past the stratosphere and into the great beyond? As the protagonist of Antariksha Sanchar, India’s first multimedia Bharatanatyam fantasy drama, the young man need not look to the West; he will soon discover that the answers lie much closer to home.