South Asian Dance Performance by Kala The Arts

Kala the Arts has created a specially choregraphed piece for Riverhoue Barn Arts Centre. The dance performance looks at the aura of Shiva the dancer, the blue god, dweller of the mountains, the serene calmness of cemetery as he talks to the dead, meditator, dialogue with untamed animals- creatures of the earth.

It will be visually amazing using fabric to create the flowing Ganges which flows from his hair and elaborate costumes. Track composed by Liran Donin and music played live by a violist.

Concept and choreographed by Sushmita Pati. The dance styles are Odissi (a classical temple dance which is sculptural and aesthetic) and Mohiniattam (a beautiful South Indian classical form juxtaposed with creative and contemporary movements).

A sample of the special dance can be viewed in this video.

Kala The Arts is an arts in education charity and a national portfolio holder organisation of South Asian dance in the region. The company will be
bringing its performance Shivoham and various others and touring some of it to small scale venues. The performers are Sushmita Pati, Suchismita Ganguly
and a western and Indian musician Rohan Roy. Kala has worked in Elmbridge extensively in the past and will bring its performance and workshop to the
venue. For more details about the company please visit its website www.kalathearts.co.uk


Wednesday 29 May 2024 - 7:00 pm
Tickets:  £12 (Standard)/ £10 (under 16)

Before the performance, Kala the Arts will also lead a South Asian Dance Workshop. The workshop will cover some aspects of Shivoham, some dance warms, movements from Odissi (a sculptural classical dance form) to prerecorded music and learn to present some element of the story combined with favourite animals of Shiva dweller of earth and God of dance through stylised hand gestures called mudras.

To book your workshop place or a combined ticket for performance and workshop: £16 (Standard)/  £14 (under 16), visit here. 
Workshop time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm