The Manganiyar Seduction
The Manganiyar Seduction is a visually and musically stunning masterpiece, where 40 musicians from three generations of Manganiyars perform in a 36-windowed ‘jewel box’, with the songs slowly building to giddying heights.
Celebrating the music of the Manganiyars, a caste of desert musicians from the heart of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, The Manganiyar Seduction will be performed twice in the State Theatre on March 6 and 7, 2018.
Described as “rapturous... jaw-dropping... buoyant... compelling...tranquil...” by The New York Times, the show has received long-held standing ovations all over the world, from Salzburg and Vienna, to New York, Singapore, Washington, Paris and Hong Kong.
The Manganiyar Seduction was first created to open the Delhi Film Festival in 2006. Its rousing success, incredible originality and intense musicality has seen it tour the globe ever since. The project allowed Director Roysten Abel to collaborate with the Manganiyar musicians for the first time, with the concept a dazzling union between the Manganiyar's music and the visual seduction of Amsterdam's red light district. The set is a combination of the Hawa Mahal Palace in Jaipur and the red light district, and is often compared to a jewel box.
This dramatic and astounding performance is not to be missed as these extraordinary Manganiyar musicians transport audiences to another world.
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It was an Amazing show
Joyful and mesmerising.
Excellent
great stuff
An interesting show! Quite an enjoyable and unique evening
simply mesmerizing performance
Amazing
Mesmerising.
Very moving
Amazing performance.
Love every minute of it and would highly recommend.
Absolutely incredible
Had seen it years ago at the Sydney Festival and this was better!
Stunning
Like going to India for the night! Spectacular show.
Mesmerising performance! What a spectacular show!
Terrific show.Incredible music and stage design. I should have gone twice.
Brilliant! Completely mesmerised by the style and sneaky humour of this performance. Just wonderful.
I didn't know what to expect when I booked tickets but it absolutely blew me away! I would definitely be back!
pure enjoyment to 'move' along with the music. happy music:)
Just pure delight
Excellent performance. Transports you to a different world. Excellent musical. Enjoyed every minute of it. Very talented indeed.
Amazing....loved every minute, and wouldn't hesitate to go again when they return to Melbourne! The full house standing ovation said it all!
Unusual, engaging performance that expanded our musical knowledge and experience.
Well worth going to. Loved it.
Much learnt and very captivating.
A highlight of the theatrical /musical calendar - the dramatic conceit perfect form form for the ecstatic contents. Saw their production set in a classroom last year which was equally as good . Go to anything they produce is my recommendation
Absolutely enchanting
very original , unusual, very good musiciens , would appreciate they could also add some women or dancers.
Engaging intro to indian music.
Amazing show. I have never seen anythign like this before!
wonderful ...
great audience participation ...
R.
A magical & memorizing performance
Very inventive
Outstanding experiance!
This is the second time I have seen the show it is amazing
Mesmerising!
One of the most outstanding musical performances I have ever seen!
Memorable evening, quite a different experience!
It is an acquired taste.
Such an opportunity to enjoy an international performance which I might never find out if I don't have itsonthehouse account. A great night!
I loved this show.. incredible
Brilliant show!
Thank you
magical
hypnotic :)
wow
Super!
n awesome performance-both visually and musically.
Thanks
Mesmerising and beautifully transportive!
It was an amazing performance and oozing with cultural excitement.
Totally loved the show, very authentic and loved the staging.
What a fabulous event. Full of beautiful Indian music, culture and song. Great night out.
Blow my mind!!! Way better than I could have ever expected.
What an Amazing night out. They played and sung for over 80 mins Non stop although it felt like 20 mins.
All I wanted to do was get up and dance. My soul was singing. So invigorating Thank you
Entertaining and wholly unique fusion of Rajasthani folk musical culture with some inpired western performance characteristics. The set is inspired by the wonderful Hawa mahal (Hawa palace) in Rajasthan (north west India, bordering Pakistan) and the red light district of Amsterdam (hence the 'seduction'). The show is driven by the Rajasthani orchestral and vocal traditions (at times a little overpowering, but always with a warm and fuzzy culutural vibe). Having researched these guys after the show, I understood how valuable the performance is as a cutlural experience. Very interesting show, and wonderful traditonal instruments, delivered by guys with heaps of heart - a manganiyar 'wall of sound' that Phil Spector would be proud of! I enjoyed it very much.
Brilliantly mesmerising
Skilled artists but tbh the show wasn't for me.
Brava! So grateful to On The House for offering these tickets, one of the most sublime, soul-stirring performances I've ever seen. Perfection.
