Ramayana Video Performance

The performance we watched on Wednesday was a beautiful blur of color, movement, and sound. While the faces of the performers were covered in masks and heavy makeup, their attention to facial expression and movement allowed them not only to act out the story, but also allowed us, as the audience, to think their thoughts, feel their emotions, and live their adventure. In particular, the dancer who played Ravana was great about capturing the audiences attention to his feelings. While the mask was in the way of his face, his use of gestures, the strength of the sound he made while dancing, and his speed allowed us to sense his strength of hatred for Rama and his love for Sita. Hopefully our dancing community will be able to capture our audience in the same way during our performance of the same story.