Sudesh Adhana - dance
Jon Balke – keyboards, electronics
Balakrishnan Nair Jagadeesan – dance
The Islamist militant terror group Al-Faran kidnapped and executed Norwegian actor Hans Christian Ostrø in the Kashmir in 1995, after he had travelled to India to learn traditional Kathakali dance. But It Has Not Ended, a new collaboration between Oslo based choreographer Sudesh Adhana and composer and pianist Jon Balke, is inspired by this brutal incident. Exploring art as a weapon against fear and terrorism, the piece includes the voices of key players involved in the Ostrø case.
Sudesh Adhnan educated in Kathakali dance and trained at KHiO (Academy of Fine Arts) in Oslo. He was awarded the Indian National Film Award (The Oscar of Bollywood) for best choreography. For this project he invited his former mentor from India, Balakrishnan Nair Jagadeesan, to participate. Jon Balke is a veteran of the Norwegian jazz scene and has played piano with with Magnetic North Orchestra, Masqualero, Jøkleba, and Batagraf, appearing on many recordings including for the ECM label.
In collaboration with Riksscenen.
