Ancient India Visual Analysis

In the Hindu performance, it was about the creation of a new world. There were various types of visuals added to make the performance more appealing. For starters, the girls had costumes which had great representation of India, where their setting was. The togas helped add to the scene and make it more realistic. The togas were made out of table covers in all different colors. In the beginning, there was a wooden box in which they used to show the story of Perucia, who sacrificed her body to create a new world. Her head became the sky, eyes became the sun, her mind became the moon, her body became the animals, and her feet became the grass. The box was a great way to show a mini story within the story they presented. The graphics and background used added

The drum added suspense and made it look as if there was a tribal ceremony happening; it was a great asset to the performance. The characters also created individual masks for each of them to wear. Each mask had bright colors and were used to represent each of the body parts Perucia sacrificed. The color of the masks matched with each color of the background in the box that was previously shown to us which made the connection stronger. Each character did their own introduction as each sacrificial part was announced again. The girls put them on as they danced to the ritual; they all spread out and talked to represent the ritual taking place. After her body became the new world, they all decide to celebrate. The music became more upbeat and sounded like cultural Hindu music. The dance was very well thought out and was rehearsed. The dance moves were very well done and related to the dancing actually done in India. Some moves included a lot with the arms, moving them side to side or up and down. They are commonly associated with Hindu dancing which is easy to connect to what they were trying to