What a privilege to attend such a performance.It didn't matter that we didn't understand the language. The emotion in the voices the facial expressions and the arm gestures said it all. Wonderful singers and highly accomplished musicians. And the conductor was awesome- dancing his way nimbly across the stage, interacting with and coaxing the musicians and then getting the audience to clap out different rhythms. Thank you, It's on the House for such a unique and memorable cultural experience.
40 Indian musicians performed in a 36-windowed ‘jewel box’ set. They were from three generations of Manganiyars, a caste of desert musicians from the heart of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. After a meditative start it soon became a blast of music from a veritable wall of male musicians as each opened a curtain and joined in. We were pleased to see that two played the sarangi, an instrument that isn't often seen abroad.
Wonderful -thanks!
It's nice to have something different. Worthwhile via itsonthehouse.
Personally I found the start boring since they slowly light up the boxes to create a build up. Obviously I don't understand the language, so all the singing at the start didn't do much for me. Though towards the end when it's mainly instruments and most of the boxes are lit up, it's far more captivating.
Delightful performance, i felt immersed in the music and performance.
Mesmerising, magestic, magnificent Manganiyars
Captivated from the moment I entered the theatre. Visually stunning. It was fabulous to experience this performance, I haven’t seen anything like it before. Even without understanding what the songs mean it was spectacular to watch and hear.
Brilliant
Very interesting. Quite entertaining after the slowish start.
This was a different kind of experience for us. Visually the show was spectacular and the music although out of our normal field of interest was quite hypnotic. I'm glad we went and had the opportunity to explore a different culture.
Brilliant
The energy of the musicians was wonderful
Loved it!!
Incredible show! Absolutely loved it.
Wow how lucky were we to experience talent like this! A mesmerising experience. They perform at Womad Adelaide over the weekend. Definitely worth a look.
Captivating music played with great gusto and feeling by very talented musicians. The music starts small and builds and builds as more and more performers are revealed. Additionally enlivened by the visual stimulus of the set design. The audience was moved to a standing ovation.
Nice performance.
Amazing performance. Mesmerizing. Amazing - not to be missed.
Spectacular! The whole theatre stood for a standing ovation.
Fabulous show!! The music had us moving in a rhythmic trance!!!!
Amazing performance - beautiful haunting melodies and visually just stunning. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
Great and interesting way of presenting
wish i could understand the language, but the passion and skill of the performers was exemplary! well done and bravo.
Unbelievable show.
Music that gets to your heart
Great show, wonderful music, best evening.
Fabulous energetic, soulful, singing and instrumentation!
A fascinating journey to the rich culture of India. Like an Indian Symphony.
Outstanding! it is so stunning and so interesting, nothing like I've seen ever!
Incredible performance! Such talented musicians all brought together in an amazing performance. I highly recommend it!
Loved it - the set was beautiful - although side seats couldn't see inside some of the side boxes.
Awesome show! All are so talented
Majestic, unusual experience, visual and musical masterpiece.
great show, good music. loved it!
Absolutely fantastic show! Loved every moment of it.
What an absolutely STUNNING performance! Such an experience is not to be missed. It's mesmerising, captivating and not to be missed. The music went right through me!
Highly recommended!
loved it. the most beautiful performance
What a great show, probably the best I have seen through Onthehouse
The seduction was complete.. we loved it. Just the most beautiful wondrous performance. Everyone should see it. Just so joyous and brilliantly warmly delightful.
Absolutely outstanding. The best show I have attended in am extremely long time.
Walking in to the theatre a set of 32 boxes with individual stage curtains glow. The show began in complete darkness to be illuminated by a soloist. The soloist is the key feature for this orchestra, as they end up accompanying majority of the individuals who appeared from behind each curtain.
15 solid vocalists were accompanied by a number of traditional and modern instruments. The conductor was also a key aspect, not only for keeping the orchestra together but for his instrumental inclusion and visual silhouette movements.
The lighting was simple but very effective. I applaud the quick changes that were required in some segments of the music. The sound on the other hand I found out of balance. The heavy percussion seemed to drown out the woodwind and string instruments and I loss connection a few times, where I couldn’t find a main theme or melody to follow.
Overall this performance (only 90min long) deserved the standing ovation it received with the pure enjoyment of music from another culture being taught and putting the audience in awe. The piece the Manganiyar Seduction played for their encore (a hymn) left many men in tears of joy.
Very talented performers, thoroughly entertaining.
Wonderful indian culture in instrumental and vocal music
Really interesting performance. The angle of the setup of the 3 boxes on the side could not be seen from seat 12.
Wonderful Indian culture in instrumental and vocal music
Amazing
Loved it to the moon and back.
Outstanding