song of the city- unedited excerpt

This is a 10 minute excerpt of the performance of 'song of the city' which premiered at The Vault at Southwark Playhouse in August 2011.

Inspired by the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, poet, musician, visual artist and social reformer song of the city celebrates and interprets Tagore's creativity against the back drop of 21st Century London. Taking his philosophies, songs and sketches as inspiration song of the city explores the duality of light and dark, west and east, self and other as the three characters of Muse, Artist and Man fall in and out of tune with the city, taking a journey deep into its heart to discover hidden and surprising revelations. The aesthetic of Tagore's sketches and doodles, and in particular the black and white imagery he used, stimulated us to seek a site reflecting this visual experience. Southwark Vaults surpassed our expectations.

Featuring ballet, bharatanatyam and contemporary dance set to a haunting musical arrangement, song of the city reveals the soul that pulses within the city.

Woman / Muse Kamala Devam
Romantic / Creative Kim Amundsen
Realist / Executive Gian Luca Loddo

Creative Team
Vocalist: Ash Mukherjee
Sohini Alam
Costumes and Styling: Ash Mukherjee
Production & Stage Management: Anthony Osborne
Lighting Designer: Bill Deverson
Translation: William Radice
Filmmaker: Will Huntley
Dramaturge & Sceneographer: Deepan Sivaraman
Composer, Arranger & Musician: Arun Ghosh
Choreographer: Ash Mukherjee
Line Producer: Lydia Fraser-Ward
Executive Producer: Mira Kaushik

Director: Mira Kaushik
Administration Director: Monique Deletant Bell
Administrator: Nina Edwards
Dance Production Officer: Lydia Fraser-Ward
Education Director/Freelance Consultant: Christina Christou
Education & Community Officer: Jess Linton
PA / Marketing Assistant: Dawn James
Finance Officer: Syd Rae

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• akademi
• song of the city
• south asian dance
• indian dance
• asian dance
• bharatanatyam
• ballet
• contemporary
• southwark
• southwark playhouse
• dancing Contemporary dance