Swarnamalya

Swarnamalya Instagram – RAKTI – Collaborations in Pleasure. Through the prism of the 21st century, our history is often made to look like it’s punctuated by religious conflict and differences. But there were others copious ways, artistic and literary ways in which people connected and bonded. Religion was NOT the phenomenon upon which people operated- who was Hindu, who Muslim, African, Catholic, Jew, etc was not their pre- occupation. RAKTI collaborates with one of the common resource of the past- Pleasure. Pleasure seeking in our times translates to only the sensual, but life for everyone was pursuit in pleasure. Teasing our senses, with the sounds, sights, smells of the times when pleasure was our closest ally, RAKTI is a multisensorial experiential evening of Music, Dance, Poetry, Adaab and much more. Multiculturalism is at the heart of this work which stems from my years of research on the Performing Traditions of the Early Modern Deccani Era. Curated by the arts leader @chandrangeeta for @serendipityartsfestival, Rakti has a stunning ensemble @anjanarajagopalan_musician led by being the music composer n vocalist on the project, Oud n Kemence by @bonny_kalappurackal @_.meissam._ @rsriganesh @srikrishnan48 and my co artistes @padmaaaaaaaaaaa @niiviiravii @b_charles_official @radhikaganesh @maliniganesh @anuragdocu @vetri_artist the visual, oral, sensorial live works is our team effort. Presenting to a FULL HOUSE was Our PLEASURE ! Happy New Year and Rakti to all❤️ | Posted on 31/Dec/2023 18:39:12