Mudras in Bharatanatyam: The Lion and the Mouse

How do you tell a story using hand gestures? Let bharatanatyam dancer Ponnamma Devaiah show you how to depict a lion, a mouse, the feeling of superiority, a net and the act of freeing one from restraints – with just her hands!

PROJECT INFO

Offset was commissioned in collaboration with Esplanade to shoot the video and create illustrations for the secret language of hands.

CLIENT
Esplanade Singapore

STILLS

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CREDITS

CLIENT
Esplanade Singapore

PRODUCER
Leow Yuan Ming

DIRECTOR/CAMERAMAN/COLORIST

Lawrence Ong

ART DIRECTOR
Beverly Ng

ROTO ARTIST
Olivia Tan & Larry Lim

ILLUSTRATOR / ANIMATOR
Prashanti Aswani / Hiroshi Chee

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