KUALA LUMPUR: Sutra Foundation will be presenting a new Odissi dance show titled Jaya Ram at Pentas 1 of KLPAC here from Sept 21 to 25.
The completely new and original Odissi production absorbs the influences of folk genres in both the music and movement of Rama Natakam and Ram Leela, so as to be able to enrich the present repertoire of Odissi with the myth of Lord Rama, Hero of the Ramayana.
Jaya Ram was commissioned to Guru Gajendra Kumar Panda, one of Odisha's brilliant dance-makers and a collaborator of Sutra for the past four decades.
The production is a product of research undertaken together with Sutra founder Datuk Ramli Ibrahim in South Odisha, India.
All aspects of dance and music compositions, libretto and costume are commissioned to distinguished experts of their respective fields in Odisha.
The much-anticipated Jaya Ram is also a befitting celebration of Malaysia and India's 65 years of diplomatic relations.
After its premiere in Malaysia, the dance show will be brought on tour to India and Singapore as well.
Jaya Ram will be staged in KLPAC on Sept 21 (Gala Night), from Sept 22 to 24 (Private Nights) and Sept 25 (Public Night).
Tickets, priced from RM34 to RM104, can be purchased online via https://www.cloudtix.co (No phone sales and over the counter sales. E-tickets only).
The 80-minute dance show with a 15-minute intermission is suitable for audiences 5 years old and above only.
WhatsApp +6018-227 7212 for enquiries or visit www.facebook.com/sutrafoundation for details.
