Sunset Moonrise by Manohar Performing Arts of Canada
Pantages Playhouse Theatre
180 Market Ave
MB
49.898879572344256
-97.13820880278772
Description
Sunset Moonrise: ..when empires crumble, memory is an act of defiance.
Empires rise in splendour, shine brightly for some years, and then inevitably fall. Memories fade; and beauty is as transient as love. In Sunset Moonrise, from across the centuries two dancers reveal their lives of love, loss and triumph. A court dancer in glorious Vijayanagar tells a story from the reign of its greatest emperor Krishnadeva Raya, before that kingdom was eclipsed by the Deccan sultans. And a courtesan from Nawab Wajid Ali Shah’s fabled Avadh tells a tale of enchantment and betrayal in the last hectic days before the British Raj. The bittersweet nostalgia of their songs rests against the backdrop of unrelenting history. Politics and poetry collide, and only art survives the fall of empires.
Join us for a visually exciting multimedia production of dance, poetry, colour and movement. Sunset Moonrise features classical Bharatanatyam and Kathak dance styles, the pageantry of authentic costumes, the beauty of Telugu and Urdu languages, and enchanting music specially composed for this show by musicians in Chennai and Agra, enacted with English dialogue and translation. It promises to be a spectacle for the ages.
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Start:
2017-09-09T19:30:00-05:00
End:
2017-09-09T22:00:00-05:00
Category
Performances
Tickets
Back Section
21.59
CAD
200
Middle Section
37.34
CAD
300
Front Section
53.09
CAD
200