Bho

Photography: Karen Scheffers

“As the sun alone illuminates all this universe, so does the living entity, one within the body, illuminate the entire body, by consciousness.” – Bhagavad Gita

Bho – A Dialogue with the Self

Bho, Sanskrit for ‘Hey, you’, speaks to human experiences and relationships within the world and its body. Bho is a spontaneous, intimate encounter in which both dancer and spectator become intentionally drawn into the human experience through the use of language, purposeful music and playful, expressive dancing. The work is inspired by the ancient Bhagavad-Gita, classic tales of Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie) and The Little Prince (Antoine Saint-Exupery). The approach to life and philosophy of the human world interpreted by these legendary classics strongly influences the imagination of the performers.

Team

Concept & choreography: Vraja Sundari Keilman
Dancers: Ilaria Angelicchio, Guillermo Blinker (‘09), Aleksey Furdak (‘10), Annlydie Groenen, Vraja Sundari Keilman, Rasarani Keilman.
Music: Nitin Sawhney, Bjork, Thomas Newman, Air, Imogen Heap, The Beatles, Bibio.
Light: Ronnie van Kempen
Film Levina Tameris, Lars Steenhoff, Vraja Sundari Keilman.
Photography: Karen Scheffers, Peter Vroon, Lars Steenhoff.
Graphic design & concept: Vraja Sundari Keilman.
Costumes/ Styling: Balletschool Marut Jorquera, Vraja Sundari Keilman
Sponsors: Balletschool Marut Jorquera Baarn.
Thanks to Marut & Henk Keilman, Lars Steenhoff.

Pers

DANS Magazine – August/September 2010 Issue

Bho is een nieuw stuk van de Samadhi Dance Company en behandelt de beleving van de wereld, gezien vanuit het menselijk lichaamen de geest. Bho is een uiting van onderlinge menselijke relaties en betenkent in het Sanskriet ‘Hey You!’ Samadhi gaat graag samenwerkingsverbanden aan met kunstenaars uit andere kunstdisciplines, vooral uit de muziek, film en beeldende kunst. Het gezelschap mengt moderne Westerse dans met traditionele Indiase dans (bharata natyam), yoga, ballet, jazz- en hiphoptechnieken, om zo een rijker bewegingsidioom te creëren.

Op 11 september wordt Bho in RASA Utrecht gedanst. Voor nieuwe speeldata, zie www.samadhidancecompany.nl

– Joost Groeneboer

Blogs

A Few Days on Another Planet

Aleksey Furdak, July 31 2010.

“…I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to having it done to them, and work which one hopes may be of some use. Then rest, nature, art, love for one’s neighbor. Such is my idea of happiness….”

-Leo Tolstoy-

Radhadesh… Probably the most beautiful and magical place that I’ve seen. Just because it brings you to another dimension where the art of being here and now and understanding that your true nature is bliss seems so easy. Everything there reminds you of it: a flower that just grows in a grassland or a bird just flying around. That is so easy- just breathing and simply being. Easy but somehow as we rush through life in a modern world we seem to forget this simple truth. So we constantly need something to remind us that life is not about it. I guess few days spent in Radhadesh was such a reminder for Samadhi team.

There is one song from old Russian cartoon which says that “there is nothing better in this world than travelling together with friends. All roads are dear to us. We bring joy to people with our art and our happiness is to live such a life “. I always wanted to come to a point when this simple children song would become my personal experience. And here I am. Dancing. Dancing and travelling together with friends. Dancing for the joy of others. Dancing for the pleasure of Divine. Dancing and being happy.

But what makes performances in Radhadesh so special? Well, first of all I guess it is the audience. Natya Shastra- ancient Indian treatise on dance- says that in order to have suuccesful performance not only dancer but also audience should be qualified. Performance is dialogue. So in order to understand each other those involved in the dialogue should speak about the matter which is understandable for both. And there all of us spoke language of the heart.

Speaking for myself, another reason of special feeling while performing in Radhadesh is the presence of Divinity there. Because you do it as an offering without expecting anything. When dance comes from your heart and not from your ego. A story af a famous medieval Indian musician Tansen comes to my mind in this regard. Tansen was a court musician and he was considered the best musician of his time. But once Emperor heard Tansen’s teacher playing and his music touched Emperor’s soul way deeper than Tansen’s music. Then Emperor asked Tansen, “How is it that you cannot play as soulfully as your teacher does?” Tansen replied, “I play for name and fame. I play for you. He plays for God. Here is the difference. If I played for God—for God in you, for God in everyone—only then would my music be supernatural, heavenly, supremely soulful and perfect.”