Flyer for Saṃbhūya - a production at City College, Harlem in April 2024
संभूय SAṂBHŪYA: UNDERSTANDING THE BRAIN THROUGH DANCE: A BHARATANATYAM RECITAL.
"Saṃbhūya" is a Sanskrit word that means “through joint effort”. With my experiences as a practitioner of Bharatanatyam and neuroscience, I articulated how the sciences and the arts are complementary ways of appreciating the world around us. Through aspects of Bharatanatyam, Saṃbhūya presented that the sciences and the arts can provide a united, holistic continuum for human understanding and bring people together.
This recital was part of the CUNY Dance Initiative, and the venue was Aaron Davis Hall at City College Center for the Arts.
Photo and video credit: Warut Snidvongs.
The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) is a transformative incubator that secures two vital yet scarce resources—rehearsal time and performance space—for New York City choreographers and dance companies across the five boroughs. Housed within the City University of New York (CUNY)–the nation’s largest public urban university system–CDI is a residency program that supports local artists, enhances the cultural life and education of college students, and builds new dance audiences at CUNY performing arts centers.
Thanks to:
Special thanks to Greg Shanck, Piero Ramos, Yvette Spellman, Jessica Lino, and Bryan Stanton at Aaron Davis Hall for their help and support in putting this event together. Gratitude to Alyssa Alpine for support and coordination.
"Saṃbhūya" is a Sanskrit word that means “through joint effort”. With my experiences as a practitioner of Bharatanatyam and neuroscience, I articulated how the sciences and the arts are complementary ways of appreciating the world around us. Through aspects of Bharatanatyam, Saṃbhūya presented that the sciences and the arts can provide a united, holistic continuum for human understanding and bring people together.
This recital was part of the CUNY Dance Initiative, and the venue was Aaron Davis Hall at City College Center for the Arts.
Photo and video credit: Warut Snidvongs.
The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) is a transformative incubator that secures two vital yet scarce resources—rehearsal time and performance space—for New York City choreographers and dance companies across the five boroughs. Housed within the City University of New York (CUNY)–the nation’s largest public urban university system–CDI is a residency program that supports local artists, enhances the cultural life and education of college students, and builds new dance audiences at CUNY performing arts centers.
Thanks to:
Special thanks to Greg Shanck, Piero Ramos, Yvette Spellman, Jessica Lino, and Bryan Stanton at Aaron Davis Hall for their help and support in putting this event together. Gratitude to Alyssa Alpine for support and coordination.
Program notes
| Sambhuya Program |
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Videos
(The numbering of the videos is in the sequence in which the pieces were presented. That said, each video can be viewed on its own as well).
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1. Ganapati Kautvam
4. Bharatanatyam and the understanding of movement
7. Thevaram (Thodudaya Seviyan)
10. The arts and the sciences as humanistic disciplines
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2. Bharatanatyam and spatial processing
5. Thodi Jatiswaram
8. Bharatanatyam and the understanding of emotions
11. Behag Thillana
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3. Pushpanjali and Navasandhi
6. Bharatanatyam and the understanding of symbols
9. Padam: Gaana Reengaram
12. Mangalam
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