Eurythmy, Indian Song, Poetry & Raga

The Candlelight Reading Series presents a semi-theatrical performance of Eurythmy, Indian Song, Poetry & Raga on Wednesday, December, 13th, 8:00 PM, 2006 at Fairfield Art of Dance, 52 East Briggs Ave, Fairfield, Iowa. The event lasts about an hour.

Eurythmy is a movement art form initiated by Rudolf Steiner, founder of anthroposophy, as the art of visible speech and also song. It magically enlivens the etheric space we are part of, allowing both performer and audience to experience spirituality through specific gestures and movement.

Karen Carter, eurythmist, accompanied by Dr. Mousumi Dey, vocals and tampura, James Duke, bansuri, tampura, Corey Morrow, tabla and Freddy Niagara Fonseca, recitation will take you through dynamic selections of Indian song and poetry from the Ved and by Tagore, Tulsidas and Mirabai, made visible etherically through eurythmy.

Karen has studied and performed eurythmy in the New York & New England area. Mousumi who is on the MSAE faculty has sung Indian songs since age four. James has studied Indian music in India and the US. Corey is currently studying Gandharva Ved at MUM. Lighting effects by Phil Carter. Freddy is a poet, performer and producer of off-the-beaten-track projects. Admission is $8.

PROGRAM

Ved Gaan (from the Brahmanas) — eurythmy, vocals, two tampuras

Mirabai — I Have Found Ram — vocals, two tampuras, cymbals, tabla

Tagore — The Awakening of Spring — eurythmy, bansuri, two tampuras, recitation

Tagore — Let the Days Go By — vocals, tampura

Tagore — Where the Mind is Without Fear — recitation

Prayer to Ram (excerpt from the Ramayana translated by Tulsidas) — eurythmy, vocals, two tampuras, sitar, tabla

Tagore — Unending Love — recitation in duet

Raga Shankara — bansuri, tampura

Tagore — I Dive Down into the Depth of the Ocean of Forms — vocals, tampuras, tabla

Tagore — Fireflies — eurythmy, tampura, bansuri, tabla, recitation

Baul song — My Mind, Let Us Go for a Tour — dance, vocals, cymbals, tampura, tabla