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Oxana Banshikova and Kirsten Newell are both prominent Bharatanatyam artists living in Edinburgh. Under the Cosmic Dance umbrella they have joined their efforts in growing and popularizing Bharatanatyam in its traditional and modern form in Scotland. As Kalakshetra graduates and sharing 15 years of teaching and performing experience, they are striving to promote and grow innovative and high quality South Asian Dance through their collaborative and independent work in UK and abroad.
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MaMa Scottish tour schedule, Summer 2022
MaMa is a new dance/multi-media production exploring the journey of pregnancy, birth and early motherhood, through Bharatanatyam dance, immersive visuals, and a blend of Celtic-Carnatic music. MaMa was developed by directors/choreographers, Kirsten Newell and Oxana Banshikova and was inspired by their own experiences of motherhood as well as conversations with women from local community groups and health professionals.
The MaMa tour has been made possible through support from Creative Scotland Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance. The production has been produced by Vision Mechanics.
We are grateful for support from The Workroom, Dance Base and Akademi towards this production.
The MaMa tour has been made possible through support from Creative Scotland Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance. The production has been produced by Vision Mechanics.
We are grateful for support from The Workroom, Dance Base and Akademi towards this production.
Performances:
Wednesday 15 June, 2pm
Edinburgh College, Granton Campus
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Saturday 18 June, 2pm
Platform Arts, Glasgow
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Monday 20 June, 7.30pm
Universal Hall, Findhorn
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Saturday 25 June, 2.30pm
St Bridget’s Church Hall, Stonehaven
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Sunday 26 June, 4pm
Phoenix Centre, Newton Dee
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Monday 27 June, 7.30pm
The Acorn, Inverurie
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Tuesday 28 June, 6pm
The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
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Wednesday 29 June, 2pm* and 7pm The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
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*2pm Babes-in-arms performance
Thursday 30 June, 7.30pm
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh scottishstorytellingcentre.com
Friday 1 July, 4pm
Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
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Tuesday 5 July, 7.30pm
CatStrand, New Galloway
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Wednesday 6 July, 7.30pm
The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
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Thursday 7 July, 7.30pm
Moffat Town Hall
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Friday 8 July, 8pm
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
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Workshops:
Monday 13 June, 10am WHALE Arts Agency, Edinburgh whalearts.co.uk
Tuesday 14 June, 2pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh scottishstorytellingcentre.com
Wednesday 15 June, 11am Edinburgh College, Granton Campus northedinburgharts.co.uk
Monday 20 June, 11am Universal Hall, Findhorn universalhall.co.uk
Saturday 25 June, 11am St Bridget’s Church Hall, Stonehaven neatshows.co.uk
Tuesday 28 June, 2pm The Byre Theatre, St Andrews byretheatre.com
Tuesday 5 July, 2pm CatStrand, Dumfries & Galloway dgartsfestival.org.uk/events
Thursday 7 July, 2pm Moffat Town Hall, Dumfries & Galloway dgartsfestival.org.uk/events
Our motherhood inspired film ‘MaMa’ recently screened at:
•Akademi Dance-Film Festival
•Dumfries and Galloway dance watch party
Read Pulse magazine review here
•Akademi Dance-Film Festival
•Dumfries and Galloway dance watch party
Read Pulse magazine review here
