…
Indian Kathakali artist Arjun Raina also
rotates between two language and two identities
in his comical dance-text-solo ‘The
Magic Hour’.
His
performance does not remain an hermetic
virtuoso-play in typical historical resplendent
robes but gives the viewers an understanding
of the old traditional Indian dance –
by means of a little dictionary of feelings
and texts by Shakespeare: Raina translates
verses from Othello into mimic and mudra
finger language. He stomps Bottom’s
dream, reveals connections between myths
and cultures, and therewith proves: expression
art is universally understandable.
