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
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Making the Heart Beat Faster – BBC Young Dancer 2015
Audiences were enthusiastic. What was the experience like for some of those involved in the competition? Kenneth Tharp, Vidya Patel, Sujata Banerjee and Urja Desai talked to Sanjeevini Dutta and Gopa Roy.
23 June 2015
Something Afoot – Contemporary Dance in India
Sanjoy Roy was on the jury at the latest Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Award. He finds that contemporary dance in India is varied, dynamic and free in thought and expression.
25 March 2015
Mapping New Territory – Contemporary Dance Festivals in India
Isabel Putinja examines the challenges and opportunities offered by two international festivals: the Ignite! Festival of Contemporary Dance in New Delhi and the Attakkalari India Biennial in Bangalore.
25 March 2015
The Nautch Girl
Sanjeevini Dutta looks at Phizzical’s The Nautch Girl, a re-imagining of Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s classic tale of Umrao Jaan Ada. Choreographer Sonia Sabri and Phizzical’s artistic director Samir Bhamra talk about its creation.
25 March 2015
The Nautch Girl – Re-imagined
We talked to the choreographer Sonia Sabri and Phizzical’s artistic director, Samir Bhamra about re-imagining Umrao Jaan Ada
25 March 2015
Young Pulse – BBC Young Dancer 2015: The Category Finals
Parbati Chaudhury caught up with two young hopefuls in the South Asian category of this new award: Anaya Vasudha Bolar and Jaina Modasia.
25 March 2015
Guru-Shishya – Learning Models in India
The traditional gurukul system offers a holistic learning experience. Isabel Putinja assesses its evolution in response to the challenges of the modern world.
19 December 2014
An Empty Pot – Contemporary Arts Training in the UK
Dancers and musicians Seeta Patel, Bhupinder Chaggar, Preetha Narayanan and Aakash Odedra shared with Jahnavi Harrison their varied experiences of learning in the UK. A consistent pattern emerged.
19 December 2014
Indian Temple – the Mise en Scène of the Divine
In the last of this series, Doria Tichit takes us on the journey of the devotee towards the divine.
19 December 2014