THE WINDS OF SHIVA ARE THE DANCE OF HIS COSMIC HAIR

LORD SHIVA-NATARAJ the Cosmic Dancer

OLIVIER PATEY - First Dancer "National Opera of Paris Ballet".

(Photo above) : the "orientations" of the arms and legs indicate the lines of strenght of the Cube of Space and its 28 energy trails

"THREADS"  Dance solo and choreography : Rina Schenfeld ("Batseheva Dance Company") Music composed and played by Igor Wakhevitch (Festival of Israel), Jerusalem,  Tel-Aviv, Haïfa. Paris, Theatre de la Ville. The music of "Threads" appears on Igor Wakhevitch's album "Let's Start", released by EMI

In our Universe everything is included in a single line from who is emanating a quantified multiplicity of lines and twisted threads, invisible and without dimension. The Line is everywhere and nowhere, an inconceivable gush taking place in a Point who is the interface and the link between the Infinite and the Finite.  

Along the invisible threads of energy are running Existence, Time, Space, Being, in all their relative dimensions and aspects. Existence, Space-Time, Being, are the Three Heads of the Created world. The "Point" is manifesting the Immanent Presence of the Infinite in everything and beside and beyond everything. אהיה אשר אהיה  "Ehie-Ascher-Ehie" 

"THREADS"  Dance solo and choreography : Rina Schenfeld. Music : Igor Wakhevitch (Festival of Israel, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Haifa ) Paris, Theatre de la Ville. Recorded in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Paris. The music of "Threads" appearsi in Igor Wakhevitch album "Let's Start", released by EMI 

ISSUED FROM AN INITIAL POINT :  A LINE. A SINGLE LINE.

FOUR DIFFERENTIATIONS, ASPECT AND STAGES OF "THE LINE": 1 - PURE ENERGY : RADIATION ; 2 - BRIGHTNESS : RADIANCE ; 3  - FORMING : INFLUENCE ; 4 - FULFILMENT : MATERIAL PLAN / BODY / ACTION - REALIZATION

EVERYTHING IS EMERGING FROM "THERE IS NOTHING" אין (EIN)  

THE "SELF-RESTRICTION" - Tsimtsum - or "CONTRACTION"  OF THE INFINITE IS GIVING BIRTH TO AN EMPTINESS WITHOUT LIMITS

EXISTENCE AND REALITY ARE NOTHING ELSE THAN A PRIMORDIAL "THERE IS NOTHING", AN IMPENETRABLE MYSTERY ....

... WHICH IS A POINT SURROUNDED BY AN ENDLESS LIGHT DARKER THAN THE NIGHT : "THERE IS NOTHING, LIGHT- WITHOUT LIMITS"  

“THREADS” a two hours solo danced by Rina Schenfeld - Choreography by RINA SHCENFELD (Festival of Israel - Theatre de la Ville - Paris)

Rina Schenfeld in her dressing room, ready to perform "Threads" in Jerusalem Theatre (Festival of Israel), Music by Igor Wakhevitch

Photo (below)

MARICA :  Born in Kishinev a 15th December 1922, the 25 Kislev 5683, the first day of Hanukkah. Her actress name was "Maria Carlo".  She learned acting and theatre under the guidance George and Ludmilla Pitoeff in Paris. She was a close friend of the great french poet Jean Cocteau and other great figures of french culture, as Jean Marais, Jacques Prévert, Marcel Achard, Bernard Blier, Michel Simon, Daniel Gelin, etc. ; she was also a close collaborator of Yves Saint-Laurent and Hubert de Givenchy ; Marica got married to the famous set designer Georges Wakhevitch. She is the mother of Igor and Alexandre Wakhevitch, Igor's young brother. Marica  -zl - passed away in South India in 2003 where she rest in Peace. She introduced Igor to music and to various spiritual traditions, as the Holy Kabbalah and Sri Aurobindo’s integral yoga.

MARICA  zl

Below: "The Prophet Samuel Infant", painting by Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

Jean-Marc Torrès danse ”l’Oiseau de Feu” de Maurice Béjart. Musique d’Igor Stravinsky. Igor et Jean-Marc : deux frères à la vie et à la mort ….. (pacte gitan de l’échange de sang) ….

