KHAMBATTA DANCE COMPANY USA

“Casualties of Fate” is the fourth in a series of ten works, one created each year spanning ten years forming a Decalogue, delving into psychological dilemmas of our time from different vantage points. This work explores our seduction by identity and power as a respite from emptiness and invisibleness. What do we hide and what is exposed as our neurotic attempts to control our fates dematerialize?

The first in the series was “Truth and Betrayal”.

“Truth and Betrayal” dissects of the moment of betrayal through which our assumptions about truth, the truths we hold, confront us. A highly physical piece with fast-paced movement and split second timing, it weaves a hypnotic tale of seeking security in others eyes,”… a hypnotic piece dedicated to communication, vulnerability and human interaction in which five dancers sway, arch and roll on the floor, barefoot and dressed in black. Their tensions are palpable, simple touches electric. Each movement is stretched to its limit, then gracefully transitions to the next.”

/ The Stranger /

Sponsors of both productions:

Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4 Culture, The Raynier Foundation, The Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation, the Paul G Allen Family Foundation and individual donors.

Recognized for its split second timing, innovative partnering and athletic movement, Khambatta Dance Company offers emotionally resonant themes with haunting psychological undertones. Its works are “mature, intricate and exacting…”

/ The Stranger /

Cyrus Khambatta (U.S.) founded Khambatta Dance Company 26 years ago, while attending New York University. The Company is based in Seattle since 2001 and has transformed into an international performing and touring company, its works have been presented in festivals and venues such as The Spoleto Festival USA, Dias de Dansa / Festival GREC (Barcelona), The National Center for the Performing Arts (Mumbai), The Vancouver and San Francisco International Dance Festivals, among many others. Choreographer Cyrus Khambatta works have been presented throughout the U.S. and Europe, in Russia, Latin America Mexico, Canada and India, and commissioned by companies in the U.S. and abroad. He has received numerous awards and also is the artistic director of the Seattle International Dance Festival, where AURA Dance Theatre has presented performance “Godos” in June 2016.

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