Believing
that the body is the greatest reservoir of movements, Sapphire delves
into it to discover a basic language of dance that can transgress race, color
or religion and reach out to the global youth enabling them to find integrity
in their otherwise racy, urban lives.
There
are a large plethora of movements and this vocabulary is modified and strengthened
through the daily process of improvisation and exploration that
characterizes the activity of the workshop. The movements are
often agonized, sometimes geometric, again harmonious and circular at others.
There is a lot of feeling, introspection and individuality in the execution
of a movement. While there is the strength and sharpness of the martial arts,
there is the depth and richness of yogic concentration.
The
body is the singular and exclusive base for all these movements thus lending
a deep organic structure to the dance idiom. The dance idiom is particularly
intricate in its thematic and technical content for it carefully deviates
from all classical or traditional influences. The experimental form is perfectly
suited to the contemporary urban thought process and sensibility.
The fragmentation, doubt and mistrust that characterizes the modern age is
well depictable through this language as is the need to find a meaningful
and integrated medium of expression for all the frustration and stress that
seeks creative outlets.
