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Tate Modern Performance

UNIQLO Tate Play Vidya Patel

16 April at 14.00 and 16.00

Vidya Patel, Movements of the Earth, 2023. © Vidya Patel. Photographer: Jack Thomson

Vidya Patel’s Good Mourning Earth performance comes to life at Tate Modern

Vidya Patel is a Birmingham based dance artist and choreographer. Her work merges classical Indian and contemporary dance, with a special focus on collaboration and collective working. Good Mourning Earth is a new performance responding to Cecilia Vicuña’s Hyundai commission, Brain Forest Quipu. It explores our emotional and spiritual connection to the natural world through movement, music, spoken word and reimagined rituals.

Good Mourning Earth reflects on the destruction of the environment as a result of human activity. It mourns the loss of vital ecosystems, plant and animal life around the world. It also celebrates nature’s astounding ability to heal and regenerate. Through this work, Patel and her collaborators encourage us to acknowledge our place in a grander ecology, cherishing our connection and responsibility to the earth.

The work will be performed at 2pm and 4pm on Sunday, 16th April in the Turbine Hall.

The performance will include BSL interpretation and audio description. It is part of the Uniqlo Tate Play Easter programme.

The work is performed by dance artists Vidya Patel, Monique Jonas, Tulani Kayani- Skeef and Nandita Shankardass. Music is composed and performed by multi- instrumentalist Shammi Pithia, with singer Abi Sampa, ehruist Ziyang Huang and percussionist Ayoze Lopez. Spoken word is written and performed by poet Zia Ahmed. BSL interpretation is provided by Sumayya Si- Tayeb and audio description by Meera Patel.

Curated by Helen O’Malley

Hyundai Commission: Cecilia Vicuña in partnership with Hyundai Motor.  

UNIQLO Tate Play in partnership with UNIQLO

www.vidyapatel.com

Instagram: @_vidyapatel

This event will include BSL interpretation and audio description.

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Concept, Choreography, Direction: Vidya Patel

Producer: Lucy Clarke-Bishop

Dance Artists: Vidya Patel, Monique Jonas, Tulani Kayani-Skeef, Nandita Shankardass

Composer & Music Direction, Multi- Instrumentalist: Shammi Pithia

Spoken Word Artist, Poet & Writer: Zia Ahmed

Vocalist: Abi Sampa

Ehruist: Ziyang Huang

Percussionist: Ayoze Lopez

Costume Designer: Manuela Fleming

Costume Assistant: Rhianne Good

Access Consultant: Eman Bhatti

BSL Interpreter: Sumayya Si-Tayeb

Audio Describer: Meera Patel

Performance Mentor and Dramaturg: Eva Martinez

Choreographic Mentors: Thick & Tight (Daniel Hay Gordon & Eleanor Perry)

Performance Mentor: Tim Casson

Studio Assistants: Anjana Bala, Anekha Pillai

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Turbine Hall

Turbine Hall East End

Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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16 April at 14.00 and 16.00

This performance will happen twice at 2pm and 4pm. Each performance will be approx. 30 mins.

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