Classical Indian Dance

Carolin Goedeke performs Bharata natyam-Dances in classical programmes as well as in contemporary art and theatre projects.

She dances her own choregraphies as well as traditonal pieces, e.g. of Thanjavore Quartet / Kitappa Pillai, taught by her Guru, Padmini Rao/ Bangalore, India.

The duration of the programme can last between 10 and 90 minutes.
If the audience wants to try out, she also teaches classical Mudras (stylized hand positions).

Carolin Goedeke gives Solo-Programmes as well as Concerts together with eminent Sitar-Master Prof. Subroto Roy Chowdhury and his Tabla-Player Sanjib Pal from Calcutta, India.
www.subroto-sitar.com

On her interdisciplinary way of using Indian dance in a contemporary and intercultural manner, Carolin Goedeke is also relating Bharata natyam dance performance with a range of artistic medias like painting, interactive videos, electronical live music, theatre and text.

BHARATA NATYAM
Classical South Indian Dance

Bharata Natyam is rooted in the sacred temple rituals of South India (Tamil Nadu) and more than 2000 years old.
Dance and drama are woven into each other, when stories of the hinduistic gods and goddesses are visualized in movements.
The dance consists of „abstract“ items with very dynamic, rhythmic footwork and of expressive dance, called Abhinaya, with a special language of hand gestures and facial expressions.
In abstract (nritta) pieces, harmonic and geometrical lines of the body are playing a significant role, as well as very fast footwork in which the dancer is giving the rhythm together with the drum.

The expressive dances are including spiritual and philosophical items. They are narrating mythological stories of hinduistic gods and goddesses. Here the dancer also is representing the human soul, which is longing to be reunited with the universal soul where all beings originate from.
So abstract energies and philosophical/metaphysical contents are set into a language of body expression.
Bharata Natyam is combining in one artform essences of music, dance, yoga with sculptural poses, mime, meditation and philosphy as well as with drama and lyrics.

Fotos: Isabel Jaden, Matthias Brose