Earth and Fire

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Event Earth and Fire
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
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Anandavalli Choreographer
Seran Sribalan Dancer
Anandavalli Director
Text Nationality India
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper SMH Metro 29 June - 5 July 2007
Flyer ACT Heritage Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 71395