rapture/rupture (2013)

The intimate and bittersweet rapture of poetic love-in-separation is reinterpreted through cultural and gendered difference in this contemporary abhinaya (emotional expression) piece.

direction: Shyamala Moorty
movement, text, and performance: Cynthia Ling Lee
dramaturgy: Sandra Chatterjee
music: Ravindra Deo
rapture/rupture was developed through the Post Natyam Collective’s long-distance web-based creative process.



Cynthia lies cradled in a mossy redwood stump, eyes closed with a smile, hand touching her chin in a delicate, sensual gesture.
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