Earam

Music /
Susha & Kalyani Nair

Eeram portrays stories of women from different backgrounds and revisits verses of the revolutionary Tamil poet, Bharathiyar, with fresh perspectives. It explores the power of education in self-discovery, opening doors to new worlds, & respecting the choices that women make in defining themselves. It melds classical and contemporary music, folk tunes, and a string orchestra, with movement, spoken word, and theatrical elements in an organic form that reflects the diversity in womanhood.

Script /
Prof. Raghuraman & Sharada Vijay

Eeram portrays stories of women from different backgrounds and revisits verses of the revolutionary Tamil poet, Bharathiyar, with fresh perspectives. It explores the power of education in self-discovery, opening doors to new worlds, & respecting the choices that women make in defining themselves. It melds classical and contemporary music, folk tunes, and a string orchestra, with movement, spoken word, and theatrical elements in an organic form that reflects the diversity in womanhood.

Costumes /
C A Joy

Lighting /
Venkatesh

“Reflecting on their Kalakshetra training, Viraja noted that it’s rewarding now as professional dancers to be asked if they are from Kalakshetra, based on their performance qualities alone. That reputation seeps through Viraja and Shyamjith’s work as creators and performers, further validating the level of training that informs their movements.”

- Elizabeth Whelan, Oregon Arts Watch, JULY 25, 2019 (Preview of a performance for New Expressive Works, Portland, OR)