25/04/2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 6:30 pm, Theatre 4
The Unseen Sequence
Directed by Sumantra Ghosal
India, 2013, Documentary Feature Film, 98 minutes, Language English
Cast – Malavika Sarukkai
Trailer: http://vimeo.com/80181034
Synopsis: “The Unseen Sequence” – Exploring Bharatanatyam through the art of Malavika Sarukkai. Exclusively filmed performances, historical re-creations and in-depth interviews explore not just the history of the dance but also the connections and departures that Malavika makes from a hallowed and, often, unforgiving tradition. Thus, through the art of Malavika Sarukkai, we see how Bharatanatyam is being re-interpreted, renewed and invigorated.
About the Director: Sumantra Ghosal started his advertising film company – Cinematix – in 1980. Three years later he took over Equinox Films, which became the flagship company under which he produced and directed over 750 commercials many of which were awarded nationally and internationally. He has produced and directed several films that have gained national and international acclaim such as The Speaking Hand, Let’s Talk and The Everlasting Light. By 2006 Sumantra had retired from advertising films. He turned his attention to the Arts and produced/directed a series of 6 films celebrating various artists for the Indian Foundation for the Arts. The series was very successful and he collaborated with IFA again in 2011 on a second series.
http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2014/schedule.htm
In Malavika Sarukkai - an artist rooted in tradition but with a uniquely contemporary sensibility - one of India's most profound classical arts, Bharatanatyam, is…
