Forsøget “Nayika, the heroine (woman in different stage of love)” er en undersøgelse af kvindelige karakterer i traditionel indisk dans eksemplificeret i ‘Nayiakas’ og deres relevans i en vestlig scenekunstnerisk kontekst, ledet af Simona Zanini.

Foto: fra forsøget Nayika, the heroine af Simona Zanini

Forsøget er ledet af danser og skuespiller Simona Zanini og i øvrigt medvirker danser og koreograf Divya Chandran.

Eksterne bidragsydere:
Simone Lang, Chrysoula Dimopoulou, Anna Pihlgren, Ananthy Aron Pillai (interviews og eksperimenter).

Om Nayiakas:
“Indian writers have long been interested in the classification of Heroes and Heroines in well-defined types. Such classifications are typically developed in Sanskrit treatises. The concept of Nayikas, the heroines are classified by Bharata in his Sanskrit treatise on performing arts – Natyashastra. Natyashastra, written during the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE is an ancient encyclopedic treaties on arts, one which has influenced dance, music and literary tradition in India.” (citat fra intentionsrapporten)

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