Mara Buddhist Lore Shakti Dance Company

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Mara Buddhist Lore Shakti Dance Company
"Ashley Wells, Watchfulness QUARTERLY; SHAKTI Search CO., "LOS ANGELES BROADSHEET" (LAWEEKLY.COM)

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013: 8:00 p.m. at the JOHN ANSON FORD AMPHITHEATRE

The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre


According to Buddhist untruth, THE "URCHIN" MARA (THE ESSENCE OF MOMENTARY) tried mischievously to seduce and disapprove of Siddhartha from becoming the Buddha (EDUCATED ONE).

So he continues to valiantly tweak and snare humans from their own spiritual expedition with earthly pleasures, perpetuation them from finding true inner liberation and the "DEATHLESS" (HEAVEN).

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Mara Attacks Siddhartha Under Bodhi Tree


That demon's demon is the favor of bharata natyam
" choreographer Mythili Prakash and the dancers of Shakti Search Corps and in their most recent performance, "MARA".

For this world premiere, composer/musician Aditya Prakash provides a mark that draws on prototype Indian music, brass band jazz, and be morose played after everything else by his Aditya Prakash Ensemble.

Layer wizard Kate Johnson and lighting magician Eileen Cooley are part of the sound creating a world that blends hot western theatre elements with South Asia storytelling, dance around, and music. (PRICE: 20-50)

* SOMETHINGABOUTMARA.COM

* L.A. Broadsheet BUDDHIST Smooth Out


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