November 26 at 16.00 at the exhibition of paintings by Evgeniya Kashina "The Wind of Distant Wanderings" will be the day of Indian dances.

At 16.00, guests will be gathered and a tour of the exhibition accompanied by the author of the paintings by Evgeniya Kashina.

The basis of the exhibition consists of landscapes by Evgeniya Kashina, made in the technique of oil painting. On the marine and southern landscapes the waters of the four seas splash: the Black, Azov, Mediterranean and Ionian. The mountains of Crimea are side by side with the architecture of the ancient Serbian town of Pancevo. The lush nature of the south - with the laconic beauty of the Russian hinterland.  

All paintings can be purchased, or order composition that you like.

At 16.30 Dance program.

The southern direction of classical Indian dance - Bharata-Natyam style will be presented by Elina Shchepkina, head of the school Gauri-dance, a graduate of Shankar Ananda kalakshetra, a student of Ananda Shankar Jayant, Djolsana Manon and Ranga Dhodi Narendran.

Studio of the classic Indian dance "The Magic Flute", Tatyana Grazhdankina and Alina Mironova will present the northern direction - Kathak.

Bharatnatyam (bha - "bhava", feelings, emotions; ra - "raga" - melody, that - "talam" - the art of rhythm, natyam - dance) - a type of theatrical dance that originated in South India, in the state of Tamil Nadu 4,000 years ago. Is one of the classic styles of Indian dance.

Originally had a sacred significance, as evidenced by the various poses of Bharatanatyamy carved on the walls of temples in South India. It was performed by temple dancers - devadasi, who started learning to dance at the age of 3 and played no less important role than the priests. Plots of dance compositions were legends about the deity, in whose honor the temple was built, describing his exploits in the fight against demons. It was believed that all events in the dance are experienced again in reality, so the outcome of the battle depended on the dancer's skill: for the victory of the deity she had to perform her dance impeccably.

The technique of performing modern bharatanatyam includes 9 positions / moods (love, disgust, heroism, fear, joy, sadness, surprise, anger and peace), transmitted through body movements, facial expressions and gestures. A distinctive feature of the modern style is the underlined geometry of poses, the symmetry of the dance pattern, sharp, precise and clear movements and deliberate conventionality of facial expressions and gestures.

The kathak dance form originated in Northern India, in Uttar Pradesh. Its first performers were temple narrators, who illustrated the mythological episodes with gestures and dances. In the era of the Great Mogul kathak, becoming a court dance, was enriched with new elements, in particular - with complex rhythms. As a result, Kathak united the Hindu temple traditions and traditions of the Muslim court.

At the opening of the personal exhibition of painting by Evgeniya Kashina "The Wind of Distant Wanderings" on October 8, 2017, the performance of the studio of the classical Indian dance "The Magic Flute" and "Light&Shadow" the youth Playback theater was held on the following program:

At 16.00 gathering guests and a tour of the exhibition, accompanied by the author of paintings Evgeniya Kashina.

At 16.30 - 17.00 Indian and Oriental dances performed by the studio of classical Indian dance "The Magic Flute" and Irina Ostroverhova.

В 17.00 - 18.30 performance Playback Theater of "Light and Shade".

This is a unique action, where viewers tell their stories, and the actors play them right there, without any preparation! Bright improvisation, sincere emotions and attitudes of the actors and the audience to each other make each performance unique and unforgettable! Artistic director of the theater is Irina Fishgoit.

Free admission.