As part of the Dance Insights Online series, 2020 Artist in Residence Shane Shambhu curated a programme of artistic inspiration, offering audiences a unique insight into his creative influences and practice.
Shane’s programme shared a collection of films, conversations and creative insights that offered audiences a window into his artistic practice and inspirations. The programme opened with a screening of his film Inner Spaces, alongside Revelations, a selection of works that had influenced and inspired him. Audiences were also invited to enjoy Director’s Cut, a series of short conversations with four artists exploring dance, theatre and culture.
The programme continued with Director’s Cut, alongside What’s Cooking, a podcast commentary where Shane reflected on the arts while preparing one of his favourite dishes, inviting audiences to cook along with him. The programme also extended into Instagram, where Shane shared a day in lockdown, his creative reflections and a selection of music that had shaped and inspired him.
about shane shambhu
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The company blends together all my performance experiences including Bharatanatyam, contemporary dance, theatre, writing and a wide range of other artistic disciplines. The company has grown and discovered its unique brand of humour and Indian-dance derived physical theatre merging art forms and cultures from global perspectives to entertain, educate and empower.
What will you be working on as part of your residency?
I am exploring the translation of Bharatanatyam to non-Bharatanatyam trained bodies leading to an authentic hybridised movement language furthering my Bharatanatyam-derived physical theatre language. Through choreographic explorations driven by the emotional and narrative aspects of Bharatanatyam, my research will try and capture the dramatic content within the themes of my new work ‘Invisible Lines’.
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The Directors Cut!
Relax with a coffee and a biscuit and be creatively inspired and energised by this series of short conversations expanding our understandings of dance, theatre and culture.
Shane speaks with acclaimed and noted Theatre Director, Jatinder Verma about process and methodologies, how his practice from Sanskrit Theatre has evolved and they converse on the differences between dance and theatre.
Shane speaks with Kristine Landon-Smith about her approach to intra-cultural creating and its importance, development of physical actions and abstraction in theatre contexts and why there is a lack of female directors and choreographers.
Shane speaks with Brazilian-born Theatre Director, Ramiro Silveira about his physical-theatre practises, the relevance of physicality in drama and plays and Brazil’s place on the global stage.
Shane speaks with Paul Anthony Morris about the importance of dance in his work and it’s relevance and his own unique physical training approach and its effect on actors.
Here is the recipe:
| Mixed Vegetables | Any combination of: carrots, pumpkin, butternut squash, yams, aubergines, green beans, raw banana (green) |
| 2 Small Onions | |
| Garlic | 3 cloves |
| Coconut | Can use coconut cream or coconut milk |
| Turmeric Powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Salt | To taste |
| Cumin Powder/Jeera | 1 teaspoon |
| Plain Yogurt | ¼ cup |
| Green Chillies | 2 |
| Coconut Oil | 3 tablespoons |