“Mandala in its full version, with three performers, focuses on the drawing for a 3-meter-wide rice mandala as two dancers mime the various stages of birth, childhood, and maturity. The sequence and the use of the mandala are based to some extent on Jung's understanding of the formation and transformation of the personality. So this is an intellectually eclectic, and quite challenging piece: but its immediate theatrical effect derives, for me at least, from the astonishing dance skills and polished athleticism of the players, put to the service of articulating sequences of intense--sometimes erotic, sometimes painful, sometimes joyful--human emotion.”
- Prof Thomas R. Whitaker, an emeritus Professor of English from Yale University
“Daring, absurdist, funny, intelligent, and soulful.” - Cyril Wong, Poet. |
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“Using the mandala as a concrete symbol of meditation was effective, so much that the abrupt scattering of this intricate pattern of sand at the end felt almost heartwrenching... The performers clambered into three large urns filled with water. They emerged, backs to the audience, revealing half of their naked torsos... tantalizing synchronized movements of hands and hips reminiscent of a more traditional mode of dance, yielding a visual image that was simultaneously serenely pure and joyously carnal.”
- Hong Xinyi, The Straits Times theatre critic.
“When the performers stripped off their costumes, what we saw was bodies which were eroded by the urban life... after a ritual of purification, these deteriorated bodies suddenly turned alive.... ”
- Richard Chua, Theatre Director.
Bring Mandala to you
For information on how to bring Mandala to your area, contact In Source Theatre for more information at info@insourcetheatre.com
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The following expenses are to be covered by the inviting organization:
- Return air tickets
- Airport taxes
- Food and accommodation
- Per diem expense
- Ground transportation
- Performance fees
- Freight cost for excess luggage
- Airport transfers at destination
- Letter of invitation to be sent on headed notepaper at least 6 months prior to tour
Technical Requirements
- Performance space of at least 6 metres X 6 metres (can be bigger, but not smaller).
- Black coloured solid flooring (wood or dance mat).