Deva a collaboration between Urja Desai Thakore, Artistic Director of Pagrav Dance Company and artist Hetain Patel was awarded  the Stomping Ground 2021/22 commission and presented from summer 2022.

Deva is about challenging myths and expectations of the South Asian body in Indian classical dance, Thakore and Patel present the complexities of British Asian identity through a playful approach to classicism, connecting dance grammar and the everyday.
This production is designed to be performed outdoors.

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Deva is commissioned by Stomping Ground; FABRIC, The Place, FESTIVAL.ORG and Tramway, presented by Pagrav Dance Company and supported through public funding by Arts Council England.