Shiva… Facets of Him by Vaibhav Arekar & Sankhya Dance Company
With multiple choreographies woven together, Shiva interprets the male and female entities in the universe within the all-encompassing Shiva. He is nirguna-niraakara (formless) but, of course for the mortals, he is perceived as saguna-saakaar (one with a form). He is worshipped as Ardhanarishwara (Shiva-Parvati) and Hari-Hara (Shiva-Vishnu). The only god who merges his identity to have this concept of dual-principle godhead. His consort is the supreme, untameable, universal energy-Shakti. Durga, the one who is the most splendid manifestation of Devi, contains within her the power of all gods, while Nataraj, the cosmic dancer, represents the constant bio-dance of life-creation, sustenance and dissolution.