Twilight Tempest - T01863273192This is an exciting collaboration between [Bimba Dance] Theatre and the National Dance Company of Jamaica resulting in a fusion of Caribbean and Indian myth, ritual and dance. In Mahabarata lore, Savitri woos Yama, God of Death, to save the life of her doomed husband Satyavan. As Savitri dances out her love and anguish, she transforms into Queenie, priestess of the Caribbean Wake Dance, and humanises Yama into her Satyavan. | |
15 Nov 02 | Leighton Buzzard Theatre, Leighton Buzzard :: V13 listing details L01435781421 |
2 Nov 02 | BAC (Battersea Arts Centre), Inner London :: V168 listing details L0496291650 |
10 Oct 02 | University of Bedfordshire Theatre (formerly the Bowen West Theatre), Bedford :: V16 listing details L01829738300 |
Last Chorus - T2057098284Truth is a disturbance. Love is a disturbance and demons lurk in the depths of our psychology. Last Chorus is a performance of rituals in which a young woman flirts with death to regain her husband's life. This international collaboration between [Bimba Dance Theatre] and the [National Dance Company of Jamaica] draws on South Asian, African and Caribbean dance and music to present a provocative performance of rich movement with a specially commissioned music score. | |
25 May 01 | Brewhouse, Burton-on-Trent :: V126 listing details L1691186510 |