Returning to EDINBURGH FRINGE and SUMMERHALL

with two exciting shows YOU&ME and BIRD 

from our KATHAK MONOLOGUES series

 

  

Man meets Man… discovering a state of happiness never felt before; but he has a wife and family at home. 

A dance duet featuring the spectacle of high energy Kathak and physicality of contemporary dance, with a live music score of sitar, tabla and cello.  

 

Choreography & 'written' by AMINA KHAYYAM

Performers: SHYAM DATTANI, GIACOMO PINI

Musicians include: DEBASISH MUKHERJEE  (tabla), IAIN MCHUGH (cello)

Music composed by JONATHAN MAYER  

Produced & Dramaturgy by HARDIAL S. RAI

Lighting: CLARE O'DONUGHUE

Made at Brunel Arts (University) and Collage Arts Spaces in association with zeroculture/Arts with support from the Arts Council of England

BIRD – A stage sequel to our critically acclaimed dance film – ‘Catch The Bird Who Won’t Fly’  choreographed by Amina Khayyam 

Bird explores the question often asked in our workshops – “What happens when you run away from domestic abuse?”   - a question often targeted at the stigma and cultural pressure in communities at those who escape it or try to.  

Three dancers weave the story to a specially commissioned live music score by Jonathan Mayer (with an adaptation of John Marc Gowan's sequence from Slut)

 

Choreography & 'written' by AMINA KHAYYAM 

Performers: JANE CHAN, JALPA VALA, SUSHMA VALA 

Musicians include: DEBASISH MUKHERJEE  (tabla), IAIN MCHUGH (cello), 

Produced & Dramaturgy by HARDIAL S. RAI 

Lighting: CLARE O'DONUGHUE 

Made at Brunel Arts (University) and Collage Arts Spaces in association with zeroculture/Arts with support from the Arts Council of England