Exposure: Dance
These two evenings of short works by young and more established choreographers yielded unsurprisingly mixed results.
19 September 2011
Review – Dance Performance
Sriyah
For many years the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble has been led by the school’s very first student, the dancer and choreographer Surupa Sen. And so, fittingly, it was she who appeared with two other dancers, Bijayini Satpathy and Pavithra Reddy, in a rather sparsely-staged and yet rewarding programme of solos, duets and trios at the 2011 edition of the Edinburgh International Festival.
19 September 2011
The Singing Violin
Kala Ramnath’s concerts are magical mystery tours with no destination on the front of the bus. Exactly where she will transport and deposit listeners is all down to her spontaneous craft and creativity.
19 September 2011
Kathakbox
The seventy-minute world premiere of Kathakbox at the mac, Birmingham was the result of an eighteen-month project, led by British-based kathak dancer/choreographer Sonia Sabri.
17 June 2011
Sutra – Creativity in Tradition
London audiences missed out in May as the North-West was treated to a feast of odissi, performed by Arushi Mudgal – the recipient of Milapfest’s 2010 International Touring Fellowship.
17 June 2011
FretLess
Kamala Devam is a dancer of rare ability. It’s not often one sees a mover effortlessly tackle a bharatanatyam teermaanam in the fourth speed, and barely a breath later, launch into a series of spins, arabesques and slow-motion body waves.
11 March 2011
The Shiver
Sensational is when a soft breeze kisses down a naked spine’s trail. The vertebrae squirm with desire, and goosebumps await for a warm touch to terrorise that carnal yearning. This is the thin line between pleasure and pain. This is also … a shiver.
11 March 2011
Memory
A woman sits hugging her knees at the side of the stage. Her silky, pastel costume and the profile of her face catch the dim glow of the lights. Her fingers flick; she’s thinking, listening to the sound of a radio.
11 March 2011
Making of Karna & Yerma
Two dance pieces specially commissioned for the UK Gharana Season by zeroClassical and Encee Academy premiered on the penultimate night of the Festival.
11 March 2011
Her and Bliss
There are two basic perspectives from which to consider this solo evening by the multi-faceted Anita Ratnam, a well-known dancer, choreographer, writer and producer.
11 March 2011