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Gotipua

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For centuries, the Gotipua dance has been performed in Orissa India, by young boys who dress up as female. vast tracts of Odisha still never see any foreign visitors. Gotipua is the roots of classical Orissa Indian dance. The boys come from very poor families at a very young age and then they are trained under expert maestro, following a rigorous training. Families consider it a great respect if their child is selected to be a Gotipua. This art is fading away. It is very difficult for the maestro to keep this tradition alive. They live in a very precarious situation. It take a lot of time to learn this dance from the base. With the influence of commercial entertainment, because of television because of modernity some of the student want to learn fast without starting from the roots. Occidental people get an interest but in a superficial way, they resume it as “Indian dance”. We don’t go deep into it anymore we stay on the superficial part... some maestro are disappearing others start to resign. Where ever you come from, this is our universal patrimoine... keep it alive... spread the words... This series is an archival work to reflect a diversity in performing arts that may disappear.
In parallel with his photographic works, Looka is also directing film documentaries around the world.
His first film Documentary Black Box is the result of 5 years following the creation process of The House of Dancing Water, a show directed in Macau (China) by Franco Dragone. Far from being a "making of", It is a journey through time, exploring the minds, the moods, the sensations,... of the artists involved in the project.
His second film documentary is about I Made Djimat, a very well-known figure in the world of theatre who is coming from a small village in Bali. I Made Djimat had a major influence on some of the most important directors in the 20th century.
To learn more about Lucas: www.lookaloopa.com
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For centuries, the Gotipua dance has been performed in Orissa India, by young boys who dress up as female. vast tracts of Odisha still never see any foreign visitors. Gotipua is the roots of classical Orissa Indian dance. The boys come from very poor families at a very young age and then they are trained under expert maestro, following a rigorous training. Families consider it a great respect if their child is selected to be a Gotipua. This art is fading away. It is very difficult for the maestro to keep this tradition alive. They live in a very precarious situation. It take a lot of time to learn this dance from the base. With the influence of commercial entertainment, because of television because of modernity some of the student want to learn fast without starting from the roots. Occidental people get an interest but in a superficial way, they resume it as “Indian dance”. We don’t go deep into it anymore we stay on the superficial part... some maestro are disappearing others start to resign. Where ever you come from, this is our universal patrimoine... keep it alive... spread the words... This series is an archival work to reflect a diversity in performing arts that may disappear.
About author:
Lucas Dragone is an award winning visual artist and storyteller. He studied at the Lassaad International School of Theater. In the past few years he initiated a project of documenting various forms of theaters. By doing this Lucas hopes to contribute to the documentation of the performing arts.In parallel with his photographic works, Looka is also directing film documentaries around the world.
His first film Documentary Black Box is the result of 5 years following the creation process of The House of Dancing Water, a show directed in Macau (China) by Franco Dragone. Far from being a "making of", It is a journey through time, exploring the minds, the moods, the sensations,... of the artists involved in the project.
His second film documentary is about I Made Djimat, a very well-known figure in the world of theatre who is coming from a small village in Bali. I Made Djimat had a major influence on some of the most important directors in the 20th century.
To learn more about Lucas: www.lookaloopa.com
BACK TO GALLERY