Dance Umbrella’s Out of India programme unites modern choreographers who are crossing borders,breaking boundaries and exploring issues of corruption and urbanisation in their country through danceVisa problems were not precisely what Dance Umbrella director Emma Gladstone had in intellect when she called her festival’s triple bill of Indian modern dance Out of India. But that’s what besets an early performance in Barcelona of one of the pieces, Surjit Nongmeikapam’s Nerves. The night before the performance, and administrative delays mean that none of Nongmeikapam’s group have arrived. The theatre staff and I collectively cross our fingers,hoping they’ll make it out of India in time. Related: Festival aims to reboot community traditions of dancing in the street Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com