Ms V.R. DEVIKA
vrdevika@yahoo.co.in
Managing Trsutee
The Aseema Trust, India

Ms V.R. Devika is the founder of The 'ASEEMA' (Without Boundaries) Trust for arts and education. She is also on the advisory panel for culture and education projects of Dakshinachitra heritage centre, a coordinator for Prakriti Foundation, a researcher and promoter of folk performing arts of rural India, an art critic and writer with popular publications, has traveled extensively in many countries, has won several awards for her contribution to arts and education.  She is trained in Bharathanatyam classical dance of South India and has an MA in Gandhian thought and is currently registered for PHd on Gandhi with University of Madras.

Global challenges: issues of heritage and cultural preservation in traditional performances

Natyashashtra, the ancient Sanskrit text of dramaturgy begins with a story - the myth of the origin of art and creativity. When the Creator finished his creation, mankind was given food, clothing and shelter. Only later was mankind given creativity. Creativity was given as a tool for mankind to try and understand the mysteries of nature and create one’s own way of describing the experience. Today in the information age, nature and human beings stand against one another. Art can help create a bridge between the two. Expressing through the body, words and ideas in creative ways can lead to inner involvement and understanding. Every creative language is related to the smell of the earth it comes from. Globalization has put the onus of retaining the cultural expressions of every area in the world on the people who share that culture. No culture has developed on its own but has been a recipe with ingredients from different cultural influences that have been assimilated.  Heritage and identity leave their seal on cultural expressions and analytical and objective viewing and responsible learning of the skills and dissemination are the challenges for the creative new world. Art brings the energy element into focus and represents hope, happiness, positivity and conquest of fear. Artistic expressions are a visual language and a form of information.

V.R.Devika女士

V.R.Devika女士是印度ASEEMA (“無國界”)藝術教育基金的創辦人。她擁有馬德拉斯大學甘地學博士學位。她積極研究和推動印度鄉村傳統舞蹈。

「全球化挑戰: 傳統表演的文化承傳和保存問題」

創意是人類了解自然神秘和描述自身體會的工具。在資訊年代，人與自然對立，而藝術可作為兩者的橋樑。創意語言來自其土壤的氣味，全球化讓不同的文化群體更在意的保存其文化表達的獨創性。