Jinjoti Pallavi (Odissi) by Sutra Foundation - Rentak Bumi

Graceful and lyrical movements, framed in complex patterns, exquisitely complement the melody and intricate rhythm of the pallavi. Both dance and music are a matching marriage of dance and music. The pace is slow in the beginning and then progresses to fast rhythmic patterns, ultimately challenging the dancers to sustain grace of quicksilver hand gestures with fast agile foot works. The mise en scene is a dance class where a dancer daydreams of a day when she will eventually be ready to perform on stage.


Sutra Foundation, a bastion of traditional and contemporary arts bequeathed to Malaysia by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, was established as a full-fledged Foundation in 2007. Sutra Foundation has been vital in sustaining Sutra’s activities when the arts face challenging times. It continues to provide Malaysia with activities in the performing arts (Sutra Dance Theatre), exhibitions (Sutra Gallery & KamaRia Gallery) and teaching (Sutra Academy). Immense care goes into crafting a Sutra Production – be it in terms of impeccable design input, selection of dance talent, devising sets, costumes, lighting or graphics and marrying them to the conceptual and choreographic intent to assure a flawless production. Sutra Foundation is guided by its Board of Trustees.

CREDITS

Festival Presenter
Yayasan Hasanah & ArtsFAS

Conceived by
Datuk Ramli Ibrahim (Sutra Foundation)

Festival Producer
Vivek Menon (Surprise Ventures)

Technical, Lighting & Visual Director
Sivarajah Natarajan

Technical Producer
Suren Deran

Director & Editor
Kumaran Ramasamy

Technical Project Manager
Dineash Rao

Event Coordinator
Geethika Sree

Administrator
Logeswary Silvarajoo

Artistic Director (Jinjoti Pallavi)
Ramli Ibrahim

Assistants to Artistic Director
Geethika Sree
Harenthiran
Tan Mei Mei

Original Dance Composition
Guru Meera Das (Cuttack, Odisha)

Group Composition
Sutra Collectives

Music
Traditional Odissi music

Dancers
Harenthiran
Vickneshwaran
Dheva Kumaran
Navvinesh
Pradeepan
Vanizha Vasanthanathan
Geethika Sree
Tan Mei Mei
Vetheejay
Renuka Paniker
Tishaa V Ravi
Harini Mathevan
Aishwaryaa Lakshmi
Kirthana Sukumaran

Costume Design
Pankaja Setthi & Sutra Collectives

F & B Partner
O’Briens Irish Sandwich Café

Venue
Sutra House

PR Coordinator
Sutra Foundation

Graphic Design
Jayaselan Jothyswaran

Camera Crew
Elvis Premkumar
Sivabalan
Thinakkaran
Jonathan Rainier Peris
Wong Ven Li

Sound & Lights
KRSS
K. Pradeep Kumar
B. Suresh Kumar
K. Mathan
K. Thanasekaran
R. Michilan

Photography & Documentation
S Magendran

Production Assistants
Jayaselan
Manickavel