In dance theatre work Roots to Rise, Nandita Shankardass brings together three women, each absorbed in the chaos of their own world. Blending folk and contemporary movement with Indian classical dance, we follow their journey back to the land, the soil, and the stories written in the stars.
Set to polyrhythmic musical scores and guided by embodied memory, they confront personal and collective histories, learning from one another and from those who came before.
In this shared journey, they reconnect with the earth, ancestral wisdom, and to the futures emerging on the horizon, celebrating freedom, resistance and community.
FREE, all ages welcome
Duration: approximately 40 minutes
Nandita Shankardass is an interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, educator and facilitator. She is the founder of Welcome Movement® centered around wellbeing, creativity and freedom of expression through movement and dance.
Roots to Rise is supported by Without Walls and commissioned by An Indian Summer Festival, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Brighton Festival.
With additional support from Old Diorama Arts Centre as part of New Narratives, The Rose Choreographic School and Studio Wayne McGregor’s FreeSpace Programme.
The R&D for Roots To Rise was supported by 101 Outdoor Arts, Seedbed Funding.
Photo credit: John Evans
