Infinity
2022-23
The project “Infinity” was a research and development (R&D) project that took place from November 2022 to March 2023, with the view to later develop the ideas to create a full-length production for touring from 2024 onwards.
Sevens
2021-22
Through the medium of Bharatanatyam and Kathak, and originally composed live music, ‘SEVENS’ will explore the sacred, and sometimes sinful, significance of the number seven. From playful and energetic, to soulful and contemplative, the show will take audiences on an emotion-filled and entertaining journey.
Utsāha
2021
Srishti’s 30th anniversary this year is being celebrated with our first performance of 2021 in front of a live audience – Utsāha. Here we will be showcasing Srishti’s talented students alongside some of UK’s most recognised new generation of professional dancers.
#SRISHTI30XHAC
2020
#Srishti30XHAC is a gala virtual performance presented by Srishti – Nina Rajarani Dance Creations, featuring a compilation of 30 classical Indian dance and music performances from across the country.
Srishti Squared
2020
Srishti Squared is the company’s first digital work, involving ten dancers and musicians. This piece has been created entirely during lockdown, working remotely throughout the process. The dance and music were devised with the artists via Zoom, with recordings made by the artists in their own spaces. The piece has been assembled like a jigsaw puzzle using technology as one of the tools for creativity.
Jham!
2013-15
Jham! is a fresh, youthful, contemporary dance and music work built on firm classical ground
Love is in the Air
2011
Love is in the Air is a fresh take on a classic story, building on themes explored in Srishti’s 2009 tour My Stamping Ground.
These are a few of my favourite things
2010
“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is a glittering selection of previous works by the company to mark 20 years of Nina Rajarani’s professional dance career
My Stamping Ground
2009
My Stamping Ground is a fresh take on a classic story. Be it Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Broadway’s West Side Story or Bollywood’s Josh, the tension of forbidden love has always caused thrill and heartbreak throughout the ages.
Bend It.Aerial
2008
Bend it.Aerial promises a match like no other, this work incorporates aerial work in bungees, directed by Upswing.
Play Ball
2008
Play Ball is a triple bill of short Bharatanatyam dance pieces by a male-dominated cast, inspired by British Lads’ Culture.
Quiet, Please!
2007
Quiet, Please! is 60 minutes of pure indulgence – excellent live music, vibrant visuals and the ultimate dance experience.
QUICK!
2006/7
QUICK! is a fast and masculine take on the cut-throat London business world; 8 city businessmen navigate their way through a hectic day at work, with dancers moving at breakneck speed accompanied by live Karnatik music.
Winner of the Place Prize 2006.
Mirage
2006
Mirage is a double bill featuring two separate works, one choreographed by Srishti’s artistic director, Nina Rajarani, and the other by guest choreographer Bawren Tavaziva.
Women Are From Venus
2005
SRISHTI teamed up with Mavin Khoo, guest choreographer, who is known for his combination of extremely classical with blatantly contemporary, to present two contrasting works for Woman Are From Venus…
Equilibrium
2004
Equilibrium is a double bill of Bharatanatyam-Kathak duets between Nina Rajarani and Abhay Shankar Mishra.
SHE
2003
SHE celebrates a woman’s capacity to accomplish the impossible and rejoices in her powers. Through two contrasting dance pieces, dancers / choreographers Nina Rajarani and Pali Chandra take you on a journey of self-discovery.
Vaachikam
2002
Vaachikam is a unique work in which the rich gestural language of the classical dance form Bharatanatyam explores communication through ghazal.
Santripti
1998
Santripti presents a repertoire of classical Bharatanatyam dance, a traditional form immersed in purity and authenticity.
Independence
1997/8
Independence is a riveting and intelligent performance of contemporary South Asian dance, combining the choreography of Nina Rajarani of London and Prashant Shah of Ahmedabad, India.
Hidden Forces
1996/7
Hidden Forces is a double bill choreographed by Nina Rajarani and performed by four dancers.
Golden Chains
1994
Golden Chains is a daring and dynamic dance production that draws upon the highly effective and powerful communicative qualities of Indian dance to venture into fresh ways of addressing issues relevant to our society today.
Meetings
1992/3
Meetings is about currents and influences, crossing and combining. It is about the old and the new, the familiar and the unexpected. It looks at age old relationships – a woman and her lover, a mother and her child – and presents several meetings with changing textures and moods.