GROUP PRODUCTIONS

JUNGLE BOOK (1995-97) (Collaboration)

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"The unique project challenged the choreographers to blend two distinctive classical dance traditions into a cohesive movement language…proved to be a solid meeting ground for choreography representing East and West."

- Wilma Salisbury, Dance Magazine Feb 1997

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"Seems fusion worked like a dream in Cleveland…at the premiere last month, 9000 people-only 2000 were Indians-showed up to watch. A roaring success, what !"

- India Today, December 31, 1996

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"Jungle Book is a pioneering and monumental collaboration……….sure to be a hit"

- Anton Zuicker, Northern Ohio Live Magazine

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"The work has a soul and that is what catches the attention of the viewer."

- Leela Venkatraman, The Hindu

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"Timeless Jungle Book, movingly choreographed, wonderfully performed."

- The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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"This ground-breaking premier collaboration has achieved an unforeseen level of interaction between two disciplines."

- SRUTI magazine, Leela Venkataraman

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"The score of Pandit Vijayaraghava Rao employed a kaleidoscopic variety of tonal colors and was effective in supporting and enhancing the story… It's better than Disney. Jungle Book is a wondrous, enchanting presentation... the dancers from both companies perform brilliantly... G. Narendra as the tiger Sher Khan was outstanding, the villain you love to hate... Satyajit perfectly characterized Mowgli..."

- Valerie Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal

JUNGLE BOOK - Details - Photo Album