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2005 BOLLYWOOD FEVER (York)

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A series of community workshops in Bollywood dance which culminated in a collaborative performance with professional dancers at the Grand Opera House, York, as part of Dance Week York 2005.

Participants were made up of four groups. Workshops and the performance will be built around these groups:

Children (8-13 yr old) – Group 1
Young People (13-18 yr old) – Group 2
Adults (18+) – Group 3
Families (family members and children over 8) – Group 4





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2007 BOLLYWOOD JANE

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All the elements for an epic Bollywood extravaganza: A mother and daughter on the run.  A wife betrayed.  A forbidden passion.  A broken heart.  Fish and chips.  Single mum Kate has done a runner from the bloke next door.  After landing up in Bradford with just a few bags of clothes and Jane, her seriously disenchanted daughter, it's all looking pretty grim.  But then Jane meets local lad Dini and she's swept up into the fantasy world of Amrish Puri and the wild, vibrant heart of Bollywood films.  In true Bollywood fashion life is much more fun when played out in sequins and saris with a glamourous team of backing dancers.  But can she escape her drab life and become Bollywood Jane for real?  An exuberant explosion of lip-synched music and dancing from Amanda Whittington, writer of Ladies' Day.  Choreography by SAA-uk Resident Artist Zoobin Surty and costume consultancy by SAA-uk’s very own Keranjeet Kaur Virdee.

“A hard-working community chorus was drilled to perfection by choreographer Zoobin Surty.”   Guardian Newspaper

“Choreographer Zoobin Surty has created an exuberant style” The Stage


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