Reflections on Shakti
Part of Samarpan Mahotsav, A Festival of Indian Classical Dance, presented by Jaivant Patel Dance and Arena Theatre Friday 14 June Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton It is increasingly argued that…
Radical Classical
What stops me from perceiving my practice and my form in a radically different way, from trying things that may raise eyebrows? Is it even possible to be both a…
To Be Beautiful
In an age where body positivity is flourishing and the societal pressures (for women, especially) to look a certain way are increasingly acknowledged and refuted, dance still seems to be…
Do you think or do you do?
When I began transitioning into a dance career and learning contemporary dance, my ballet teacher refused to show any sequence more than once, demanding that we try and rebuild the…
The Rite of Spring – Seeta Patel
Wednesday 15 April Studio 10, The Place, London. Seeta Patel is working with six dancers on her latest production, The Rite of Spring, premièring at Dance City, Newcastle on 9 May 2019, before a…
Forty Years On-In Conversation with Tara Rajkumar OAM
17th October 2019 The Bhavan, London By Shivaangee Agrawal “There was no Bhavan, no Akademi. There was no widespread practice of Indian classical dance. There was some intellectual understanding of…
Editor Blog – Dancing amidst the stars
Sanjeevini Dutta in the first of a regular column, sums up the highlights of her week in dance Monday 25 March 2019 Donald Hutera – dance writer, critic, dramaturg and…
What does it mean to practise?
Same Same... But Different Birmingham Hippodrome 1 March 2019 Sonia Sabri Company Reviewed by Magdalen Gorringe and Kezia Broadhead What does it mean to practise? What does it mean to…
Regular, Active, Personal and Skilful
I feel a certain proximity between myself and the medium of written word. My thoughts and impulses don't have to travel very far before I can give them shape in…
Dance Dialogues
Seeta Patel with NYDC and Kadam Dance place contemporary and classical South Asian dance on an equal footing in the Dance Dialogues project running currently at Hymers College in Hull. Three bharatanatyam-trained…