KATHAK MONOLOGUES

Two short Kathak dance pieces, thematic from a South Asian feminist perspective, written & choreographed by AMINA KHAYYAM.

7.30pm - Antonin Artaud Performance Centre ANTR001

Wednesday 23 November 2022

YOU&ME - In a same sex relationship, an ordinary guy wrestles to confront all that that prevents him to be with his lover. The piece features a duet using kathak and contemporary movement exploring cultural baggage, taboos and issues around LGBTQ

BIRD - A stage sequel to AKDC’s critically acclaimed digital film Catch The Bird Who Won’t Fly – started life in a workshop with a women’s community group where a participant asked “What happens to a woman when she runs away from domestic abuse?”. That question was impactful; the tone, the nervousness in her voice, the looking away after she asked the question… expressing the weight of cultural social stigma that surrounds escaping abuse. Jane Chan is joined by Jalpa Vala and Sushma Vala in a scalding emphatic kathak fluence-d movement tto live original music by Jonathan Mayer played on tenor sitar and cello by Iain McHugh.

Nominated for the National Dance Awards 2022 for Best Independent Dance Company, Amina Khayyam Dance (AKDC)’s mission is to make touring dance theatre work using the South Asian dance Kathak as the core narrative. It works in collaboration with those who are culturally least engaged, economically challenged and societally disenfranchised - with a focus on the marginalised female voice, not just from the mainstream but from within their own community.

AKDC is the resident artist at Brunel Arts.

Tickets: £12
Concessions: £10
Students: £8
Free for members of Brunel Arts

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