#SneakPeek at the final touches being put together for the documentary to accompany our exhibiton opening at Wolverhampton Art Gallery on Sat 19th Sept 2020.

#NrityaBC tells unrecorded story of Indian dance in the Black Country between 1960-2020 and is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance documentary released. This is part of an exhibtion curated by ॐ Jaivant Patel ॐ sharing stories, memories, photographs, films & objects collected from some of the pioneer dancers, teachers, choreographers & members of the local community.

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Seeing this image makes us super exited, representing the story of Indian dance in one single shot! The image we believe was taken in 1997 for an front page article. 4 Indian dance innovators: Piali Ray, Nahid Siddiqui, Chitraleka Bolar & Dhol King Gurcharan Mall!

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The Nritya team have had a Fantastic afternoon at Wolverhampton Art Gallery delivering a Curator’s Tour.

Don't forget #NrityaBC is on until 20th Dec so catch it whilst you can!

Tour was delivered using current government and local authority Covid-19 guidelines and regulations!

#NrityaBC is ready to welcome you at Wolverhampton Art Gallery from today until 20/12/20

Here we are with Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance curator Jaivant Patel with project manager Linda Sunders and Wolverhampton Arts Gallery's curatorial officer Oliver McCall with gallery technicians Naomi, Rob & Sarah.

Pleased to release these images of the #NrityaBC exhibition taken by photography student Aaron Bood, during his recent visit to Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Remember Nritya Black Country, curated by ॐ Jaivant Patel ॐ is open now to the public until 20th Dec 2020.

The work of Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance continued today with Sonia Sabri Sonia Sabri Company!

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Great day spent in Leicester talking to Nilima Devi and Smita Vadnerkar about all things Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance. Thank you to Nilima Di for inviting us into her studio!

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Today would have been our exhibition opening of #NrityaBC at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Sadly due to COVID-19, this could not proceed as planned. We are working with the venue on a new date.

Image courtesy of Abhijith Pal (provided by Sampad Arts Archive).

Hence it starts...Thank you Piali Ray and Chitraleka Bolar for your personal oral history contribution to Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. What a fabulous start to collecting and archiving for out project!

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Another inspiring day talking all things Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance with Gurcharan Mall, Piali Ray, Ramesh Kumar Sharma and Shane Shambhu!

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We collected some amazing stories from Harjinder Heer and Ramesh Kumar Sharma today at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. My thanks to them for sharing their journeys with us...this project is now shaping up nicely!

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HAVE YOU VISITED OUR VIRĀSAT EXHIBITION AT Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Running till 16/06/24, Virāsat meaning legacy or inheritance, delves into the heritage of British South Asian migration, diasporic culture & lived experience (1950-2000).

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Excited for the start of our #NrityaBC install at Wolverhampton Art Gallery as we begin our week of residency ahead of the opening exhibition to the public on Saturday 19th September 2020.

Nritya Black Country is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Day 2 of the #NrityaBC install begins at @wolvesartandculture ahead of the exhibition opening to the public on Saturday 19th September.

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Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Great evening spent at Gujarati Association, Wolverhampton talking to local community members about the Navratri festival in contribution towards #NrityaBC !

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Final day of the #NrityaBC install at @wolvesartandculture ahead of the exhibition opening to the public tomorrow (Saturday 19th September 2020).

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Nritya Black Country is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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#NrityaBC is a visually beautiful exhibition opening at Wolverhampton Art Gallery tomorrow. It celebrates prominent Indian classical & folk dancers from the Black Country ॐ Jaivant Patel ॐ & collaborators have done a fantastic job in bringing this important narrative to life Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance

JJD is pleased to announce @HLFWestMids support for Nritya: Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance Collecting The Story Of Indian Dance In The Black Country 1960-2000. Partners include Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolves Council, Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton City Archives, University of Wolverhampton, @bct_us. Watch this space! Image courtesy of @mattcawrey