A new chapter:

IGOR WAKHEVITCH and CAROLYN CARLSON encounter (a long journey from the Paris Opera’s stage to the Shiraz-Persepolios Festival (Iran), passing through the Theatre de la Ville (Paris) and the Teatro de la Fenice-Malibran (Venice). Ten years along the river of life (Boat trio, Peter’s journey) named This-That and the Other, the Beginning, the End, Human Called Being, Les Fous d’Or, l’Orso e la Luna

First scene of "This" : the space-time (the stage of the great opera-theatre) where everything will take place. All the story : who ? why ? how ? where ? what ? ... "the Other" is myself, the" Human Called Being".  "National Opera of Paris" (Palais Garnier) : an initial trilogy leading to the final achievement of a "pentalogy": "the Beginning - This-That- the Other - the End". Total duration of the piece: five hours. Choreography and actors directing by Carolyn Carlson. Music played and composed by Igor Wakhevitch. 

Carolyn Carlson on stage performing at the National Opera of Paris (Palais Garnier) on Igor Wakhevitch's music. Body  balance between air and earth, the finger is pointing in the direction of the Human (called "Being") ...  which is the Line by excellence : framed by an introduction and a conclusion, "the Beginning" and "the End" ... "This, That, The Other" tells us a tale in form of a legend, a myth , draws a long and magic line under our eyes, enters in us through our ears, penetrating in the inner shrine of the being. A "Direction". The Line does not run endlessly in the void, but reverse simultaneously, bouncing back toward its unthinkable Origin, fulfilling her own "Identity" named "ISRAEL", the root of the roots: basic architecture of our universe and mother-earth, a six points star (magen David)  ... source of an infinity of hidden worlds.

Photo (above) National Opera of Paris (Palais Garnier) "THIS" : Choreography Caroly Carlson, Music Igor Wakhevitch. Opposite directions of the Line and its diagonal derivation: the ladder of the worlds.  A lateral alternance of diagonals - right and left - along the straight vertical central line is a process of the nature to create a circulation of energy which is basically a rotation. As an egyptian "hieroglyph", Carolyn's body lies on the thin line created by the "vertical" horizontality, feets and arms in opposition directions indicatiing the top and the bottom of everything. Notice Carolyn's eyes looking at her hand and finger. The body is at the same time horizontal and vertical. Her back is hidden. This scenery, opening the story .... symbolize the World. Each figure express a particular energy and natural force, a human character as well. Notice the ladder against the spine of the 45° of Adam the Man, the Human Being ascending by himself through himself ON himself .... and the finger here again ... shows something extremly important and indcate a DIRECTION.

Photo (below) : Paris Opera program with  dediacted words to Igor from Peter Morin and Caroline Marcadet.

The Line triggers the beggining of the whirls, based on the Golden Number proportions. On the music of Igor Wakhevitch, Carolyn Carlson and Larrio Eckson dancing on the immense stage of the "National Opera of Paris" (Palais Garnier) : "THIS-THAT-THE OTHER"

(Above) One of the many letters and drawings, poems from Carolyn Carlson to Igor.

CAROLYN CARLSON wonderful "arabesque". Here also, the body is manfesting the invisible lines of the "Cube of the Space" with its 28 segments.  Notice how the foot is taking its strenght from the ground, the bouncing energy coming from mother-earth. The infinite energy of the ONE, its Intemporel Power of Creation (letter Aleph) generates an equivalent opposite force, the resistance (gravitation, attraction, centripental force) of the letter TAV.

A tiny difference in the potential of energy generated by the resistance of Tav introduce in the entire universe a principle of imperfection who increase as one goes along the descent from the abstract to the concrete ; (from Aleph to Tav and from Tav to Aleph : two scales working simultaneously in opposite direction)

Maurice Béjart and Carolyn Carlson in great conversation backstage at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris just after the grand-premiere of the dance program "Les Fous d'Or" on the music of Igor Wakhevitch

Photo above: letter from MAURICE BEJART to IGOR WAKHEVITCH sent from Montreal (Canada-Quebec) where Bejart was touring with the XXth Century Ballet

Carolyn Carlson performing "Les Fous d'Or" on stage at the Theatre de la Ville, Paris. Carolyn is "the crazy lady" .... (a witch ?)

