In Their Element: The magic of Scottish Dance Theatre

Titled “Forces of Nature”, the production comprises three contemporary dance pieces from the repertory: Revelator by Ruth Janssen, In this Storm by Henri Oguike and Stromgren’s Winter, Again. Darkin is bringing this production to India for the first time, after several successful stage shows in the UK and parts of Europe. “These pieces work a lot with patterns, and patterns are a huge feature about dance and nature. And dance acts like a natural force itself. I have chosen these works because of their success in the UK and how they have woven different elements of nature in their pieces,” she says.

Janssen’s nine-minute piece Revelator looks at the fast changing complexities of a relationship through a duet performance as a couple shows how time passes by through different seasons; while Nigerian choreographer Oguike’s 30-minute In this Storm is an energetic and vibrant celebration of dance and music. This piece was specially commissioned by the company.

Darkin has been at the helm of affairs at the company since 2012, and, on her visit to India, she is looking to create a collaborative dance piece with local dancers and troupes. In Bangalore they did a two-day workshop at Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts; they will be working with street children in Kolkata and a community that lives on the fringes in the Sunderbans. “We will be doing therapeutic forms of dance as a means of communication. No point of teaching new techniques in this short span of time,” says Darkin, who will be travelling with her troupe of 11 dancers from her company to Pondicherry for a week-long workshop, at the end of the India tour, which concludes in Kolkata on October 11. “I am interested in a co-production between the two countries. I am keen on using the musicality of classical Indian dance with contemporary dance, which has a lot of expressiveness of the face,” she says.

Entry is by invitation. Passes can be collected from British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg or Full Circle Book Shop, Khan Market.

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