From: Equator Festival [events_at_equatorfestival_dot_com]
Sent: 26 June 2014 00:08
Subject: re - Equator presents - Red with Indian dancers, Friday
July 4th Margate
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Red - with Indian dancers Free Indian dance workshop included part of Summer of Colour Friday July 4th, 6.30pm, Turner Contemporary, Margate CT9 1HG
tickets:
are now free and not as advertised
A spectacular evening
where Indian dancers - Kali and Ash from ShivaNova perform a mix of Indian
dance, Bollywood and Latin to a range of music from contemporary to
traditional Indian music. ShivaNova is one of the West's leading
cross-cultural ensembles, and is grounded in both Indian and European styles,
widely admired and enjoyed for the energy and flair of its improvising. Led
by composer/artistic director Priti Paintal the company tours nationally and
internationally, playing in London at the Jazz Caf? and the South Bank
Centre, and has released a catalogue of CDs, most recently Secret Chants
which has been acclaimed in the national and music media. Ash - A Time Out
London's Rising Talent and Critics' Circle National Dance Awards UK nominee,
Ash has been hailed as the Best Indian dancer in Great Britain today by Dance
Europe. In a recent survey
conducted by Wiki Answers on the top twenty best male dancers in the world,
Ash is the only representative of temple dance and appears along side his
childhood idols, Rudolph Nureyev and Fred Astaire. Tipped as one of the
most unique and cutting edge choreographers emerging from the UK dance scene
today, Ash was hand picked by the production team behind This Is It! to
create a short temple dance solo and represent India Michael Jackson's O2
shows. A versatile dance
maker with an intuitive grasp on popular culture, Ash brings a fresh new take
on artistic collaboration, most notably in his recent work with the acclaimed
director Kevin Godley, in creating the striking imagery behind the music
video of the Katie Melua/William Orbit hit single, The Flood and his
choreographic piece for the one of the hottest international dance shows on
television So You Think You Can Dance 2 UK on BBC1 television. "Mukherjee's solos are
works of art. There is no greater Indian dancer in Great Britain. The speed with which
he moves across the floor and the fluency of his poetic arms are for anyone
who wishes to appreciate outstanding dancing." Mike Dixon, Dance
Europe, Kali - "Kali - a powerful
dancer, his lyrical and flexible upper body, drawing on both Odissi and
western contemporary demonstrated an affinity with the varied qualities of
the jazz clarinet, while his lower body strength aligned with the rhythmic
pulse", Pulse (autumn 2004) "Lasya was powerful
and different giving the audience a lot of drama and incident", Head of
Dance, Royal Festival Hall. "As inventive with his
title as he is with his choreography. ?Trandisionale' speaks of transcending
traditions and nationality, this work was outstanding. Kali, in his ?creative
dance avatar', was able to display the dignity of evolved forms in a striking
setting. The grace of Bharata Natyam and Odissi blended effortlessly, via
Shankaresque fusion, into more sexually charged styles of Flamenco, Tango and
informal social dance", Narthaki.com In Red the dancers Ash
and Kali will be especially focussing on the symbolism of this important
colour in Indian culture. They will be joined by one of ShivaNova's leading
virtuoso Indian percussionist - Prakash. Now established over
many years, ShivaNova has been constantly developing thanks to its
improvising musicians and its founder's vision of a creative force that went
beyond everyday fusion. During the 1990s dance beats went into the mix - an
offshoot called SugarNova had a hit in the club charts with Over and Over. In
recent seasons ShivaNova has toured with dancers and visual projections, and
has also created cross-artform programmes like Bananas which featured the
Gandini Juggling group as well as carnival artists, storytellers and visual
artists. 'A victory for
musicianship and vision' - The Times 'Highly individual
-this is the personal take of a group of experienced musicians of what music
is and what it can do for you? - Songlines 'soundscapes of huge variety
and, importantly cultural and musical integrity' - JazzWise "Anyone looking
for a subtle eastern groove with sophisticated technique will find it
here" BBC Music Magazine "distinctly
mellow live" Evening Standard Other events coming up: ! Thud ! - Equator's Percussion Festival Taster workshops and performances all day Sat July 12th , Centrepiece Church, Ashford Please email us if you are interested in taking part or performing. Equator's Women of the World series Sat Sept 20th and Sat Oct 18th Kings Place, London
Notes to Editors: The Equator Festival is a world music and dance festival produced by ShivaNova. ShivaNova is a cutting-edge arts organisation with an international reputation, specialising in music. Shiva Nova is an ensemble of musicians from around the world, who blend urban and folk, jazz and ambient sounds with influences from Indian, African, Caribbean and Western music. ShivaNova celebrates cultural diversity through music as well as through other art-forms including storytelling, dance, visual art and projection, circus and theatre.
EQUATOR FESTIVAL was set up by ShivaNova in 2007 as a promotional arm of the company. It promotes and tours high quality international world musicians and dancers from all over the world in its series of concerts and events in London as well as in areas of Kent. Venues and regions it is promoting include Royal Festival Hall, RichMix in London, Chatham, Sevenoaks, Folkestone, Whitstable, Faversham and Ashford in Kent. Shiva Nova is led by Priti Paintal, a woman composer, performer, music producer and promoter. Her music brings together traditional, classical and jazz performers in a unique mix of Indian roots and contemporary flair. ShivaNova has worked with girls and young woman from a range of communities and in 2006 set up the Girls Only Global Orchestra (GoGo) when the idea of the Equator -Women of the World Festival (WOW) was also born.
ShivaNova/Equator has been awarded an Arts Council Strategic Touring Fund to extend its touring and promotional activities in Kent and London including Ashford, Chatham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, and Whitstable. For more information on Shivanova & Equator:
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