THE INFINITE ONE

The Sarvavidya Dance Ensemble returns to the stage after a three-year hiatus, this long absence, which is mostly due to the impact that the pandemic has had on dance and theatre spaces, has simultaneously affected the presence of Bharatanatyam in the contemporary dance landscape in Johannesburg. As dancers, we take this moment to return to the public domain with an offering of this art form and a veneration of the divine masculine, who is also said to be the first dancer of the universe, according to Hindu metaphysics. The Infinite One evokes its title from the name Shiva, who is said to be the masculine principle of the universe. He is said to be the beginning and end of all existence.