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Material Men: Shobana Jeyasingh, Southbank Centre

16 Sep 15 – 17 Sep 15, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

A new work by choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh (Southbank Centre) brings together hip hop and classical South Asian dance in an intriguing face off.

By Teresa Guerreiro on 25/7/2015

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The new work is called Material Men and in it Shobana Jeyasingh looks into two very different traditions: bharathanatyam, or classical South Asian dance, and the more recent Western street dance, hip hop.

Facing off are Sooraj Subramanian, one of the foremost exponents of bharathanatyam and a regular collaborator of Jeyasingh’s, and Shaileshj Bahoran, hip hop dancer, choreographer and leader of his own crew, Illusionary Rockaz.

Through their encounter, Jeyasingh explores rhythm, shared history, what brings them together and what separates them.

Shobana Jeyasingh is one of the most exciting choreographers working today. She herself is the point of confluence of different cultures and traditions. She was trained as a bharatanatyam dancer, so Indian culture and pure classical line informed her artistic beginnings. She then became a choreographer and developed her own, predominantly contemporary language.

Her internationally-acclaimed work is inspired by a dynamic view of history. Possessed of an insatiably curious mind, she has brought audiences explorations of different cultures and stories asking questions about and shining light into our world and how we got here.

Jeyasingh’s Bayadère – The Ninth Life, which ran at the Linbury Studio in the Spring and earned a five-star review on these pages, brought us a fresh and refreshing look at one the classics of 19th century ballet. In her version, the ballet is seen a through the eyes of a 21st century young Indian man, at first bemused by 19th century Europe’s simplistic view of India as just an exotic other, then slowly and inexorably drawn into the story’s potent imagery.

Wherever possible, Jeyasingh escapes the constraints of the theatre and creates site-specific works, such as TooMortal, a dance work for pews in historic churches that premiéred at the 2012 Venice Biennale; and In Flagrante staged at a Rome art gallery.

Material Men features a new score by Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin which will be performed live by The Smith Quartet, and will premiére at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of a double-bill with Strange Blooms. This 2013 piece, created to mark Shobana Jeyasingh Dance’s 25th anniversary, is an ensemble work for eight dancers inspired by the cellular life of plants. Music is by Gabriel Prokofiev.

This is a programme for those who seek to be inspired and challenged by performance, and relish an intelligent and inquiring approach to art and the way in which it reflects the world we live in.



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What Material Men: Shobana Jeyasingh, Southbank Centre
Where Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX | MAP
Nearest tube Waterloo (underground)
When 16 Sep 15 – 17 Sep 15, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Price £15-£25
Website http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/shobana-jeyansingh-dance-2015-91487

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    Bharathanatyam meets hip hop

    Cosmopolitan dancer Sooraj Subramaniam trained in Bharatanatyam, Odissi, classical ballet and contemporary dance forms at the Sutra Dance Theatre, Malaysia. He graduated from the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts. He has been based in Belgium, where he worked with a number of cutting-edge choreographers; and in Britain where he joined Shobana Jeyasingh Dance in 2012.

    Based in The Hague, Shailesh Bahoran is a hip hop dancer and choreographer known by his phenomenal technique and original expression. A master of bboying, locking and popping he made his name with his crew Illusionary Rockaz creating the first Dutch hip hop dance performance Age of Chaos in 2002. His first solo Heritage, inspired by his Hindustani background, was nominated for the Danspublieksprijs 2014. 

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