Synced. - Playful, Raw, Refined.
"...the evening’s most ambitious work...gamely trading riffs...exquisite...captivating...expressive..It was both exciting and a little messy."
- Boston Globe
Ian Berg & Anjali Nath light the stage with a fierce exchange of fiery footwork, complex, syncopated rhythms and creative movement between tap and kathak, North Indian classical dance. Anjali & Ian bring their unique raw, refined and fun flair to this creative and powerful collaboration with live jazz and Indian classical musicians.
- Boston Globe
Ian Berg & Anjali Nath light the stage with a fierce exchange of fiery footwork, complex, syncopated rhythms and creative movement between tap and kathak, North Indian classical dance. Anjali & Ian bring their unique raw, refined and fun flair to this creative and powerful collaboration with live jazz and Indian classical musicians.
Photo credits: Josh Reynolds, Boston Globe (above), Joni Lohr (right)
Press"The jazz trio of pianist Paul Arslanian, bassist John Lockwood, and drummer Peter Moutis also helped provide a connective thread, proving deft musical partners with the dancers. They even learned – on short notice — the complicated 16-beat Indian classical rhythmic cycle for the evening’s most ambitious work, Anjali Nath’s “Jugalbandi: Kathak Meets Tap.” Joined by tabla player Rajesh Pai and vocalist Pranali Dhole, they integrated jazz influences into a work highlighting commonalities and differences between the percussive aspects of Kathak dance and tap, with tapper Ian Berg gamely trading riffs with Nath. The exquisite Kathak dancer was captivating in brilliant turns, liquid expressive arms, and feet that quivered and patted the floor, the bell cuffs on her ankles creating tight internal beats. It was both exciting and a little messy."
-Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent Full Article |
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