The Work

Having travelled through 4 Valleys, the birds are on their way to find the magical Simurgh. They are tired and impatient now, each wants to go in a separate direction and urges the others to follow him. Confused and fragmented, they scatter in different directions. Finally, they converge onto one path and decide to go together.

From the opposite direction, the Kathak dancer enters and stops them, saying that they are taking the wrong path. She knows where the Simurgh lives and will tell them how to get there. She has a story to share about the Simurgh. The birds reject her, but then one bird gets drawn into her story. He is enjoying himself so much that the others become curious and slowly join them. Soon they are mesmerised by the dancer and are completely under her spell. The Odissi dancer enters as a Celestial being, singing of complete surrender to the Divine. The birds are fascinated by this new energy and try to absorb the message that she brings with her.

The Storyteller and the Celestial Being, one grounded, another soaring, celebrate each another with a Jugal Bandhi, a playful duet. The birds watch entranced and slowly join the Dance of Joy, of Celebration, as they surrender to the Divine. The Supreme Being will guide them and show them the Way!

SURRENDER - a Journey towards the Light! The Valley of Unity