I Breath a
sign of relief to say got through last week which was a challenging one. However
there are some moments I would happily relive again. The “Burning a Dream” project
as Mayapee and the half Moon circle nuts went down better than expected. There
was amazing energy from fellow performers and such an incredible audience. We
really met a talented bunch of people with so much passion for what they do.
The feedback
from the audience was interesting, especially around tuning the instruments. I
had Sitar and tabla accompaniment from Akash Parekh and Rishii Chowdhury. Both instruments that require a lot of
tuning, especially sitar. All of us felt very touched to hear the audience say”
don’t apologies for taking extra time tuning, we think it’s beautiful and
quality is worth waiting for”. Very beautifully said, considering we have heard
Indian audiences, criticize top artistes, for taking too much time with tuning.
It was also a touching moment to receive a standing ovation at the end of the
performance. Although I have performed
at the Y before the structure of the feedback was different this time. We now
have a better focus about the next level of this project.
For me
personally it was an amazing journey where Rishii and Akash brought out the
best in me. Compared to the previous performances I did at the Y, this was more
challenging, in a positive way and forced me to step out of my comfort zone. It
was technically more demanding and I had to go deeper within myself. There was a surreal energy between the three
of us, fusing all our passions together and we had fun. This was a very
innovative piece that we created ourselves and for me it was the first time I
collaborated with other artistes. I walked away feeling very creatively
inspired. There is a video of the performance to follow in the next few weeks;
I will also post the poems I performed. Rishii Chowdhury and Akash Parekh lets
continue on this journey and see where it takes us, thank you from the bottom
of my heart. Om shanti
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