The return of the month of Margazhi makes one ponder about the standard
of music and dance today. Thanks to the combined lure of speed and
technology, music and dance appear to be heading for a state of banality
and vacuity in creativity. In dance, new forms and genres seem to seek
freedom from the rigours and discipline of the earlier style. Being
‘contemporary’ is seen as being synonymous with creating an illusion of
being merely esoteric, marginalising aesthetics, and opting for mindless
movements and formations, served with a lamentable paucity of
sahityam….. The advent of technology and management had led to a shift
in focus -- from feeling to efficiency. In the process, the Soul is the
casualty!
- PS Krishnamurti
(‘Where’s the soul?’ The Hindu, Dec 1, 2012)
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- PS Krishnamurti
(‘Where’s the soul?’ The Hindu, Dec 1, 2012)
Read the quotes in the site
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