Sanjeevini Dutta's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sanjeevini Dutta
Classical and contemporary dancer Sooraj Subramaniam talks to fellow dancer Pranav Yajnik about his childhood in Malaysia, his training with Ramli Ibrahim of Sutra Dance and shares his insights into what gives Indian classical dance its enduring appeal.
This podcast is part of the Banyan Tree- South Asian Dance in the UK 2000-2020. It has been realised through the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
In this podcast for the Banyan Tree- South Asian dance 2000-2020, the renowned choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh talks to Pulse Editor Sanjeevini Dutta about her memories of her guru Samraj Pillai, her evolution as a choreographer and her battles to occupy the space of her choosing.
This podcast is part of the Banyan Tree-South Asian Dance in the UK project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Kathak and contemporary dance are intertwined in the work of choreographer and dancer Aakash Odedra. Born in Birmingham and trained in the UK and India, Odedra has become an internationally-recognised and award-winning artist. In this podcast he speaks of the teachers who 'gave him an ocean', including Chitraleka Bolar and Nilima Devi; and Bollywood choreographer Shiamak Davar; and of other major influences – Anand Bhatt, Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Russell Maliphant. His thoughts range through life and death, nature, the language of dance; and he reflects on his recent works Samsara (withHu Shenyuan) and #JeSuis.
Recorded and edited by Greta Zabulyte
Interview by Sanjeevini Dutta
Series produced by Kadam/Pulse
Made possible by National Lottery Heritage Fund
Sooraj Subramaniam is a dance artist whose work ranges across bharatanatyam, odissi, ballet and kathak. Of Malaysian-Indian origin he now lives in Belgium, from where he spoke to UK-based Pranav Yajnik. Their conversation ranges from his early classes with 'Mrs Ayyappan' at the local temple in Kuala Lumpur ('it was fun'), his training with Ramli Ibrahim at Sutra, to what keeps him dancing.
Recorded and edited by Greta Zabulyte
Interview by Sanjeevini Dutta
Series produced by Kadam/Pulse
Made possible by National Lottery Heritage Fund
Shobana Jeyasingh CBE is an internationally-recognised choreographer who founded Shobana Jeyasingh Dance 30 years ago. She was born in Chennai, India in 1957 and has lived in Sri Lanka and Malaysia. She trained in bharatanatyam (the classical dance of Tamil Nadu), under Samaraj Pillai and read English Literature, specialising in Shakespeare at The University of Sussex. She founded Shobana Jeyasingh Dance in 1989 and has created over 60 critically-acclaimed works for diverse platforms including stage, screen and unconventional public spaces. Her work is noted for both its intellectual rigour and its visceral physicality.
[www.shobanajeyasingh.co.uk]
In this podcast Shobana Jeyasingh speaks to Pulse editor Sanjeevini Dutta about her memories of her guru Samraj Pillai, her journey as a choreographer and why being an artist is a political act.
Recorded and edited by Greta Zabulyte
Interview by Sanjeevini Dutta
Series produced by Kadam/Pulse
Made possible by National Lottery Heritage Fund