Mustard Seed
by Ilari Kaila
Ilari Kaila
Mustard Seed
Description
A solo dance piece based on a Buddhist story of a woman who loses her child. In the South Indian classical dance form Bharatanatyam; choreographed and performed by Malini Srinivasan. Music conceived, performed, and partially improvised with the ensemble. Piano, bass, mrdangam (South Indian percussion)
Instrumentation
A solo Bharatanatyam dance piece. Piano, bass, mrdangam (South Indian percussion)
Category
Works for the Stage
Premiere
Ilari Kaila, piano; Felix Pastor, bass; Bala Skandan, mdrangam. UN Conference on the Status of Women, New York City, March 5, 2005.