KUALA LUMPUR: Sutra Foundation's monumental dance production Jaya Ram will be restaged at various venues this month.
Season 2 of Jaya Ram will be staged tonight (March 10) at Panggung Seri in Taman Budaya Melaka in Melaka and tomorrow at Auditorium D'Sury in Kompleks JKKN, Seremban in Negri Sembilan.
The production will then be staged from March 23-25 at the Temple of Fine Arts in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
Season 2 will close with a performance at The Esplanade in Singapore on March 28. All shows will start at 8.30pm.
Touted as Sutra's biggest odissi show last year, Jaya Ram enjoyed a sold-out five-night run at KLPAC's Pentas 1 stage.
The classical Indian dance production featured 20 world-class dancers under the Sutra Dance Theatre and Sutra Dance Outreach Programme, as well as live musicians specially flown in from India.
"When we decided to restage Jaya Ram, we were well aware of the production costs involved.
"We are extremely grateful to the Temple of Fine Arts for according the venue to us, as well as the support from both individuals and corporations who have helped to bring Season 2 of Jaya Ram back to the local stage.
"At best, this is a great opportunity for Malaysians and tourists, not exclusive to only dance enthusiasts but fans of the arts, to witness and experience the visual spectacle and brilliant storytelling that is Jaya Ram", said Sutra Foundation founder and choreographer Datuk Ramli Ibrahim in a recent statement.
Aside from the staging at KLPAC last September, the production has toured the world, in particular to India where it was the opening show at the prestigious Konark Festival 2022 in Odisha.
Jaya Ram was also invited to perform at the Delhi International Dance Festival (DIAF) last December and the recent Khajuraho Dance Festival 2023.
Jaya Ram's odissi is based on the myth of Lord Rama, hero of the Ramayana.
Ramli added: "The upcoming shows will be your last chance to witness Jaya Ram in all its splendour and will bear evidence to why it has captured the imagination of its fans, regardless of background, race or religion."
"All the dancers involved with this production have brought back with them invaluable experience, skill and proficiency gathered from performing at some of the most outstanding international dance festivals the world has ever seen. "This experience has ultimately contributed to their growth as dancers and a deeper understanding of their craft which you will get to watch during Season 2 of Jaya Ram," he said.
Tickets, priced from RM35 to RM105, can be purchased online via https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/jaya-ram-odissi-01.
The 80-minute dance show with a 15-minute intermission is suitable for audiences 8 years old and above only.
For more details, WhatsApp Sutra at +6019-333 1092 or visit www.facebook.com/sutrafoundation.