The Alien Flower (40 min)
India’s first full-length ballet on same-gender love based on eight English poems by Sanjay Vasa and Canada based Rakesh Ratti. Revived as Alien Flowers in 2018. Performed in Kolkata(India), Hyderabad (India), Melbourne(Australia), Bologna(Italy)
Stream of Life (30 min)
The ballet is a celebration of the pulsating stream of human existence finally achieving eternity through God’s grace .It is based on six poems from Tagore’s Geetanjali set to South American music. Performed In Kolkata(India)
Post Mortem (50 min)
A metaphorical dissection of time, space and individual in the context of global consumerism set to beat by Trilok Gurtu and Samul Nori. Performed in Kolkata(India), New Delhi (India), Goa (India), Chennai(India), Mumbai (India)
Indian Erotica – Vedas to the Millennium(80 min)
The ballet traces the changing power equations between man and woman from the Vedic age to the dawning millennium, assuming that the aspects of this vital relationship reveal the socio-cultural ,economical and educational situation of a particular age. The ballet scrutinizes Indian history, religion, mythology, literature and sociology to unearth evidence for this innovative notion and presents it through a multimedia production of dance, music and cinema. Performed in Kolkata(India), Hyderabad(India), Bangkok (Thailand), Melbourne(Australia)
Walls (45 min)
A site-specific performance based on an intrinsic narrative of compulsion, repulsion, attraction and deviation using the concept of contact-resistance and the wall as prop, theme and support.
Positive Lives (40 mins)
A dance-visual montage presentation that tells the story of people living with HIV. The project has been organized in collaboration with Sparsha, a Kolkata-based NGO working with HIV Positive people. The visual montage includes and is inspired by real-life stories, anecdotes and case histories. The project is a tribute to those who have dared to say YES! to life. Performed in Kolkata(India), New Delhi(India), Hyderabad(India), Mumbai (India), Bangkok(Thailand), Bologna(Italy), Singapore,
Souls In Tranzit
Presented by lead dancers of Sapphire, Dibyendu Nath and Paramita Saha. The piece is developed out of Tranz, a choreolab organized by Anita Ratnam in Chennai in August 2007, where this duet improvisatory piece was closely mentored by Toronto-based Hari Krishnan and UK-based Chitra Sundaram. The piece explores in a non-linear perspective the flux of human relationships. Lights and costume designed under the advice of the celebrated Mithran Devanesan and Canada-based Rex. Performed in Chennai(India), Kolkata(India), Bytom(Poland), Vienna(Austria)