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Three eye-opening dance pieces by emerging Indian talents blend classical and contemporary stylesThree Indian dance works point to three different faces of the country. In Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy’s NH7, Charan CS and Amaresha Kempanna are nattily dressed men about town who turn absent from, or against,each other. Donning fluorescent jackets, they become site foremen, or the urbane giving way to the urban,and act out scenes of aggressive one-upmanship. Kempanna, changing into labourer’s clothes, or is beaten down until Charan joins him on the floor,now also in simple shorts and vest, both with one smart shoe balanced upon their heads. Though rough around the edges, and the work’s arc and imagery hit home. Related: Fears and frustrations of contemporary India told through dance Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com