Sunday, October 2 at 2pm

Natyamandala: Bharatanatyam Dance Concert

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Natyamandala presents a full margam Bharatanatyam show running about 90 minutes: Nilalohita- the red and blue one. This is one of the thousands of names of Shiva, the primordial Lord of Dance in Indian mythology. They say his breath brought about all the vibrations of the world, his voice music, and his steps, dance. But he is alternately hot and cold. Dancers fall in love with Shiva, who engulfs them in bliss, but then goes into periods of deep self-sacrificial penances or meditations where he cannot be reached which causes them great distress. He constantly fluctuates between immersion and renunciation, which the dancers absorb with a variety of movements, rhythms and emotions: reverence, anger, sadness, and bliss. Further the dancers embody Parvathi or Shakti stabilizes him and gives him strength. Drawing upon our experiences in the present world, we often feel that while the earth can be paradise, it is stormy, dirty, dry, wet, red, blue, and strive to invoke mother nature to restore balance.

Featuring: Guest Artist Bianca Radhakrishna, Senior Student of Guru Radha Sridhar (Based in Bangalore, India)

Sunday, July 10 at 2pm

77 U-Turn

As part of the Expanded Voices Series, follow along an intense personal story, told as a one-woman show with multiple characters, as a young child growing to young adulthood faces the realities of her past~ a past in which her brother's mental illness exposes itself in terrifying ways and haunts her even to this day.

Written and Performed by Julie Fitzpatrick, directed by Keely Baisden-Knudsen.

Warning: There are references to self harm. Recommended for audience members 12 years and older.

Saturday, August 20 at 10am
Sunday, August 21 at 2pm

Peter & Wendy
Wheel Life Theatre Troupe featuring Pilobolus

Legacy's Wheel Life Theatre Troupe's stunning adaptation of Peter and Wendy premiers in collaboration with Pilobolus Dance Company. With members of Legacy Theatre's core company and featuring the artistry and skill of famed Pilobolus Dancers, performers of all levels and abilities fly to Neverland and celebrate the notion of eternal childhood.  

This Expanded Voices production is generously sponsored by Branford Community Foundation and Guilford Foundation.