Sunday, 18 August, 2024 - 17:00
Berlin Baithak | Divya Ravi
Divya Ravi
Sri Lavanya
Shraddha Prasad
Berlin Baithak : Divya Ravi
Doors: 16:30
Performance: 17:00
Admission: sliding scale [12 and up]
Berlin Baithak: Step into a world where artists and audiences unite, blurring the lines between them in immersive experiences! Whether it's soulful music, poetry, dance or heartfelt conversations, Baithaks are all about connection and cultural richness. We want to curate performances and conversations aiming to demystify the artistic process and offer insights into dance and music.
Berlin Baithak is a project by Sri Lavanyaand Shraddha Prasad
This very first Baithak presents Divya Ravi, the acclaimed dancer and teacher from the UK.
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In 14th century CE, one of the most iconic social movements – the Vārkari tradition was born in Maharashtra, Central India. This ‘pilgrimage’ critiques social inequalities through a liberal, inclusive, approach to spirituality, subverting power, patriarchy, and caste-based hegemony. The Vārkaris were farmers, tailors, goldsmiths, potters, barbers, courtesans, housemaids - and they were all poets and social activists who used their voices to create oral literature in the local vernacular, Marathi. Many were not permitted inside temples, so they brought their beloved God outside temples, into the streets and the homes of people and the deity ‘Vitthal’ became the friend, the co-worker, the lover.
Divya Ravi takes you on a Vāri (pilgrimage) with evocative, interconnected Abhangas and Ovis (poems in Marathi) that elucidate the Vārkari experience - traversing emotions of identity, belonging, accessibility, connectedness and contentment. Vārkari is a celebration of song and dance with Maharashtrian folk dance forms – Lavani, Dindi and Kala tactfully into the movement fabric of Bharatanatyam.
Before the performance, Ravi will give a workshop on 17-18th, 10:30-13:30 each, in Baerwaldstudio. reduced admission for workshop participants, you can register for the workshop here: