Windows of the Soul
Organised by Kadam Dance as an adjunct of its summer school, and with a top ticket price of only £3, this modest roster of three solos represented incredibly good value for money.
14 September 2010
Review – Dance Performance
Alchemy 2010 — Ganga Nitya Vaahini – The Eternal River
In a panel discussion on Indian dance held the previous day, Malavika Sarukkai, a solo bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer from India, commented that she sees her practice of dance not in terms of tradition or change but tradition and change
7 June 2010
Alchemy 2010 — Dance Triple Bill
A triple bill of dance at the South Bank’s Alchemy festival may have been intended as a showcase for young up-and-coming artists, but in the event it was an absent 80-year-old who dominated the programme: Kumudini Lakhia.
7 June 2010
Sharira
Chandralekha (1928-2006), a Chennai-based choreographer, poet and graphic designer, was a pioneer of modern Indian dance. Never one to shy away from provocation or controversy, she consistently flouted notions of ‘tradition’ in Indian dance.
7 June 2010
From the Heart
Anusha Subramanyam is well-known in dance circles for her work with special needs and community groups and as an excellent bharatanatyam teacher.
7 June 2010
Ma3Ka
Ma3Ka is a personal journey for Anita Ratnam exploring the various forms of female energy and her association of these forms with the women in her life: her grandmother, mother and daughter.
24 February 2010
So Many Journeys
To celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Indian Republic, the High Commission of India in London along with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations invited Geeta Chandran, a bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer from Delhi, and her troupe to perform at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
24 February 2010
Seeking to Embody
A full house at the Nehru Centre saw a beautifully presented kathak performance – Seeking to Embody – by Sanjukta Wagh.
24 February 2010
HATS
Urja Desai, the director and choreographer of Pagrav Dance Company, presented a solo kathak production of HATS, as part of a triple bill at Resolution! – a showcase for new works by upcoming choreographers.
24 February 2010