Fuelled by a burning curiosity, Chowk Productions’ Pallavi Series (2016–2018) explored the possibilities of deconstructing classical dance to develop a contemporary language of movement, beginning with the basic stances of Odissi — the ‘chowk’ and ‘tribangh’ positions (Pallavi and Space; Pallavi in Time) and later accentuating the dimensions of the dancer’s torso and their gaze (Pallavi with Stillness).
Chowk Productions now presents the widely acclaimed Pallavi through Abstraction, the culmination of the Pallavi Series that seeks further abstraction towards its own unique idiom of dance, shedding new light on Raka Maitra’s original choreography. A mesmerising synthesis of softness and strength, Pallavi through Abstraction celebrates pure dance and form, seamlessly woven with live music by NADA.