Searching for Sangeet – On the Musicality of Kathak in the UK
At both the level of training and performance, there is a gap between Indian classical music and dance in the… Read More
27 September 2017
At both the level of training and performance, there is a gap between Indian classical music and dance in the… Read More
27 September 2017
Untouchable is a work of remarkable power. Written by Peter Oswald and directed by Kathryn Hunter, it debuted in RADA’s [R]Evolution In Theatre season. The play is unflinchingly political.
27 September 2017
Sigma is a new forty-five-minute work developed by Gandini Juggling (developed in partnership with Seeta Patel) that explores choreographic architectures, visual patterning and the rhythmic crossover between bharatanatyam and juggling.
27 September 2017
Slut is the new work by Amina Khayyam Dance Company (AKDC), which premièred at the Edinburgh Fringe and responds to a personal encounter experienced by Khayyam when she was growing up.
27 September 2017
This compelling production draws on kathak and physical theatre to tell a story that is far from familiar kathak repertoire. There has been much coverage in the media of abuse of vulnerable children in institutions and by groups of perpetrators; not so much attention has been given to abuse within families, although this, or a trusted circle, is where the vast majority of abuse takes place.
27 September 2017
At school, a dry tally of dates and facts told from a singular imperial perspective constituted my early knowledge of history.
27 September 2017
There are many worse ways to spend a summer’s evening than wandering the lovely gardens of Hoxton’s Geffrye Museum following a band of itinerant dancers, actors and glorious musicians, and this restaging of The Rose and the Bulbul (originally created in 2016) allows us to do just that.
27 September 2017
It would be difficult to think of a more apt title for this brief but engaging collection of musical sketches…. Read More
27 September 2017
B ring on the Bollywood is two and a half hours of phenomenal dancing, a witty script, beautiful choreography.
27 September 2017
The established Merchant family returns to London’s Peacock Theatre this year with another kaleidoscopic Bollywood-inspired production, Taj Express.
27 September 2017