GHATAM

Originally commissioned for Kaldearte – an outdoor festival in Bilbao, Spain – by FreeArt, Ghatam is inspired by Steve Reichʼs Drumming music composition. The choreography brings imaginative expression to the beautiful and unique sound of the ghatam, a classical Indian percussion instrument made of fired red clay. In this piece the ‘dance-drummers’ create a playful, dynamic expression of the four core characterful, percussive sounds of the ghatam.

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
MAYURI BOONHAM

MUSIC
TAPAN RAJ & GAURAV RAINA (aka Midival Punditz)

LIGHTING DESIGN
CLARE O’DONOGHUE

COSTUME DESIGN
MORITZ JUNGE

DANCERS
MAYURI BOONHAM, ARCHANA BALLAL, SHREYA KUMAR, PAULINE REIBELL

PREMIERE
OCTOBER 2010
Pavilion Dance South West

SUPPORTERS
Arts Council England, British Council, Art Asia, GemArts, Pavilion Dance South West, Dance4, Akādemi

VIDEO
Ghatam – Excerpt