6 September 2024/
FACADE – TWO PARALLEL LIVES:A DANCE-THEATRE PRODUCTION BY NEEWIN HERSHALL
14 SEPTEMBER 2024/ VICTORIA THEATRE/ 9 EMPRESS PLACE’ SINGAPORE 79556
The multi-talented Neewin Hershall—dancer, choreographer, yoga instructor, teacher, lighting designer, and photographer—renowned both nationally and internationally, will unveil a reimagined production on 14 September 2024 in Singapore. This original solo presentation has been transformed to feature the esteemed dancers of Bhaskar’s Arts Academy’s Company.
“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 – 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑎 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒? 𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑚 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒?”– says Neewin Hershall.
Following successful premieres in Chennai, India in February 2017 and Singapore in May 2017, FAÇADE is all set to re-stage in Singapore now.
Neewin Hershall had been associated with many cultural organizations such as Arangam India, Spanda India, Rangoli Foundation USA of Malathi Iyengar, Cleveland Culture Alliance, Col Brand UK and Bharata Kalanjali of the Dhananjayans.
His teaching career started at Nrityagram Bangalore, Kalakshetra and Delhi Public School, Bangalore, and is currently a dance and yoga teacher at Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society.
Neewin Hershall, a graduate from Kalakshetra who is currently in Singapore shares: ‘’FACADE explains the concept of how a dancer leads two parallel lives. One professional and one personal. I read a poem called the Tears of a Clown which made me realise as a dancer, as a human being we all are like clowns. Why am I saying this because as soon as I finish my performance, people come to me and say, “Oh! Neewin, your performance is so moving, and you are the real Shiva, your dance is so divine”; but in reality, I am not.’’
“Critical, immersive and thought-provoking, the work explores the interplay between the seen and unseen of an artist’s life. Journey with us through an amalgamation of multimedia, dance and music steeped in Bharatanatyam to discover the masks we all wear,” says Neewin Hershall.
FACADE – TWO PARALLEL LIVES interweaves dance and music along with multimedia and theatre
