THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES

"The Woman in the Dunes" performed by Shakiç & The Vasanta Mala Dance Company was premiered at The INstitute of Contemporary Arts in London, May 16th, 2000. This CD consists of music commissioned by Shakti & The Vasanta Mala Dance Company for the stage production of "The Woman in the Dunes" based on the novel by Kobo Abe. As Shakti's performance is almost entirely improvised my only guidelines in the consctruction of this music were a series of emotions that would form the "scenes" and thereby shape a "narrative" and a duration for each piece.