“In this hypnotic performance Angika gives Bharatanatyam a contemporary makeover, blending it with Midival Punditz’s score of fusion electronica. It works like a dream.”
The Stage
ANGIKA are a leading national touring company in the UK with a reputation for bringing an innovative contemporary approach and vitality to the rich vocabulary of classical Bharatanatyam dance.
ANGIKA present an evening of two new inspiring works that further their impressive and critically acclaimed creative partnerships with MTV award-winning composers Tapan Raj & Gaurav Raina of Midival Punditz, Aideen Malone (lighting design) and Gabriella Ingram (costume design).
In Ether the dancers explore the contrast between energised space and nothingness. In Indian philosophy the Ether or ‘Akasa’ pervades the Universe as the invisible vehicle of life and sound. To connect with the flow of this subtle force this metaphysical piece engages the sophisticated rhythmic element of Bharatanatyam with lyrical stillness. The geometrical abstraction and physical dynamics of ANGIKA’s dance sculpts the space to evoke a sense of the intangible.
Angika will also be performing another new dance piece Urban Temple, originally created in 2003 as a commissioned site-sensitive work for London’s South Bank Centre, it has been extensively reworked specifically for the stage as a new quintet. £9 / £5
