Name: Dvaita–Duality
Start: 2026-03-01T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-01T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Les Lye Studio Theatre

Dvaita–Duality

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Punita Patel

Dvaita–Duality seeks to resolve opposing forces through harmony and life’s uplifting influences rather than negotiation.

Les Lye Studio Theatre

Checkout our event on our website at <a href="https://jeevanjyotiperformingarts.ca/events/dvaita-duality-2026/" title="https://jeevanjyotiperformingarts.ca/events/dvaita-duality-2026/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">jeevanjyotiperformingarts.ca</a>Dvaita–Duality is a Kuchipudi and Balinese dance production.Contradictions, comparison, and ultimately confluence, Dvaita | Duality is a fusion of artistic expression and philosophical inquiry. Through two distinct dance forms—Kuchipudi and Balinese—Dvaita–Duality displays the dynamic balance of opposing energies and beautifully challenges the colonial construct of gender.Centred around Ardhanareeswara, the composite form of Shiva–Shakti, the androgynous God, the dance visualises the distinct yet complementary nature of masculine and feminine energies. A layered performance, this piece explores the philosophical questions of how our consciousness (Purusha / Male) interacts with the material world (Prakriti / Female).Dvaita–Duality aspires to resolve the paradox of opposites not through negotiation, but through harmonious expression and the positive influences of life. <h3>Dancers</h3><ul><li>Dancers Gomathi Boorada - Lead Dancer / Choreographer</li><li>Goutham Maheswar (Lead Dancer)</li><li>Hemali Boorada (Lead Dancer)</li><li>Ni Putu Widiantini (Lead Dancer/Choreographer)</li></ul><h3>Choreographers</h3><ul><li>Gomathi Boorada – Kuchipudi</li><li>Ni Putu Widiantini – Balinese</li></ul><h3>Music</h3><ul><li>D. S. V. Sastry</li><li>I Wayan Sudirana</li><li>Brian Raine</li></ul><h3>Reviews</h3>Dvaita | Duality offered the audience more than aesthetic pleasure. It stood as a rare example of cultural collaboration grounded in mutual respect and deep inquiry, and a testament to the power of classical forms to engage timeless questions of gender identities. - Narthaki Dance Magazine. Prof. Satish Suri Bangalore based Dance Critic What makes Dvaita-Duality more than a performance is how it holds past and present in the same breath. Through ancient gestures and new collaborations, it speaks of identity without borders, energy beyond gender, and tradition as a living, evolving, life force. - Indian Express Arundhuti Banerjee

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