Inner worlds merge with the outer universe in this mystical work of contemporary dance.
How many universes do we inhabit? This striking piece of contemporary dance and live video explores the ways in which our experience of reality is far more complex.
Jagad began as a short dance film by by experimental Malaysian-Australian composer Monica Lim and iconic Indonesian director Garin Nugroho, danced by the Lengger dance virtuoso Rianto.
Now this renowned work has been expanded and transformed into a lavish experience of live performance.
This time, Monica Lim has teamed up with two of the most innovative contemporary dance-makers today, legendary Javanese dancer Rianto and Javanese-Australian choreographer Melanie Lane, to co-create this new work.
Inspired by Javanese concepts of the inner and outer universe – each feeding into and mingling with the other – this performance is a rich tapestry of overlapping viewpoints, the real and artificial, the physical and the ethereal. As scale shifts to dizzying effect, the fluidity of time is revealed.
Jagad translates as ‘universe’: discover your place in this one.