I chose to translate Anjali's contemporized Anandabhairavi Varnam longing for her lover from last month's studies:
"My Lord, please come quickly so that we can be united once again. Love in separation.
In order to make it my own (and because I didn't know the song she sang in hers) I used the Beatles Song "Don't Let Me Down" which I thought could also portray the same sense of longing but also with other emotions...rapture, loss, anger, desperation, cajoling.
Because it was supposed to be a "localized" translation, I did it on the front stairwell of my apartment, like I really was waiting for my lover to return. It turned out to be quite narrow, which was a challenge. I did enjoy using the hand rail to lean into and bounce off of.
Don't Let Me Down (study) from Shyamala Moorty on Vimeo.
PASSWORD TO WATCH: Stairs
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