Dancing for Change
Donald Hutera talked to Aakash Odedra and Amina Khayyam, two of a growing number of dance artists who are creating works that engage with difficult social and political issues.
22 December 2017
Author: Donald Hutera
Donald Hutera is a freelance arts journalist, devising performer and occasional PR, mentor and dramaturg.
Behind the Lens – Dance Photographers
Donald Hutera talks to four leading photographers ‒ Avinash Pasricha, Chris Nash, Simon Richardson and Vipul Sangoi ‒ about the fascination that dance holds for them and how they approach a shoot. From the immediacy of live performance to taking studio shots six months ahead of a show, the photographers’ experiences are as varied as their personal journeys.
24 December 2015
Shakti
Dance professionals adept at the classical form odissi tend to receive less attention in the UK than those who practise either bharatanatyam or kathak.
24 December 2015
Pelva Naik – Chant Dhrupad
Pelva Naik’s afternoon recital was a reminder of how important the Darbar Festival is now. Its track record for bringing over new acts or acts new to the UK is exemplary.
24 December 2015
Igniting the Imagination – Creativity
Donald Hutera investigates the sources of their creativity with Shobana Jeyasingh, Balbir Singh, Bisakha Sarker, Seeta Patel and Sonia Sabri.
23 June 2015
Tagore: New Voices and Decreasing Infinity
Co-presented by Kadam/Pulse and the Tagore Centre, this varied, ambitious and yet intimate evening of work was in large part inspired by the work – and in particular the poetry – of the incredibly influential Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore.
23 June 2015
Mythical Dances
GFEST is the umbrella name for nearly two weeks of films, visual arts, debates and live performances organised across London by the arts charity Wise Thoughts and focused on work by, or socio-cultural issues relating to, the LGBTQI community.
19 December 2014
Sculpting Space – Mayuri Boonham
Mayuri Boonham speaks to Donald Hutera about creative challenges and the philosophy and art that drive her creative impulses.
15 September 2014
Navodit
What might two lawyers and an accountant have in common besides an interest in white-collar professions? The possibly highly surprising answer is a shared passion for classical Indian dance.
16 December 2013
Akram Khan – Creativity from Chaos
The Olympics choreographer and winner of award for Best Male Dancer shares with Donald Hutera the challenges of devising choreography for actors and of finding dance within the dancer.
14 March 2013