JUNGLE BOOK (1995-97) (Collaboration)

"The unique project challenged the choreographers to blend two distinctive classical dance traditions into a cohesive movement language�proved to be a solid meeting ground for choreography representing East and West." - Wilma Salisbury, Dance Magazine Feb 1997

"Seems fusion worked like a dream in Cleveland�at the premiere last month, 9000 people�only 2000 were Indians�showed up to watch. A roaring success, what !" - India Today, December 31, 1996

"Jungle Book is a pioneering and monumental collaboration���.sure to be a hit" - Anton Zuicker, Northern Ohio Live Magazine

"The work has a soul and that is what catches the attention of the viewer." - Leela Venkatraman, The Hindu

"Timeless Jungle Book, movingly choreographed, wonderfully performed." - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"This ground-breaking premier collaboration has achieved an unforeseen level of interaction between two disciplines." - SRUTI magazine, Leela Venkataraman

"The score of Pandit Vijayaraghava Rao employed a kaleidoscopic variety of tonal colors and was effective in supporting and enhancing the story� It's better than Disney. Jungle Book is a wondrous, enchanting presentation... the dancers from both companies perform brilliantly... G. Narendra as the tiger Sher Khan was outstanding, the villain you love to hate... Satyajit perfectly characterized Mowgli..." - Valerie Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal

JUNGLE BOOK - Details - Photo Album