About the Elephant
Vidya Patel and Connor Scott Sunday 6 May 2018 Alchemy Festival, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta Vidya Patel and Scott Connor, finalists on BBC Young Dancer…
Contagion
Contagion A dance installation inspired by the Spanish Flu Shobana Jeyasingh Dance British Library, London 3 November 2018 Reviewed by the Pulse Dance Club. We bring together here the…
“I hear music… and can’t help but move.”
Ianthe Mellors is a dancer, choreographer and teacher from Bedford, England, who has won awards for her work, suffered injury, but come back dancing. Ianthe began ballet classes at the age…
Old Stories for New Generations: Ishita Mili
Ishita Mili is a dancer, choreographer and film-maker who draws on bharatanatyam, hip-hop and her Bengali culture – and for whom YouTube can be both a means and an end. 'My history in…
Dr Janaki Rangarajan- Samah
The Dance of Mystic Poetry Friday 6 April 2018 Bhavan Centre, London Presented by Milapfest Reviewed by Kali Chandrasegaram Dancing the words of great poets and communicating their essence seamlessly…
Gauhar Jaan –The Datia Incident
Omnibus Theatre, London 13 April 2018 Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta India 1904, Fred Gaisburg arrives from England, with the newly invented gramophone to record the authentic voices of India. At…
Illuminating India- Talvin Singh, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan 2
23 March 2018 Science Museum London As part of the British Council’s UK/India Year of Culture, Illuminating India at the Science Museum marks 70 years of Indian Independence and…
Illuminating India- Talvin Singh, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
23 March 2018 Science Museum, London The final starburst of Illuminating India was the evening concert with Yorkston/Thorne/Khan opening for Talvin Singh. Held between 4 October 2017 and 22 April…
Dastaan – with Sarvar Sabri
Sonia Sabri Company mac Birmingham 21 March 2018 Sonia Sabri Company’s Dastaan (meaning story) brings together multiple art forms across multiple cultures. Six wonderful musicians take us on a journey from Rajasthan,…
Back to the Blues
Back To The Blues, 15 March 2018, St John’s Smith Square, London – Reviewed by Ken Hunt Quite what to expect of Back To The Blues was…