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Newsletter March 2008
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Pagrav Dance Company's Baharan-Spring on tour |
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18th Mar
This vibrant and uplifting production explores the universal appeal of spring and the varying human emotions it evokes.
Combining traditional Kathak dance with modern choreography, poignant poetry and Indian and western classical music, Baharan is the latest work from one of the UK's most exciting Indian dance companies.
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Abhay Shankar Mishra's Kathak Avartan |
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14th Mar at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
A wonderful evening of dance presented by students of our Kathak Teacher Abhay Shankar Mishra
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Kadam's 3-2-1 Dance Triple Bill |
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2nd Apr at The Hat Factory
An evening of new dance works.
Premiering the award winner of the Kadam Choreographer Prize, plus Marc Brew and Anwesha Dance Company. The dance shorts, encompassing Indian classical and Western comtemporary have the power to challenge and move.
Marc Brew dancer/choreographer was injured whilst a dancer with Austrailian Ballet. He adapted to dancing from his wheelchair and in 2007 Time Out referred to Marc as the best of London's rising dance talent.
Anwesha Dance Company performs an extract from 'Minds Journey in Search of Destiny' which explores the creative personalit
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Manjeet Singh Rasiya 's Roots Of India |
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21st Mar at West Wing Arts Centre
In association with Matra we bring you a dynamic ensemble of award winning and highly acclaimed artists performing together for this unique evening.
Described as one of the most exciting and technically brilliant musicians on the British Asian scene. Manjeet Singh Rasiya is widely recognised as one of the finest percussionists, whose flair and creative innovative rhythms have lead him to work with the late great Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. His performance highlights include the Royal Albert Hall and High Grove for his the Prince of Wales and Sir Elton John.
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Chitraleka Dance Company 's From Stardust to Life |
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12th Mar at The Drum
The Drum and sampad in association with Chitraleka Dance Company presents the PREMIER of
From Stardust to Life
Creation of stories, evolutionary theories and the ten incarnations of Vishnu unfold in From Satrdust to Life. The choreography, music and visuals take you on a journey back in time and space when the universe came into being and life began.
Exploring links between dance, science and Indian mythology, Chitraleka Bolar's choreography blends the classical Indian dance style Bharatanatyam with western contemporary movements, creating a stunning presentation with
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STEM Dance Kampni's Contemporary Dance |
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31st Mar at Nehru Centre
Led by Kathak and contemporary dancer-choreographer, Madhu Nataraj, the STEM Dance Kampni is made up of highly trained dance professionals. Founder Director and Choreographer of the STEM Dance Kampani, Madhu trained under her mother, the acclaimed Kathak dancer/choreographer Guru Maya Rao, Chitra Venugopal and Guru Munna Shukla. She graduated with distinction from the Natya Institute of Kathak & Choreography. A postgraduate in Journalism, she was initiated into contemporary dance by Betty Jones, Sara Pearson, Karen Potter, Jose Limon centre and trained in New York.
Presented by prestigious or
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Ananya Chatterjee's Bharatanatyam recital, Nehru Centre, London |
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17th Mar at Nehru Centre
Disciple of Guru Thankamani Kutty, founder of Kalamandalam, Kolkata, Ananya Chatterjee was awarded the Talent Scholarship from the Centre for Cultural Resources & Training to pursue advanced training in Bharatnatyam, Recipient of The Best Dancer Award by the State Music Academy, she has performed extensively in India before migrating to the UK in 2000. Currently engaged in imparting training to young aspirants at the Indian Community Centre in Reading, Ananya is an International Relations graduate, actively involved in promoting arts as part of Udayan, a Bengali cultural association based in O
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Akademi's Daredevas on tour |
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12th Mar
Akademi are pioneers in nurturing and developing contemporary South Asian dance in the UK. Their annual Daredevas showcase presents the brightest young talents in this field and promises to be a thoroughly inspirational evening for all dance enthusiasts.
Daredevas 2008-09 features eight short solo works performed by four dancers. Styles range from energetic traditional Bharata Natyam and Kathak to contemporary dance and fusions of Indian and Western traditions.
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Gauri Sharma Tripathi's Circa |
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29th Mar at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre Artist in Residence Gauri Sharma Tripathi is one of the nation’s leading Kathak exponents, renowned for her beautiful and unique contemporary take on this South Asian classical dance form.
Circa is a spellbinding new piece with iconographic references to the gods, which is developed from Tripathi's earlier work The Moving Root, The Cusp. A selection of Kathak dance is showcased in a striking collaboration with guru Padma Sharma, composer John-Marc Gowans, tabla maestro Sanju Sahai and composers DJ Niraj Chag and Alies Sluiter.
