How do you honour classical dance technique while making it seem relevant and fresh? That’s the question asked in different ways by the British Asian choreographer Seeta Patel and American dancer Tiler Peck – both dazzling performers looking to expand their range.
Patel’s dance language is the south Indian tradition of bharatanatyam. In her solo Shree, you see its mixture of delicate hand movements and rhythmic footwork, the way it mingles storytelling and abstraction. But it’s her version of The Rite of Spring for 12 dancers that provides the heart of the programme.
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