We are very excited to announce our first live showcase after two years of virtual dancing!
We are extremely excited to welcome our dearest Rukmini Vijayakumar to Austin who will be in town from June 5-8th!
Talattu A mother's song and a lover's farewell - is a celebration of the myriad shades of love!
Save the date!
Join us and celebrate love on June 5th!
Concept & Choreography: Rukmini Vijayakumar
Music: Dr Rajkumar Bharathi
Talattu A mother's song and a lover's farewell
(runtime is 90 mins)
Show 1 - 4:30 pm - Purchase tickets here - https://talattu.eventbrite.com
Show 2 - 7:00 pm
Email us at tattvamasi2015@gmail.com to buy tickets to this exclusive showing. Meet and greet with Rukmini in possible only after Show 2.
Venue :
The Bravo Theatre
4544 S Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78745
Talattu addresses two very strong bonds of love that we share in our lives. The bond between a mother and child and the bond with a lover. The two bonds are very different and we are seen differently by these two very important people in our lives. Talattu, takes the examples of Yashoda and Radha and their love for krishna. It traces their personal journeys of joys and sorrows and how they deal with Krishna’s departure in very different ways.
Parents give up a part of themselves from the time a child is born. Both men and women take on the joys, sorrows, victories and defeats of their children as their own. The role of a parent is immense in the growth of a child and the emotional attachment that parents have to their offspring is incomparable. This relationship of caregiver and child is immortalised as Yashoda and Krishna in Indian mythology. Their relationship is nuanced with the complexity of Yashoda being Krishna’s adoptive parent. Yashoda’s sense of ownership is questioned when she realises that Krishna is not her own son. Talattu, addresses the complexity of this relationship and the love that permeates through this confusion.
The second relationship that Is explored in Talattu is that of a lover. The bond of love is the strongest bond that one shares in life. The romantic relationship offers comfort, and togetherness. The ability to sacrifice for another within this relationship is paralleled with the idea of spiritual surrender.
Run time: 90-100 min
