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VASANTAMALA INDIAN DANCE INSTITUTE: RAMAYANA STORY
Original movers and shakers
While others rush to join the recent craze for all things Indian, VasantaMala Indian Dance Institute are no
The Japanese company was founded in the 505 by VasantaMala who met her Indian husband at Kyoto University. ‘She was the first lady to bring Indian dancing into Japan,’ says her daughter Shakti, better known for her sensual dance pieces such as The Pillow Book and Realm of Desire. Shakti also coordinates the Japan Experience, is director of The Garage and for the first time is bringing children from her mother’s dance institute to the Fringe. Aged between 8 and 16, they are performing Ramayana Story, a traditional dance drama of good versus evil.
Shakti explains what appeals to the children about the dance form: ‘In classical Indian dance they wear a lot of colourful clothes, there’s all the bells, the leg movement, the stamping of the feet and the eye-brow movement.’
I asked Shakti what she made of the current surge of interest in Indian culture. ‘I was surprised it’s happened all ' i. of a sudden because there’s so many Indians in the UK,
‘ and there’s been so many Indian pop groups and genres that have originated here.’ It’s a move she approves of. ‘A cultural mix is what I’m after. It’s like the tower of Babel in the Garage theatre and that’s the way I want to keep it.’
Back in Japan, the young performers are gearing themselves up. ‘They’re ready to fly. They’ve studied their one or two phrases of English.‘ Come to our show. Thank
I the Garage Cha,')i.'ea:/. £32} 9009, until Aug 26, 3‘5) i521,
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Black l ight Theatre's children's spectacular takes the hare tale of
l ewis Caroll's Alice and invests it with a dynamic charm that is all their own. Indeed. you feel C(HOll would have been proud of this version of his story about a plucky. inguisitive heroine. trapped in a psychedelic fantasy World.
No lvlad Hatters or tyrannical Queens here. but who cares when you can fly over a fluorescent yillage and see a kindly clown and his clumsy apprentice. a troupe of dancing white gloves and a prima donna paintbrush. Moving, funny and technically seamless. Aspects is a kind of theatrical version of Disney's fantasia, a symphony- of sumptuous images in contrasting moods and movements. lantastikaf iAllan Radcliffei I l’leasa/ice (Sou/hard and Over [he Read. :'>:'>(>‘ ($33130. until Aug [’0‘ {not 7."), (’15. ll..’a’().'i/ri.
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THE SPOOKMASTER Doesn’t let the bed bugs bite .00
'Are you scared yet?‘ booms Mark Pencak in his mid Atlantic hyhrid dram. Perhaps if the sunlight wasn't streaming in the gaps in the venue Windows. The Spook/master could have been so much spookier. Peneak pulls out all the stops in his latest creation. A hrilliant performer. he Jumps into the story of a young poy whose trouhled brother is having terrible nightmares. and takes you on a Journey Into a world where family difficulties are played out through dreams. The abstract narrative was perhaps a little difficult for the intended age group of over eight. and the l)(?\‘./ll(l(}llfl§l ending too alirupt. hut Pencak's combination of puppetry. mime. film and adult iii—Jokes kept the pace trundling along nicely. ilvlaureen Hlis) I The Stand. 5:38 XIV.” until 26 Aug. 3.30pm), 5‘5 (5‘3).
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ALL THINGS WAX AND WONDERFUL Illuminating history .00
The fireworks at the Tattoo are not the only things making a big bang at the Festival. There are a few loud noises coming from the Meadows. where Ken Parsons. the world's leading wax artist. is holding an imaginative science lesson.
Illuminating different parts of the multi- coloured wax walls and ceiling. his narrative takes us from the Big Bang through volcanoes. forests and deserts in an informative interactive display. Although the intricacies of the actual wax—creation may appeal more to adults. the colours. shapes and lights inot to mention the free waxy goodie bags) are a hit with the kids. iSu/annah Mclvlicking) I The Meadows. 01/27 7'93 033, until 3/ Aug, 10am (and then every half hour until I’D/7)}, 511.530 (ERGO).
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