Category Archives: Shobana Jeyasingh

Dancing Nation: Episode 3 – Sadler’s Wells & BBC: BBC iPlayer & Sadler’s Wells website, from 28 January 2021

Posted on February 7, 2021 by gerarddavis09

The ambitious Dancing Nation reached its conclusion without really hitting any great heights. Or little ones. It may be due to the deliberate lack of narrative and emotional connection between dancers but, somehow, contemporary dance just doesn’t seem to transcribe … Continue reading →

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Configurations/Strange Blooms – Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London, 3 December 2013

Posted on December 4, 2013 by gerarddavis09

Heavy plant crossing It’s amazing the difference 25 years can make. Back in 1988 Shobana Jeyasingh created her first piece of non Indian classical dance. After apparently grabbing Michael Nyman at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, she convinced him to … Continue reading →

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