The inspiration for bharatanatyam dancer Malavika Sarukkai to create her group work Thari – The Loom came from the hand weavers of Kanchipuram in India and the elaborately patterned saris that they produce. It’s a colourful, well-structured piece which invokes the sounds and effects of weaving, and is impressively performed by the company. It’s also an ambitious piece integrating dance, music, sound, lighting and poetry in an attempt to evoke the weaving of the sari as a metaphor for the unfurling of a life. However, the voiceover introducing each section began to grate, no so much in respect of the text itself but rather because of the portentous and melodramatic delivery. The dance and the dancers made the better case.
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