Collaboration

Charan is always keen to take up opportunities to collaborate on projects combining different dance forms and art forms. He recently worked on the 'Partners' project for example, where 3 dancers worked with live music to create a piece based on their experience of teaching dance to people with additional support needs. He collaborated with a poet, an actor and 2 Indian dancers to choreograph and perform in 'Love Among The Ruins' with Elements World Theatre and later that year created a piece with a Chinese dancer and live orchestra. He collaborated with an actor and 3 other dancers in the creation of 'The Bright Eyed Mariner' which toured Scotland - as dancers they had diverse backgrounds in Asian, ballet, physical theatre, contemporary dance.

Charan is currently working on the Tapestry Project, a research collaboration with musicians experienced in working with disabled or traumatised children. "With experience in both traditional and contemporary dance I bring an Asian flavour to new creations, fusing influences eastern and western, ancient and modern. In the spirit of increasing understanding between cultures and nations, I always welcome the opportunity to contribute choreography or performance to collaborative projects. If you have an idea please contact me."

Case Study: Lifeforce presents 'Reconciliation' In collaboration with Crystel De Souza I created an integrative improvisation project working with a wide range of art forms from dance and dialogue to music and visual arts. Artists of all abilities, ages, both professional and amateur, came together to create an improvised public performance piece in the ruins of Coventry cathedral. Performers included actors, visual artists working with paint, sculpture and photography, taiko drummer, vocalist and scrap metal abstract musician, and dancers with hoops, ribbons and in wheel-chairs.