• Friday, March 29, 2024

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Ballet classic given Indian spin

By: Eastern Eye Staff

DANCER-CHOREOGRAPHER SEETA PATEL ON PERFORMANCE AND REIMAGINING THE RITE OF SPRING IN A NEW WAY by ASJAD NAZIR Famous ballet The Rite Of Spring has been re-imagined in the classical Indian dance style of bharatanatyam for the first time by Seeta Patel. The award-winning British choreographer and performer has assembled six outstanding performers for the brand new adaptation of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s ballet and orchestral concert work that was first premiered in 1913. The most unique staging of a piece that has been choreographed by many different artists and companies over the years recently commenced a UK tour. The…

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