Dancing with Sculptures
Sanjeevini Dutta reflects back on the experience of interpreting artworks in a garden through dance and movement. Images: Simon Richardson Integrating movement with existing artworks that are spread over an…
Reflection: Aunusthan – A celebration of neo-classical Indian dance and Music
Aunusthan – A celebration of neo-classical Indian dance and Music Pagrav Dance Company 10th January 2024 The Lowry, Salford Aunusthan began with the sounds of the sarangi played by Satwinder…
How has dance helped you during the pandemic?
How has dance helped you during the pandemic? This question caught me off guard and I froze! The reason is that in my mind the expected answer would be ‘dance…
From the 12th to the 21st Century: Gita Govinda Symposium
Gita Govinda Symposium Ananda Odissi Arts Festival University of Bedford 26 August 2019 Photos: Simon Richardson The Gita Govinda (Song of Govinda) is a work composed in Sanskrit by the 12th-century…
Sacred Shapes
Sacred Shapes by Katie Ryan for The Odissi Ensemble Reviewed by Donald Hutera at Imagine Luton on June 24, 2018 The 250th anniversary of the invention of circus performance was one…