Configurations
The original Configurations was commissioned by The Place, London. This, in turn, was developed from an earlier solo work, Miniatures, with commissioned music by Michael Nyman, in 1988. The work has shifted and changed, reflecting Shobana’s growth as a choreographer. This re-imagining of Configurations in 2012, isn’t about re-staging or reviving; it’s rather a statement of affection for the music and the potential for adventure in Bharata Natyam.
Configurations was presented in 2012 as part of Classic Cut – an intriguing double bill exploring past and present. And again in 2013 in a double bill with Strange Blooms.
Listen to Surface Tension – the podcast from Shobana Jeyasingh Dance.
In Episode 1, Guardian Dance Critic Sanjoy Roy talks to Shobana and composer Michael Nyman about their collaboration on Configurations from 1989.
The Point, Eastleigh
23 Feb 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London
13–17 Mar 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
mac Birmingham
20 Mar 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
The Core at Corby Cube
22 Mar 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
The Brewhouse, Taunton
27 Mar 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Dansens Hus, Stockholm
14–15
Sep 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
The Roses, Tewkesbury
26 Sep 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
The Performance Centre, University College Falmouth
28 Sep 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Laban Theatre, London
4 Oct 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Watford Palace Theatre
9 Oct 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Exeter Northcott Theatre
11–12
Oct 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds
25 Oct 2012
Double bill with Dev Kahan Hai? / Where is Dev?
Exeter Northcott Theatre
14–15 Nov 2013
Double bill with Strange Blooms
The Performance Centre, University College Falmouth
27 Nov 2013
Double bill with Strange Blooms
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
3–4 Dec 2013
Double bill with Strange Blooms