Optics. Dance film by Anjana Bala
Optics by Anjana Bala, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage Reviewed by Stacey Prickett The title Optics evokes properties of light as well as perspective, as in how something is perceived, both manifest…
Mandelbrot, Meera’s Madhava, and Messy Meaning-Making
An alliterative title, three seemingly divergent concepts, and the idea that repetition can produce complexity. Durga Tilak takes us into her imagination, visualising mathematical principles living out in performance arts.…
Introducing our new writer – Durga Tilak
Bharatanatyam dancer and mechanical engineer Durga Tilak has crossed continents in pursuit of her academic studies, but her love and devotion to dance is something that has followed her. Pulse…
Ananta, The Eternal, Ragamala Dance Company
Ananta, The Eternal Ragamala Dance Company Reviewed by Donald Hutera at Assembly @ Dance Base on August 13, 2024 Photo: Kyle Flubacker Confession: I have followed, if somewhat fitfully,…
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…
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…
We Stand Against Casteism in Indian Performing Arts
By now many will be aware of the furore that broke out in Chennai (with ripples felt globally) over the Music Academy’s Sangita Kalanidhi award to Carnatic musician T M…
Srishti Pathways
Srishti Pathways 3 March 2024 Bhavan, London Srishti Pathways is an apprenticeship programme for students from various schools to come together under the guidance and mentorship of Nina Rajarani, CEO…
“Dancing with the Lens” Digital Dance Exhibition
Image: Screenshot from trailer for Romeo and Juliet Dancing with the Lens is a distinctive digital dance exhibition, meticulously curated with the primary objective of fostering awareness among younger generations…