On March 30th, 1958, the Alvin Ailey dancers performed for the first time at New York’s 92nd Street YM-YWHA. Audiences were shocked to see this troupe of young, technically trained African American dancers performing modern ballet choreography to a diverse range of music that included gospel, the blues and traditional

i. I work as a: Theatre Director, in this project, and an actor in others. The medium demands a lot of adaptation to different roles to keep a project moving. “The Fairies are Thirsty” was a theatre piece streamed live through Zoom, so I then had to adapt how I

With the slaughter of George Floyd, America has finally erupted. Peaceful protests and barricades fuse into a jumble of broken bottles and swinging batons, rubber bullets and store fires. These crowd-filled, burning streets could be streets from the Sixties. For those of us who weren’t there, Sixties flashbacks come via

i. My name is: Sirish Rao ii. I am a: Writer, Festival Director III. On a ‘typical’ day during lockdown, you’ll find me: I wake up early and clatter off as many emails and cogent thoughts I can put down until my three year old daughter wakes too, and then