SIZE OF COMPANY
Up to 11 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large
PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director and Choreographer
Nina Rajarani
Composer and Vocalist
Y Yadavan
General Manager
Bryony Kimmings
Administrator and Education Officer
Esther Field
ARTISTIC POLICY
Srishti – Nina Rajarani Dance Creations is a London-based dance company creating and presenting work that maintains the authenticity of Indian classical dance and music, while presenting them in innovative ways and within contemporary contexts.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
It was a very impressive performance. The final memory I’ll take away from this night of energy, passion and conflict is the telling sound of feet landing on the floor, cracking like gunshots.
www.bbc.co.uk (Quick!)
The nicest surprise is Nina Rajarani's ‘Quick!’, in which four guys in city clothes dance the most testosterone-infused Bharatnatyam I have seen.
The Guardian (Quick!)
The highlight of Chemistry was the deeply moving vocal accompaniment, composed and sung faultlessly by Y Yadavan…'Quick!', a riot of perfect synchronisation.
The Independent (Play Ball)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
My Stamping Ground
A fresh take on a classic story and follows a torrid love affair amidst feuding gangs. This show is an innovative dance battle between the classical and the contemporary. This 1 hour (no interval), male dominated show sees a collaboration between Karnatic Composer Y Yadavan and a Rap Artist.
Cast: 9, Crew: 2
Play Ball
A triple bill of 3x15 minute works including Bend it….(detailed below), Chemistry (a male-female duet about lovers making up after a tiff) and Quick! (detailed below). This show includes one 5 minute pause and a 20 minutes interval.
Cast: 9, Crew: 2
Quick!
The 15 minute, all male piece that won Nina Rajarani the 2006 Place Prize, sponsored by Bloomberg. Due to popular demand this piece, based on the fast paced living of London’s city businessmen continues to tour internationally to both indoor and outdoor venues.
Cast: 8, Crew: 2
Bend It… (Aerial)
A 25 minute collision between football and south Asian dance. This piece is for the outdoors and includes aerial work in collaboration with Upswing. The show comes complete with penalty shoot-outs, slow motion replays and that heart stopping ultimate goal!
Cast: 8, Crew: 4. The non-aerial version of Bend it… is 15 minutes and can be performed both indoors and outdoors. Cast: 8, Crew: 2
FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Love is in the Air
Srishti’s new mid-scale, aerial show that will continue the exploration of gang culture, working as an extension of My Stamping Ground. This version will also include site-specific elements.
Available for touring autumn 2009 and spring 2010. Cast: 9, Crew: 5
WRAP-AROUND
Srishti prides itself on its innovative and varied education work and can provide the following workshops (all available as 2 hour, full day or longer residencies):
Introduction to Bharatanatyam and/or Karnatic Music
Repertoire based workshops for Quick!, Bend It… and My Stamping Ground, exploring the themes of city life, football and issues around gang culture respectively
All workshops (1 full day or longer) can lead to Curtain Raiser performances at a Srishti tour venue if appropriate. All workshops can be tailored to meet specific needs or to cover certain areas of study.
Srishti also offers post show talks. The company is available to run masterclasses, talks, lecture demonstrations and be parts of seminars, etc. Our wrap-around activity can be geared for any age range, and both an amateur or professional audience.
Srishti is also available for international work.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 UK and Europe: Mirage and Quick!
2007 UK: Europe and the US: Quiet Please and Quick!
2008 UK: Play Ball, Quick! and Bend it…
TOURING AVAILABILITY
Play Ball, Quick! and Bend It… available throughout 2009 and 2010 for both indoor and outdoor venues
My Stamping Ground – touring small scale venues Feb-March 2009
Love is in the Air – touring mid-scale venues autumn 2009 and spring 2010
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