PAST PROJECTS
The Monk and the Courtesan
Premiere: EDAM, 2008 Remount: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 2009
Commissioned by Peter Bingham for EDAM Concept and Choreography
Jai Govinda Performers Chengxin Wei, Jessica Jone, Paromita
Naidu Dancers Ishwarya Chaitanya, Vidya Kotamraju, Kiruthika Rathanaswami Vocals
Kalpana Prasad Musician Neelamjit Dhillon Sollakattus Jai
Govinda Lighting James Proudfoot Costume Design Linda Chow,
Amy Shah Set Doug Vernon Dramaturge Savannah Walling
The Temptation of Buddha
Premiere: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 2006
Choreography Jai Govinda Score Vidyasagar Vankayala Videography
jamie griffiths Performers Rena Boggaram, Ishwarya Chaitanya,
Vidya Kotamraju, Priya Kumar, Ashika Narayan, Kiruthika Rathanaswami Vocals
Radhika Anand Musicians Neelamjit Dhillon, Jason Freeman-Fox, Sayenden
Supramaniyam Lighting Jonathan Ryder Costume Design Jai
Govinda Costume Creation Amy Shah
Nadopasana
Premiere: Vancouver Playhouse, 2004
Original Concept and Choreography Jayalakshmi Eshwar Additional
Choreography Jai Govinda Performers Rena Boggaram,
Ishwarya Chaitanya, Anusha Fernando, Priya Kumar, Paromita Naidu, Ashika Narayan,
Sheri Pyper Lighting Jonathan Ryder Costumes
Asha Singh
Tales from the Ramayana
Collaboration with Vancouver Moving Theatre
Premiere: Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, 2002
Adaptatation Savannah Walling
Choreography Jai Govinda
Dancer Anusha Fernando
Storyteller and Actor Adrienne Wong
Music Joseph Pepe Danza, Sheinagh Anderson
Puppeteers Karen Wong, Tamara Unroe, Montana Hunter
Costumes Asha Singh
Lighting Shane Droucker
Kama
Commissioned by The Dance Centre for
Let’s Dance!
opening celebration of Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver, 2001
Choreography Jai Govinda
Performers John and Isabelle Ottman
Music Beethoven, 7th Symphony,
arranged for choir and tabla by Sathia Aruliah
Lighting Jean Philippe Trépanier
Costumes Linda Findlay
with special thanks to Kate Burrows
Violin Adrianne Stride
Viola Barbara Briden-Irschick
Tabla Nealamjit Dhillon
Keyboard Sathia Aruliah
Soprano Grace Fatkin
Tenors Tamcho Baes, Bruce Hoffman
Basses James Emery, Allan Cline
Singers Members of Chor Leoni,
with special thanks to Diane Loomer
Winds
Commissioned by Plan B
Premiere: Solo Dance Fesival, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, 2000
Choreography Jai Govinda
Performer Jai Govinda
The Blue God
Premiere: Vancouver Playhouse, 1999
Choreography Jai Govinda
Original Score Joseph Pépé Danza
Performers Jai Govinda, Andrea Gunnlaughson, Marthe Leonard, Marla Waal
Set Design Michelle Moss
Costumes and Mask Jai Govinda, Marla Waal
Lighting Jean Philippe Trépanier
Om Namah Shivaya
Commissioned by DanceArts Vancouver for the Kiss Project, 1997
Choreography Jai Govinda
Performer Jai Govinda
Music Patrick Pennefather
Narcissus
Premiere: 3rd annual Kala Nidhi Fine Arts Festival, Toronto, 1996
Choreography Jai Govinda
Original Score David
Embry
Performers Quinton Bennet, Rukshana Engineer
Mask
and Set Design Sidney Maria Sparling Costumes Jai Govinda
PRESENTATIONS
Two world premieres of classical and contemporary Bharata Natyam dance, Sampradaya Dance Creations (Toronto)
Co-presented by Mandala Arts and Culture and New Works
Roundhouse Community Centre, 2005
Odissi by Sheherazade Cooper
Presented by Mandala Arts and Culture
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 2004
Lecture demonstration by Shri Vidyasagar and Shri Prabakar
Presented by Mandala Arts and Culture
Mandala Studios, 2004
Performance by Jayalakshmi Eshwar, Anusha Fernando and Jai Govinda
Presented by Mandala Arts and Culture
Roundhouse Community Centre, 2002
Lecture demonstration by Jayalakshmi Eshwar
Presented by Mandala Arts and Culture
Mandala Studios, 2002
Music performance by Nirmala Jaishankar and family
Presented by Mandala Arts and Culture
Norman Rothstein Theatre