Roots to Rise Dance Workshop
Nandita Devika Shankardass
Discover how dance can encourage you to connect, create, and bloom!
Theatre / Dance / Music / Workshop | Suitable for all ages | 45 mins
SAT 29 AUG
15:45* | Smithfield (12)
See ROOTS TO RISE performed at the festival.
See all activities at The Big Feast 2026.
ABOUT
Discover how dance can encourage you to connect, create and bloom!
Open to all ages and abilities, and you are welcome to participate at your own pace.
*There is no need to reserve a place on the workshop to participate. However, it is advised to be there at the start time as late arrivers may not be able to join in.
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Instagram: @nandidevi
Facebook: @nandita.shankardass
Nandita Shankardass is a dance and visual artist, choreographer and multidisciplinary facilitator. She is the founder of Welcome Movement®, centered around wellbeing, creativity and freedom of expression through movement and dance.
Nandita enjoys a creative practice with communities, professional artists and young people, in a range of settings from theatres to public space, including museums, galleries and the outdoors. She is curious about human connection and ecology, and is inspired by the act of exchange and co-creation, where we share our stories in accessible, engaging and transformative ways.
Roots to Rise has been created in collaboration with the dance artists who perform the work. They are female, of South Asian descent and trained in Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Ballet and Contemporary dance.
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Roots To Rise creation and touring in 2025 was supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Inspirate, Stockton International Riverside Festival and Brighton Festival.
The R&D for Roots To Rise was supported by 101 Outdoor Arts Seedbed Funding and OmVed Gardens
With additional support from Old Diorama Arts Centre as part of New Narratives, The Rose Choreographic School and Studio Wayne McGregor’s FreeSpace Programme.
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