Sonia Mehta – Protest Songs in Ancestral Languages
Sonia Mehta is a singer and social activist whose twin passions have been driving her through a career spanning three decades. Sonia was born in Liverpool into a second-generation Punjabi…
Divya Ravi, Marta Guerra Doblas (Dobladanza) and Matthew Howard at Resolution 24
Divya Ravi, Marta Guerra Doblas (Dobladanza) and Matthew Howard, 6th February 2024 Resolution Festival, The Place, London This was an evening of contrasting experiences – by turns enigmatic, moving and…
Examining the role of Indian dance & dancers in Air India’s ‘Safety Mudras’
Air India' 'Safety Mudras' In Air India’s recently released safety video 'Safety Mudras', dancers take on the roles of air stewardesses and perform the most memorable in-flight safety briefing yet.…
Aruna Sairam-Darbar Festival
Barbican Centre, London 17th October 2024 Reviewed by Ken Hunt Aruna Sairam’s return to the Darbar Festival was a late morning into early afternoon recital. She last appeared at…
Embracing Bharatanatyam – Navigating Tradition, Belonging and Identity
Arangetram photos: by Simon Richardson When I walked into my first ever bharatanatyam class in Cambridge almost 11 years ago, I remember feeling curious and excited about…
SEVENS and Kattam Katti tour India
Image: Kattam Katti (above) SEVENS (below) from Instagram company publicity As the performance season in the UK directs us towards pantos and Christmas carols, South Asian dancers have been looking…
Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Watford Palace Theatre 4 May 2024 Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta Rifco Company’s Frankie Goes to Bollywood, at the Watford Palace Theatre attracted one of the largest Asian audiences that I…
In Conversation with Aishwarya Raut
Image credit: Camilla Greenwell Reflecting on her work in The Place’s Resolution series, choreographer and dancer Aishwarya Raut identified multiple strands of influence in the creation of What About the…
Painting Freedom: Indian Modernism and its rebels
Painting Freedom: Indian Modernism and its rebels Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London Until 22nd June 2024 Painting Freedom offers a very rich experience of a century or so of painting made…
Waltzing The Blue Gods
The Place, London 16 April 2024 Reviewed by Donald Hutera Since founding his eponymous company in Wolverhampton two decades ago, the dancer, choreographer and artistic director Jaivant Patel has slowly,…
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