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The Terrace Theater was constructed on the Roof Terrace level in the late 1970s as a Bicentennial gift from the people of Japan to the United States. It seats 513 for intimate performances of chamber music, ballet and contemporary dance, theater, and family performances.

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Anikai Dance presents He Who Burns

Jul 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Terrace Theater
Running Time: 70 minutes
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Description:

He Who Burns, choreographed and directed by Wendy Jehlen, is a dance theater work that explores the figure of Iblis (Satan) in some Sufi traditions. The performance is rooted in the ancient tradition of syncretism, combining dance, theater, elements of Islam and Hinduism, and incorporates performance styles as diverse as Brazilian Capoeira, Japanese Butoh, Sanskrit Theater, Contact Improvisation, West African dance, and American Sign Language poetry.

In exploring the nature of humanity's relationship with the divine, the eternal quest for unity, and the illusion of duality in the human experience, He Who Burns parallels the Sufi quest as outlined in the great Sufi text "Conference of the Birds." The text will be performed in Urdu, English, and Korean. This production was created and premiered in India and is coming to the U.S. for the first time, featuring the original cast of Kim Eunjung, Pradhuman Nayak, and Wendy Jehlen, with music by Nandlal Nayak.
Performance timing: 70 minutes, without intermission