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Event

Rasa

Venue

Royal Adelaide Showgrounds, Wayville, SA

Umbrella Event

Adelaide Festival 1996

First Date

12 March 1996

Opening Date

13 March 1996

Last Date

17 March 1996

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Part of a Tour

Yes

Description

This production reveals the culture of India, but manages also to fuse a Western flavor.
The dancers are fantastic, the
venue perfect, and the costumes delightful.

Description Source

Reviewer's Opinion

Primary Genre

Dance

Related Events

Is under umbrella of Adelaide Festival of Arts 1996 , South Australia, SA, 1 March 1996

Organisations

The Adelaide Festival of Arts, Presenting Company
Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre, Presenting Company
Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre, Production Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Padma Menon	Choreographer
Meryl Tankard	Choreographer
Victor Bramich	Dancer
Vincent Crowley	Dancer
Sarah-Jayne Howard	Dancer
Padma Menon	Dancer
Shaun Parker	Dancer
Michelle Ryan	Dancer
Steer Vane	Dancer
Ingrid Weisfelt	Dancer
Padma Menon	Devisor

Resources

Review: Avalon Sperrin, DB Magazine, 27 March 1996
Review: Helen Thomson, The Age, 19 March 1996
Review: John Auld, The Australian, 15 March 1996
Review: Michael Owen, Sunday Mail, 17 March 1996
Review: Michelle Daw, The Advertiser, 15 March 1996
Review: Peter Wilkins, Muse, 1 April 1996
Review: Rip It Up, 21 March 1996
Review: Samela Harris, The Canberra Times, 16 March 1996
Review: Shirley Stott Despoja, The Adelaide Review, 1 April 1996

Text Nationality

Australia
India

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record	March 1996
Flyer	PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia

Event Identifier

26937

Dataset

AusStage