Tabla Grooves and Kala Ramnath-Darbar Festival
10 October 2019 Milton Court Concert Hall, London Reviewed by Ken Hunt The annual Darbar Festival has grown steadily in importance, impact and outreach since it started life as the…
Reflection on Sadir, a forgotten heritage
Dance Dialogue: Glittering Tales: Dancing for Rajahs, Nawabs, and the Officers of the Raj Swarnamalya Ganesh and Chitra Sundaram 25 June 2019 Asia House, London SADIR: Dancing for the Rajahs,…
Same Same… But Different
Sonia Sabri’s Same, Same But Different is a warm, funny and energetic family dance show aimed at ‘children aged 5 + and their adults’. I attended the show with Kezia…
Paradise Lost : Hebridean Treasure
Paradise lost Hebridean Treasure Lost and Found Netherbow Theatre, Edinburgh, 1st March 2019 Reviewed by Caroline Higgitt and Roger Robertson ‘The traveller from India to Scotland can here see,…
Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground Sonia Chandaria Tillu and Sampad Foyle Studio, mac Birmingham 30th November 2019 Reviewed by Magdalen Gorringe Photos by Matthew Cawrey 30th November saw the premiere of…
Void – Jane Chan
Resolutions Place Theatre London 11 January 2019 Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta With a bowed back, the dancer twitches, shakes, retches and peers crouching. It seems incredible that these could be…
Ankusha and Other Mysteries
Ankusha and Other Mysteries Kamala Devam Company mac, Birmingham, 4 November 2018 Reviewed by Magdalen Gorringe Kamala Devam Company’s debut UK tour brings together an extraordinary range of…
Darbar Festival 2018: An Evening of Bharatanatyam
Darbar Festival 2018 An Evening of Bharatanatyam 24 November 2018 Sadler’s Wells Reviewed by Shivaangee Agrawal Defying Time and Space : Renjith and Neha For its second year, the dance…
Darbar Festival 2018: Adventures in Odissi and Kathak
Darbar Festival 2018 Adventures in Odissi and Kathak 25 November, 2018 Sadler’s Wells Reviewed by Donald Hutera This was the second of the two dance evenings presented at Darbar Festival…
Nivedin – The Offering
Nivedin – The Offering Swati Seshadri 17th Nov 2018 Rich Mix, London Reviewed by Anna Kuppuswamy A sold-out show of traditional classical bharatanatyam margam (repertoire) with a full ensemble of…