Inspired by Kalidasa’s 4th century Sanskrit poetry Ritu Samhara and Vivaldi’s 18th century work Le Quattro Stagioni, Ritu – The Seasons is an exploration of the cycles of the seasons, and how nature and life form an intricate, interwoven web.

Video highlights from the premiere (January 28, 2017)

Photo slideshow from the premiere (January 28, 2017)

Ensemble of 7-9 dancers | 105 minutes

Concept, Choreography and Artistic Direction – Suchitra Sairam
Music Composition – Jyothishmati Sheejith (Sahrdaya Foundation)
Musical Score – Jyothishmati Sheejith and Suchitra Sairam
Sound Engineering and Soundscape Design – Sai Shravanam (Resound India Studios)
Directorial Guidance – Dipankar Mukherjee (Pangea World Theater)
Poetry Transcreation – Meena Natarajan (Pangea World Theater)
Sanskrit LyricsRitu Samhara by Kalidasa, and original poetry by Dr. S. Kannan

Musicians – recorded soundtrack

Vocal – Jyothishmati Sheejith
Mridangam – V. Vedakrishnaram
Tabla – S. Ganapathi
Flute – J.B. Sruthi Sagar
Violin – Easwar Ramakrishnan
Sitar – L. Kishore Kumar
Vocal Percussion (konakkol) – Sheejith Krishna and Suchitra Sairam
Nattuvangam talam – Suchitra Sairam
Narration – Suchitra Sairam

“Ritu – The Seasons” was created with the generous support of the Knight Foundation and friends of Kala Vandanam.