RANGANIKA, Island of Dance
RANGANIKA, Island of Dance
by Arakavila Dance & Theatre Foundation
WORLD PREMIERE, EDINBURGH FRINGE 2009
06th to 30th August 2009, The World @ St George’s West
Reviewed by Jacqueline Sharp
I didn’t quite know what to expect, as I confess to not knowing much about Sri Lankan culture. In the brilliant performance Ranganika, The costumes were bright, colourful and cheerful to look at. They for sure made me happy to see such splendour in their beautiful clothes and bells. The fact that the dancers always had a smile on their face was brought out “the feel good factor” in me. , They loved performing; that much was visible, and it was such a joy to watch.
The Sri Lankan drumming dominated the whole room with their unique sound from homemade traditional drums and sea shells. Amazing! This combination of dance, drumming and theatre is a spectacular infusion talent.
In Ranganika, a humorous slapstick scene is most entertaining, This explored with dark comedy role play where the performers wear masks to entertain, using only their hands and bodies to express their emotions. In their culture this is known as Anabera Nonchi Kolama.
The finale is awesome! A ritual known as Thovil, to chase away the evil spirit entertains the audience. It is gripping, exciting, interesting, cutting edge theatre.
I applaud Arakavila for this production. It is bound to end up with an Edinburgh Fringe Award for excellence. This fusion of drumming, dance, and theatre is up there with the best this year at the Fringe.
Awesome, spectacular, colourful, energetic, intelligent, gold star, first class performance!
by Arakavila Dance & Theatre Foundation
WORLD PREMIERE, EDINBURGH FRINGE 2009
06th to 30th August 2009, The World @ St George’s West
Reviewed by Jacqueline Sharp
I didn’t quite know what to expect, as I confess to not knowing much about Sri Lankan culture. In the brilliant performance Ranganika, The costumes were bright, colourful and cheerful to look at. They for sure made me happy to see such splendour in their beautiful clothes and bells. The fact that the dancers always had a smile on their face was brought out “the feel good factor” in me. , They loved performing; that much was visible, and it was such a joy to watch.
The Sri Lankan drumming dominated the whole room with their unique sound from homemade traditional drums and sea shells. Amazing! This combination of dance, drumming and theatre is a spectacular infusion talent.
In Ranganika, a humorous slapstick scene is most entertaining, This explored with dark comedy role play where the performers wear masks to entertain, using only their hands and bodies to express their emotions. In their culture this is known as Anabera Nonchi Kolama.
The finale is awesome! A ritual known as Thovil, to chase away the evil spirit entertains the audience. It is gripping, exciting, interesting, cutting edge theatre.
I applaud Arakavila for this production. It is bound to end up with an Edinburgh Fringe Award for excellence. This fusion of drumming, dance, and theatre is up there with the best this year at the Fringe.
Awesome, spectacular, colourful, energetic, intelligent, gold star, first class performance!
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