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DVIJA (ZMEP-506, 2011) RITES OF PASSAGE In Sanskrit, "dvija" means "twice-born", referring both to our physical birth into the world and our spiritual birth into adulthood. Each of us experiences a rite of passage in our life, some event or chain of events that signals a coming of age. In my life, that passage into a wider world was a spiritual awakening that took me from the solitude of the Muir Woods to the expansive playa of Burning Man in the summer of 1996. These experiences were so significant that they've continued to shape my life ever since. When choreographer Amy Marshall called me to discuss a new dance work she wanted to create about rites of passage, my mind immediately jumped back to those experiences, and they formed the basis for the music that followed. The word "dvija" also conjured up images of India, leading me to use Indian rhythm cycles, or "talas", as the foundation for the music and also the titles of the individual movements. "Dvija" was commissioned by the Amy Marshall Dance Company, and was funded with the generous support of Paul and Sharon Steinwachs. |
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| Dvija (2011) |
| 2. Dhamar |
| 4. Ektal |
| 5. Sitarkha |
Performed by members of the Kevin Keller
Ensemble |
