K. Saveshan explores the human-earth relationship through dance

What does it mean to call the earth our mother when human civilisation is built on extracting from her? The tension between dependence and exploitation formed the conceptual core of K. Sarveshan’s Prithvi , with Amritha Murali lending vocal support, on the opening evening of Pancha Bhootha Bharatham, the 28th annual thematic festival, hosted by Natyarangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha Trust. The five-day festival explroes the Pancha Bhootas — Akasha, Vayu, Agni, Apah and Prithvi — with each day devoted to one element.