Srishti - Nina Rajarani Dance Creations

Winner of the 2006 Place Prize, Europes most prestigious competition celebrating the best in contemporary dance, Nina Rajarani is touring her new full length programme which includes the prize winning piece Quick! in the UK in spring 2007.

Of Quick! the judges, who included Brian Eno and Chris Ofili said:

“This work of unstoppable energy places Bharatanatyam firmly in the world of London business. A dance work with something new to say about how the world is today, it is a clear winner of The Place Prize 2006.” 

Quiet, Please! is 60 minutes of pure indulgence: excellent live music, vibrant visuals and the ultimate dance experience.

What the press say:-

“There’s no doubt in my mind who deserves the big prize. Nina Rajarani, who runs her own company Srishti, is competing with Quick!, a terrific piece for four men in shirts and ties who strut about like peacocks in the workplace. Written in the highly rhythmic style of bharata natyam (and abetted by four onstage musicians), its stamping percussive energies and mimetic animation are filled with frantic testosterone vanity and the high-powered stress of the modern businessman. Rajarani’s take on classical Indian dance is invigorating.” (Times)

“Quick! By Nina Rajarani, performed at stunning speed by four male Bharatanatyam dancers in suits and ties, shows the strains and pressures of the business day. To a deafening torrent of tabla-runs, Rajarani throws in faster and faster routines. The pace is insane, but the classical precision of the dancing never falters.” (Observer)

“The nicest surprise is Nina Rajarani’s QUICK!, in which four guys in city clothes dance the most testosterone-infused bharatanatyam I have seen. Rajarani’s conceit is to link the speed and glitter of the Indian dance to the frenetic pace of modern life. Yet by splicing the dancing with laddish grooming rituals and an uneasy joshing, she also evokes something touching and vulnerable about the men themselves.” (Guardian)

Nina’s professional touring company presents Nina’s choreography in which preservation of the authenticity of Indian classical dance traditions is of prime importance. Srishti has toured several productions nationally in the UK – Mirage (2006), Women Are From Venus (2005) Equilibrium (2004) SHE (2003), Vaachikam (2002), Santripti (1998), Independence (1997/8), Hidden Forces (1996/7), Utsav (1995), Golden Chains (1994), Meetings (1992/3).

Srishti’s projects have been regularly funded by the Arts Council of England and Regional Arts Boards. The company also has a strong commitment to both school and community based education work linked to tours and performances, and makes the provision of training opportunities a priority.

Quiet, Please! is available for touring in: February, March and April 2007.

Dates already confirmed include:- The Playbox Theatre, Palace Theatre, Ludlow Assembly Room, South Street Arts Centre, Square Chapel, Harrow Arts Centre, Bridgwater Arts Centre in partnership with Take Art, Arc Theatre – Stockton and The Place Theatre

To find out more about the company visit www.srishti.co.uk

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