Drishti – The Gaze of the Beloved
Drishti – The Gaze of the Beloved The Hat Factory, Luton 19 July 2025 Presented by Kadam Dance Photos: Simon Richardson In celebration of the start of South Asian Heritage…
Garbh
Richmond Festival of Ideas Little Green, Richmond 22 June 2025 Report by Anita Chanda It was a lovely surprise discovering an entrancing and soulful dance performance on a sunny Sunday…
Astad Deboo – An Icon of Contemporary Indian Dance
Ketu H Katrak Published by Seagull Books (2024) Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta A biography of Astad Deboo, the father of Indian Contemporary Dance, has been written by his lifelong friend…
Rooh: Within Her – Pagrav Dance Company
ROOH: Within Her Pagrav Dance Company Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London 25th April 2025 Pulse Dance Club review Image: Pari Naderi Our group found this dance-theatre work to be a…
Towards a British Natyam -Magdalen Gorringe
Towards a British Natyam Magdalen Gorringe Published by Berghahn, 2025 Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta The timing of Magdalen Gorringe’s book Towards a British Natyam happily coincides with the uplift South…
Dvanda – Amritha Jayakrishnan
Dvanda Amritha Jayakrishnan 6th April 2025 Bhavan, London. Dvanda, a themed solo bharatanatyam performance by Amritha Jayakrishnan, promised to be a show exploring the concept of duality that is…
Ancient India: living traditions
Ancient India: living traditions British Museum, London Until 19 October 2025 Ancient India is a huge topic. The art of the major religions, Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism, is the focus…
Mythili Prakash – She’s Auspicious
She’s Auspicious Mythili Prakash Sadlers Wells East, London 2 March 2015 Reviewed by Prathiba Batley Mythili Prakash’s She’s Auspicious: Brilliant, Bold, but Elusive A bharatanatyam dancer from Chennai, with over…
Madhavi Reimagined: A Bharatanatyam Exploration by Amritha Jayakrishnan
Madhavi Reimagined: A Bharatanatyam Exploration by Amritha Jayakrishnan March 28, 2025 Kala Sangam, Bradford Women have always borne the brunt of war—whether in reality, fiction, or mythology—often paying with…
10 Nights
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith 11 January 2025 Review and image by Imrana Mahmood 'But this is not just about faith, it's about more…' Shahid Iqbal Khan’s Olivier Awards nominated play,…