DURGA’S DAUGHTERS | MUSIC COMPOSITION
(Continuing from last post about DD)
So much of the creation of the music was collaborative.
First, a big thank you to
@ganavya who trusted me with her voice and compositions - when I told her that I imagined her voice as Durga’s. Her style formed an anchor in many ways for my compositional team to understand the aesthetic of the musical world that I imagined Durga to occupy specific to this piece.
Next came
@jyotsnaprakash Akka who was part of the Gigenis family, and having seen the way she finds musical references through the entry point of emotion and intention- made me want her input on this project. (She’s also a mother of two daughters, ahem wisdom!✨) In her own quest to boil down the essence of the story, she’d ask me questions that pushed me to find clarity.
Next came on
@sayee.rakshith and Sumesh Narayanan
@rudranym . Sumesh created the percussive elements throughout - so much of the daughters’ experience of their mom being called to war was linked to the sound of war - which we imagined to be percussive. But what was that sound? Sumesh can play everything, so how do we limit ourselves to the world we have created? And he did that minimally and effectively. Dancing to it, I really felt like Durga being summoned to Battle.
And Sayee became an absolute rock through the process. He pulled all the elements together, composed haunting scores in real time watching the choreography (on zoom!!). He was our sound engineer- who mixed the entire piece (which was suuuuper tricky to do in a concert hall (The Bing Theatre at Stanford) with live dialogue, a backing track that is both epic and super sensitive. And he found ways to incorporate feedback from everyone on the team throughout the process.
In the final week, when we had limited time Sayee and
@soumikdatta were alsoour dramaturgical eyes, which was SO Key for me, having to both direct and perform (which is challenging!)
This collective sense of work is what was so incredible about the creation process with this whole team over this past year.
Performed with me by
@kavya__ganesh and
@malinitaneja , lighting design by
@mykefaba
[mythili prakash, Bharatanatyam]
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![3 DAYS TO GO MUMBAI ⏳We’re bringing our brand new show: Melodies in Slow Motion to life this Earth Day! We want the room full of the next generation, so we’ve dropped tickets to ₹200 just for you. No excuses - grab yours (link in bio) and join us at @g5a.culture for a multi-sensory experience! ️ Two shows 22 & 23 AprilHere’s a sneak peek at our new tracks inspired by Circadian Rhythms ️ Do you like it?[earth day, earth day network, environment, trophic cascades, music, band, visuals, climate art, activism, mindful, festival, sarod, Soumik Datta, India, Pratham, British Council]#MelodiesInSlowMotion #EarthDayMumbai #CircadianRhythms #MumbaiMusic](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739292870714713284360_0_45a0120f8975f3f4e873dcaa648ac62c.jpg?o=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&h=184f2ddb03e7a56e9c7c20e932db28fc)
![DURGA’S DAUGHTERS | MUSIC COMPOSITION(Continuing from last post about DD)So much of the creation of the music was collaborative.First, a big thank you to @ganavya who trusted me with her voice and compositions - when I told her that I imagined her voice as Durga’s. Her style formed an anchor in many ways for my compositional team to understand the aesthetic of the musical world that I imagined Durga to occupy specific to this piece.Next came @jyotsnaprakash Akka who was part of the Gigenis family, and having seen the way she finds musical references through the entry point of emotion and intention- made me want her input on this project. (She’s also a mother of two daughters, ahem wisdom! ) In her own quest to boil down the essence of the story, she’d ask me questions that pushed me to find clarity.Next came on @sayee.rakshith and Sumesh Narayanan @rudranym. Sumesh created the percussive elements throughout - so much of the daughters’ experience of their mom being called to war was linked to the sound of war - which we imagined to be percussive. But what was that sound? Sumesh can play everything, so how do we limit ourselves to the world we have created? And he did that minimally and effectively. Dancing to it, I really felt like Durga being summoned to Battle.And Sayee became an absolute rock through the process. He pulled all the elements together, composed haunting scores in real time watching the choreography (on zoom!!). He was our sound engineer- who mixed the entire piece (which was suuuuper tricky to do in a concert hall (The Bing Theatre at Stanford) with live dialogue, a backing track that is both epic and super sensitive. And he found ways to incorporate feedback from everyone on the team throughout the process.In the final week, when we had limited time Sayee and @soumikdatta were alsoour dramaturgical eyes, which was SO Key for me, having to both direct and perform (which is challenging!)This collective sense of work is what was so incredible about the creation process with this whole team over this past year.Performed with me by @kavya__ganesh and @malinitaneja, lighting design by @mykefaba[mythili prakash, Bharatanatyam]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747296339413838392943_0_5e72eebce66c7774123fd4298d04a8ce.jpg?o=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&h=4a568ec136a3cbd421203e4f1ce36671)
