SPECIAL
REPORT: STRICTLY DANDIA!
Strictly
Dandia returns to the Lyric Hammersmith following sell-out success in
2004. Written by Tamasha’s Artistic Directors Sudha Bhuchar and
Kristine Landon-Smith this dazzling show features fast and funky dance
routines by award winning choreographer Liam Steel (DV8, Complicité;
The Royal Court) and music by Shri ((Shrikanth Sriram), Outcaste Records
- Drum The Bass, and in collaboration with DJ Badmarsh, Dancing Drums
and Signs.)
The cast
includes Karen David, the Indian born singer and actress who has had
top 20 hits in Germany and is currently in MTV’s Topbuzzer and
the British Film Take Three Girl. She plays opposite Wayne Perrey well
known as Detective Parvez Lateef in Dalziel and Pascoe who will be on
our screens again at the beginning of February.
Strictly
Dandia is set during the Hindu festival of Navratri (a festival that
leads up to Diwali in honour of the Trinity of God as worshipped in
the female form). The celebrations involve lots of dancing and are an
ideal opportunity for young people to meet each other.
Outside revellers queue in the freezing cold, inside things are hotting
up. Crowds flock from all over London to strut their stuff on the dance
floor at the event of the year. On the look out for love, and with the
trophy in their sights, the dancers compete for the eye of the judges.
On a night that could change their lives forever, divisions are rife
and allegiances are challenged when an outsider dances his way into
the heart of the most eligible girl.
Set during
a fictitious dance competition, young men and women take to the dance
floor, under the watchful eye of the older generation, in a bid to find
the “right” partner and for one lucky couple, the title of
Diwali King and Queen. The show looks at the challenges faced by young
Hindus in Britain today as they struggle with their parent's aspirations
for them and their own ambitions.
Tamasha
bring a light hearted, popularist approach to this timeless story of
star-crossed lovers, and explore a booming Asian culture in Britain.
Full of fast moving dance and colourful costumes this is a contemporary
love story and a sparkling evening of entertainment.
Strictly
Dandia
Thursday 27 January – Saturday 12 February 2005
Lyric Hammersmith (full tour details below)
Tickets 08700 500 511
