Srishti has provided classical Indian dance and music workshops for over 20 years, in a variety of educational settings.
Click here to see a selection of images from recent touring workshops.
Our specialist workshop leaders are trained to work with primary and secondary schools, colleges and higher education establishments including universities, youth centres and community groups.
We can offer the following workshops:
Introductory Dance Workshops
This is ideal for groups with no prior experience of dance. It introduces participants to the dance form, providing a taster session in Bharatanatyam.
Introductory Music Workshops
This involves working with a vocalist and during our touring periods also a percussionist and a practitioner of a melodic instrument such as the violin or flute. Vocal and rhythmic exercises are taught. Where the group had access to its own instruments, these are also incorporated into the workshops.
Choreography Workshop
This is for the more experienced group that has had some prior or regular dance activity, although not necessarily in Bharatanatyam. The technique is taught and the group is guided through choreographic tasks using the material learnt in the workshop to create their own work.
Combined Music and Dance Workshops
Here, either the one group splits its time between both music and dance, or two groups work separately on each aspect and come together towards the end of the session. The aim of this workshop is to create music specifically for the dance sequences or vice versa.
The Combined workshop is a Full Day and requires at least two tutors.
The workshops are available in either 2, 4 or 6 hour slots, or as a longer residency and they are suitable for any age group. Our dancers lead our workshops and are heavily involved in Srishti’s creative processes which makes them perfect to tailor the workshop to the needs of your group.
No prior dance/music experience or knowledge of Indian culture required. All levels catered for, beginners to experienced dancers. 2-hour, 4-hour or 6-hour workshops, multi-day workshops and residencies available.
Download our workshop information here.
We can also offer curtain raisers (short presentations by local groups devised and performed at venues where Srishti is touring). Click here for more information.
Specialist support for GCSE dance students and teachers with the AQA board set work for 2010-11 is also available – more information here.
Our students found the workshops really enjoyable, and they are going to experiment with some of the moves for their final performance pieces this year. – BTEC teacher, North London
To book a workshop or for further information please call 020 8420 1076 or email info@srishti.co.uk