Maurice Béjart, Igor Wakhevitch, Carolyn Carlson. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris. Backstage after the grand-première of *Les Fous d'Or"

Mute cinema: two accomplices having fun together at Paris Opera in the rehearsal studio (Carolyn and Igor at work !) - 1 -

Carolyn Carlson and Igor Wakhevitch having fun together during a working cession in the studio at the National Opera of Paris - 2 -

In the middle: Carolyn Carlson’s framework of the scenography that Igor’s has to put in music - 3 -

NAQSH-E-RUSTAM (Perepolis, IRAN) Performing site of "Human Called Being", music Igor Wakhevitch, choregraphy Carolyn Carlson with the Carolyn Carlson Dance-Theatre Group of Researches of the National Opera of Paris. Carved in the rock at a considerable height above the ground, four tombs belonging to the Achaemenid Kings, Darius I, Xerxes, Artaxerxes II and Darius II. World creation of "Human Called Beings" in the effective presence of Her Majesty Farah Palhavi, Empress of Iran. The stage was erected just at the foot of the cliff.  Igor's music played in this very sacred place for Iran history and people was like a powerful memory of a past life when the Jewish people was in exile in the Persian Empire: the majesty of Igor's music and its mystery, magic power in harmony with the nature of the desert and the royal tombs was like an invocation of jewish eternal soul above time and space.

THE MAGICIAN TRAVELLING ACROSS EXISTENCE (Peter Morin on stage performing "Human Called Being" - International Shiraz-Persepéolis Festival - Iran) Choréographie Carolyn Carlson, Music Igor Wakhevitch ("Nagual" the Wings of the Perception, EMI)

Right after the performance, Her Royal Majesty Farah Palhavi Empress of Iran having a chat with Carolyn Carlson and Igor Wakhevitch

IORMA UOTINEN performing "Human called Being" Naqsh-e-Rostam, International Festival of Persepolis-Iran. Music Igor Wakhevitch, choreography Carolyn Carlson

Igor Wakhevitch in conversation with Her Royal Majesty Farah Palhavi, Empress of Iran, just after the world premiere of "Human Called Being" (Naqsh-e-Rostam performing site, Shiraz-Persepolis Festival, Iran

Below : Iorma Uotinen and Dominique Petit inscriptions to Igor inside the National Opera of Paris programme released to introduce "The Other"

(Below) Carolyn Carlson's sketch of the entire pentalogy "Human Called Being" : "The Beginning - This - That - the Other - the End". A five hours performance at the National Opera of Paris.  World Creation of "Human Called Being" (renamed "the End" at Paris Opera) in the effective presence of Her Royal Majesty Farah Palhavi, Empress of Iran ) Music by Igor Wakhevitch. (photo below: Naqsh-e-Rostam performing site, Shiraz-Persepolis Festival, Iran .

Photo below: NAQSH-E-RUSTAM (Perepolis, IRAN) Performing site of "Human Called Being", music Igor Wakhevitch, choregraphy Carolyn Carlson.  Igor's music played in front of the Persian Kings's grave. (Third  one from the left, the grave of King Assuerus, Xerxes I who ordered the first genocide in history of the Jewish people  (Meguila Esther)  The miracle of Purim.

NAQSH-E-RUSTAM - Iran: just after the performence (World Creation, 17. 08. 1978) Igor Wakhevitch presenting the album "NAGUAL"  as a gift to Her Majesty Farah Palhavi, Empress of Iran (Music of "Human Called Being "on the album "Nagual" released by EMI)

AFFICHE DE L’OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS (PALAIS GARNIER) Création mondiale de “AOR” IGOR WAKHEVITCH-JEAN-MICHEL JARRE

JEAN-MARC TORRÈS dans “L’Oiseau de Feu” (Béjart-Stravinsky) …. Jean-Marc joue un rôle important dans la carrière d’Igor et dans sa vie privée.

Photo (below) : YURA KNIAZEFF  Youra Kniazeff

Yura Kniazeff at 17 years old : Igor's best friend since childhood, sharing the same schools, including the "Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance" where both Igor and Yura were students. Talented classical dancer, Yura integrated the "National Opera of Paris Ballet" and later on joined the Pierre Lacotte Dance Company. Yura's mother was Nina Vyrubova, the famous "Prima Ballerina-Danseuse Etoile" from the Marquis de Cuevas Dance Company and  at  the "National Opera of Paris Ballet" where she was the main partner  of Serge Lifar. Its Yura who introduced igor in the world of classical dance.

