Therefore, expectations ran high as her latest choreographic work ‘Meraki’, a travelling show, was presented at The Music Academy, Chennai recently. The heroine Meraki, a young, desolate woman distressed by the pressures of life, feels rejuvenated when she meets another woman, who makes her realise the joy and happiness that life has to offer. Meraki surrenders herself to him, experiences bliss and then goes in search of her identity. Even the interaction between the hero and heroine, sitting under two spotlights, remained only at a physical level without establishing a strong emotional connect. The lighting added some visual effects in certain sections while the musical score combined elements of Indian classical and western music judiciously.

Source: The Hindu February 07, 2019 10:41 UTC