Gauri Sharma Tripathi has ch
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Showmi Das's The Endless Voyage |
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14th Mar at Tara Arts
Enchanting dance theatre depicting the lives of the legendary epic heroines Sita (Ramayana) and Draupadi (Mahabharata).
Sita and Draupadi are central characters in two of the greatest works of Indian classical literature, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Despite coming from royal families, both women endured a life of humiliation and suffering.
Showmi Das & Senjuti Das will explore the tumultuous lives of these great Indian heroines and will compare their experiences to those of modern women.
Showmi Das is trained in Kathak, (North Indian classical dance
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Gauri Sharma Tripathi's Taal Shringar |
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30th Apr at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Celebrating the ninth anniversary of the AllaRakha Foundation, renowned Indian artists come together to pay homage to the tabla legend Ustad AllaRakha.
Uma Dogra of Jaipur Gharana and Gauri Sharma of Lucknow Gharana present classical Kathak dance in their unique style. Ustad AllaRakha's son and talented percussionist Taufiq Qureshi joins the performance with his trademark style incorporating body and vocal percussion to create unique rhythms spanning across cultures. They are accompanied by disciple of Ustad AllRakha Yogesh Samsi on tabla, Sanju Sahai on tabla, Fida Hussain on harm
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Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company's The Dancers' Cut on tour |
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5th Mar
A force that has contributed so much to British dance, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a performance that offers an insight into its most exciting and intricate work.
Film, combined with live performance, shows us the dancers’ take on the work. Featuring fierce solos, intricate duets and athletic trios The Dancers’ Cut tells the human story of the people who bring Shobana Jeyasingh’s choreography to life.
A story pounded out like the rhythm of monsoon rain.
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Gauri Sharma Tripathi's Music Through Unconventional Means Meets Urban Vani |
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28th Mar at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre Artists in Residents Gauri Sharma Tripathi and Shlomo join forces to present an evening of beatboxing and Kathak rhythms. Gauri Sharma Tripathi and Shlomo present urban Vani, the world’s first Kathak beatbox choir, demonstrating the power of the human voice through beat-boxing.
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Sonia Sabri Dance Company's Parallels on tour |
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13th Mar
Award winning dancer choreographer Sonia Sabri is internationally renowned for taking a fresh and individual approach to the Indian classical dance form of Kathak. Her new production Parallels continues her journey, discovering new facets and possibilities in this rich art form. In this sumptuous two part programme, Sonia reveals two parallel aspects of Kathak, spanning from classical to contemporary and East to West.
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sampad's Asian Spring |
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5th Apr at Birmingham Town Hall
Join us for our twelfth annual dance showcase, held in the sumptuous surroundings of Town Hall.
This year’s programme will feature performances from local and youth dance groups including Bengali Association Group, Bollywood Dreams Dance Academy, Chitraleka Dance Company, Diverse Dance Company, Mini Arts Group, Nachda Sansaar Jrs, S & J Stars, Sonia Sabri Company, Hina & Co and Subhash Viman.
Rhythms and routines from traditional Kathak and Bharatanatayam to Bollywood and Contemporary will bring together dancers of all ages in an eclectic dance extravaganza!
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Srishti's My Stamping Ground on tour |
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12th Mar
Srishti – Nina Rajarani Dance Creations is a London based dance company that exists to create and present work that maintains the authenticity of Indian classical dance and music whilst presenting these forms in innovative ways and within contemporary contexts.
My Stamping Ground is a fresh take on a classic story. Be it Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Broadway’s West Side Story or Bollywood's Josh, the tension of forbidden love has always caused thrill and heartbreak throughout the ages. My Stamping Ground is the story of a torrid love affair amidst feuding gangs.
This Sout
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Akademi's Stage Managers |
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31st Mar at Akademi
Akademi is looking for applications of interest for a Freelance Stage Manager. We will be touring several shows throughout 2009 as well as performing in London, for which we will require additional staff.
If you are interested in working with Akademi, please email your CV to lui@akademi.co.uk
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Henna Asian Women’s Group's Manager |
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27th Mar at Abbey Community Centre
Hindi or Urdu speaking female required for innovative Community led organisation for Asian Women and their families. The post-holder is expected to be a self starter with good strategic and operational capabilities, knowledge of disadvantaged groups and communities, experience of developing and managing projects, finance and fundraising, good office and staff management skills, the ability to prioritise/organise work.
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Akademi's Choreogrpahic Development Programme |
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16th Mar at Akademi
Arts Council England London has invited Akademi to develop a programme of development for choreographers working with South Asian dance forms or for whom South Asian dance is integral to their choreographic practice. The programme will support the development of up to three choreographers and enhance Akademi’s existing professional development programme to support a wider group of choreographers working with South Asian dance.
Applications are invited from choreographers based anywhere in England and wishing to undertake a programme of choreographic development from April 2009 throu
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