 Event |
Earth and Fire
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| Venue |
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW |
| First Date |
29 June 2007 |
| Opening Date |
29 June 2007 |
| Last Date |
30 June 2007 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Earth and Fire" delves into the lives of the two great heroines of the epics Ramayana and Mahabharatha. Sita, daughter of the earth and a patient woman, tormented by hardship, is transformed into an illusionary Sita - or Mayasita. Draupadi, daughter of fire is a powerful, passionate woman and wife to five brothers - set on a path to destruction.
The performance explores the difficulties a woman must face in a world which so often requires her to be Draupadi, yet expects her to be Sita.
The performance features ten female dancers along with special guest dancer Seran - accompanied by a tra |
| Description Source |
Flyer/Poster |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
India
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
SMH Metro 29 June - 5 July 2007 |
| Flyer |
ACT Heritage Library |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
71395 |
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