Seeta Patel talks to Emma Lister about her new Bharatanatyam Rite of Spring, and why she can be nervous when starting a new project. The classical Indian dancer is not one to shy away from tough topics; in the wake of George Floyd's death she discusses the duty of the artist to react to world events.

Seeta's Website:
www.seetapatel.co.uk

Seeta's Twitter/Instagram: @seetadances


The last three questions...

What’s the piece of art that changed everything for you?

Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis

What’s a piece of art that you didn’t necessarily love, but has value?

Stictly Come Dancing

Nominate another artist that we should all know about:

Actor Rhoda Ofori-Attah

In the first episode of series one host Emma Lister talks to classically trained dancer Zoë Ashe-Browne, currently an artist at the Royal Ballet of Flanders. They discuss her choreography for that company and The National Ballet of Ireland, the possible limitations of classical companies for the creative individual and the flaws of hiring ballet stars as artistic directors.

We discussed Zoë’s pieces Us and Flux, full films of which are on her website.

Zoë’s Instagram: @zoeashebrowne_choreographer

The last three questions...

What’s the piece of art that changed everything for you?

Jiří Kylián triple bill, Nederlands Dans Theater, Sadler’s Wells

What’s a piece of art that you didn’t necessarily love, but has value?

The kind of contemporary dance that she wasn't exposed to as a young dancer.

Nominate another artist that we should all know about

James Vu Anh Instagram (@jamesvuanh)

MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS is the podcast all about the creative mind and what makes it tick. In this first season, host Emma Lister talks to performers, choreographers and designers about how they started their careers, what inspires them and how they hone that inspiration--as well as some current issues: politics, culture, history you name it!