Photo above : YURA KNIAZEFF

Photo above: YURA (igor’s best friend since childhood) Dancer Ballet Opera of Paris - Ballet of Canada - Pierre Lacotte Company

DOMINIQUE BAGOUET the famous young choreographer was one of Igor’s closest friend. He was a solo dancer in the Maurice Bejart company the “XXth Century Ballet”, working also with Felix Blaska, Peter Goss, Carolyn Carlson.

Photos below: MAURICE BEJART 's first letter to Igor. The mantra "OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA"  written by Maurice Béjart. The beginning of a long friendship.

End of Maurice Béjart 's letter to Igor after the released of his first album "LOGOS" (EMI). 

RINA SCHENFELD on stage in Jerusalem, performing "Threads". Igor Wakhevitch's music enables the spirit of dance descent to take possession ofthe dancer's soul and sustain all the choreagraphy. Body movements and emotions: music and dance are one.

Above :  inner page of Festival of Israel programm

IGOR WAKHEVITCH

 Below : inner page of Festival of Israel programme, "Threads" choreography Rina Schenfeld, music Igor Wakhevitch  

"Room" (H'eder) חדר  (number value 212) ;  the "chambers" - Chederim"  - is an important teaching of the Kabalah of Israel: the "inner chambers" of the being. They are also special places where to rest after death ... but also class-rooms where the soul can study and evaluate her passage and experiences on the material plan. (According the state of counsciousness at the moment of the last breath)

Igor's electric organ (Tel-Aviv,  recording "Threads" : Igor's music for Rina Schenfeld and the Festival of Israel). Album "Let's Start" (EMI)

Photo above: EMI studio in Boulogne (Paris) Igor with MOOG synthesizer, recording and mixing the album "Let's Start".

Below : Larrio Eckson, Caroline Marcadet, Iorma Uotinen, on stage at the National Opera of Paris (Palais Garnier) "The Other" Choreography Carolyn Carlson, Music Igor Wakhevitch

Below :  Venice, Teatro La Fenice programme: "L'Orso e la Luna" Choreography Carolyn Carlson, Music Igor Wakhevitch

Igor at work in recording studio (Centre George Pompidou - Paris)

OLIVIER

 DANCE WITH OLIVIER

A new chapter of Igor’s musical works was drawn and accompanied by their mutual strong friendship : Olivier (National Opera of Paris Dance School and Ballet, First Dancer) at the side of Igor: Igor Wakhevitch’s involvement and contribution as a composer to introduce modern music at the National Opera of Paris: five years of preparation to study the language and technics of classical dance, followed by ten years of intensive work with the “corps de ballet” and all the dancers of the National Opera of Paris Ballet.

Olivier during a rehersal of the Ballet at the National Opera of Paris (Palais Garnier) 

Olivier Patey, First Dancer of the National Paris Opera Ballet, his vast repertoire of the most prestigious roles of the classical ballets and modern as well made him one of the greatest ballet master today and his reputation extends to Japan via Russia where he teaches and stages the great ballets of the repertory. His knowledge of the roles and the choreographies is incomparable and had the most prestigious partners at the Paris Opera, among the most famous “danseus étoiles”. He was dancing under the direction of Jerome Robbinns, George Balanchine, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit, Vladimir Gregorovitch, Violette Verdy, Rudolph Nureev, Maurice Béjart, and many others ….

“RITUAL DANCE”, painting by Olivier Legris (Olivier Patey’s private collection)

OLIVIER PATEY, First Dancer of the National Opera of Paris Ballet. On stage Palais Garnier in "Don Quichotte"

Photos below: "The Girl of Sixteen" : Music Igor Wakhevitch. Choreography by Olivier Patey. Program - Tata Theatre Mumbai India

"Swan Lake" National Opera of Paris Ballet (Palais Garnier)

 Photo (below) :  Olivier Patey and Igor Wakhevitch with Rudolph Nureev (dancing the “Petrushka” of Igor Stravinsky)

Photo below: Daniil is the son of Olivier Patey and Igor’s godson

Lord Ganesha, the author of the Mahabaratha, dancing in front of the mouse Mushaka.

A LITTLE SIGN TO MY FRIEND….

THE COSMIC DANCER, THE LORD OF DANCE, SHIVA-NATARAJAN