Pancha Bootha
Choreographed by Simi Roche and Veena Deepak
Musicians: Simon Gill and Bill Thackeray
Pancha Bootha means the 5 elements ... Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. The human body in its entirety is constituted is constituted by these elements. They are constantly sung, danced, chanted, invoked and bargained with. Innumerable devotions have been composed and performed to appease them when angry or to praise them with harmonious.
Though humanity is to some extent successful in predicting the mood of these elements and controlling them, it is nature that has the ultimate say.
Through this piece we explore the dance of life, the tension and conflict, the oneness of complementation, the beauty of grace and power, and the distribution of energy.