2017 – Dance Bridges

DANCE BRIDGES FESTIVAL, KOLKATA, INDIA 2017

PRESS COVERAGE

The Telegraph t2

JOINING THE WORLD WITH DANCE BRIDGES FESTIVAL

Stepping into its second edition, the biennial Dance Bridges Festival under the aegis of Vanessa Maria Mirza, director, and Dam Van Huynh, associate director, brought together over 70 artistes from 17 countries as they deftly continued with their objective of building a cultural bridge between local and international communities. The festival titled New Panoramas: In You I See My Dance, held from August 22 to 29 across five locations comprising contemporary dance performances, dance installations, workshops and film-screenings, presented a unique opportunity to the people of Calcutta to discover international artistes who, for most of them, were performing in India for the first time.

Pierre Palluet, the artistic programmer of the festival, pens a piece for t2 (Read the article online here)

Artist Interview: Ido Tadmor

Dance Bridges Festival had the privilege of a special interview with renowned Israeli artist Ido Tadmor, commemorating over 30 years of an international career in dance. Although schedules were tough, he and his dance partner for ‘The Empty Room’, Mira Rubinstein were in Kolkata for 48 hours just so they could perform in Dance Bridges Festival 2017. Read the interview here to know more about their experience and advice to young artists.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2017

Performances

Tuesday 22 August

ICCR Sculpture Court – 7pm

Performance – Opening Ceremony

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Thursday 24 August

G. D. Birla Sabhagar – 7pm

Performance

INTERMISSION 15 mins

Friday 25 August

G. D. Birla Sabhagar – 7pm

Performance

INTERMISSION 15 mins

Stem | Tien Hsiao-Tzu | Taiwan – solo
Godos | Birutė Letukaitė – Aura Dance Theatre | Lithuania – group

Monday 28 August

Daga Nikunj – 7pm

Site specific Performance

For more information: Performances/ Residency Project/ Artists & Companies

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Tuesday 22 August

Wednesday 23 August

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Thursday 24 August

3.30-5pm DNA Danceworks |Nicole Lam – Ballet & Creative Dance | USA

Friday 25 August

2.30-4pm Calcutta School of Music | Surjit Nongmeikapam – Body Awareness |India
2.30-4pm The Doodle Room | Crystal Yukumoto – Ballet | USA

Saturday 26 August

Sunday 27 August

Monday 28 August

For more details: Workshops/ Artists & Companies

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Films & Talk

Wednesday 23 August

Nandan III – 6.30pm

Film Screening – Short Films

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Sunday 27 August

Nandan II – 5.30pm

Film Screening

Atomos | Wayne Mcgregor/Ravi Duprees | UK

Nandan II – 7.00pm

Film Screening

Mr. Gaga | Tomer Heymann | Israel

For more details: Films /Artists & Companies

Tuesday 29 August

8th Day Cafe & Bakery – 11am

Talk

Meet the artists and the Festival team

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DANCE BRIDGES FESTIVAL, KOLKATA, INDIA 2017

PRESS COVERAGE

The Telegraph t2

Artist Interview: Ido Tadmor

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2017

Performances

Tuesday 22 August

ICCR Sculpture Court – 7pm

Performance – Opening Ceremony

Thursday 24 August

G. D. Birla Sabhagar – 7pm

Performance

Friday 25 August

G. D. Birla Sabhagar – 7pm

Performance

Monday 28 August

Daga Nikunj – 7pm

Site specific Performance

Films & Talk

NEW PANORAMAS, ‘IN YOU I SEE MY DANCE’