About the performance

Leaving Only a Trace is a passionate and revealing story of a young British Asian man
who realises the only way to find himself is to leave home.

An inventive fusion of performing arts old and new, this is a striking piece of visual theatre rooted in South-Indian dance, with live music and minimal design, aimed at a modern audience.

Key Personnel

Shane Shambhu - Creator & Performer
Kumar Raghunathan - Musician
Pirashanna Theverajah - Musician
Karthik Raghunathan - Musician
Niraj Chag - Composer
Michael Mannion - Lighting Designer
Merle Hensel - Costume Design
Fahmida Bakht - Set Design
Time Won't Wait - Producers

Production Information

Running time at full length: 60mins

Suitable for age 13+

No use of text

Use of recorded and live music

Does not require a clear understanding of English or another language

Touring Information

Small scale show (up to 400 seats)

Appropriate for studio or theatre setting

Number of people on tour: 4

Number of performers on stage: 3

Available to tour 30th April 2012- 10th June 2012

Outreach and Educational Work

Shane Shambhu Company can deliver a wide range of dance and theatre educational projects. Experience levels can range from amateur, beginner young people/adults to very experienced undergraduates, graduates and professionals.
This includes supporting workshops in Indian dance, Contemporary, Bharatanatyam derived movement vocabulary, Physical Theatre and Rhythm.

Company History

This is the first production from Shane Shambhu company. The company was founded to create visual theatre rooted in the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam.

Shane Shambhu Company uses this traditional form to explore the modern mindset; bringing together cultures by reinventing this classical Indian dance style to create work that identifies with the changing ideals of people from the Indian diaspora to share with audiences young and old in a unique style.

Recent Productions / Tours

This is the first production from Shane Shambhu Company. As a freelancer Shane Shambhu has worked and toured regularly both nationally and internationally as a dancer/actor with numerous companies including Nina Rajarani (Place Prize Winner 2006), Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Icon Theatre and in Complicite's A Disappearing Number which included a radio play for BBC 3 and screened worldwide as part of NT Live.

Reviews

This is the first production from Shane Shambhu Company. Quotes from other work include:
On IMPERMANENCE

EVENING STANDARD "A strong Bharatanatyam dancer"
METRO "The arrival of an exciting choreographer"
THE STAGE "a striking and excellent work"
PULSE MAGAZINE "Raw energy"

On Complicite's "A Disappearing Number"

CHICAGO SUN TIMES "He brings a beautifully understated awkwardness to his role"
CHICAGO TRIBUNE "superb acting from Shane Shambhu"
CULTURE WARS "played with beautiful humility"
FINANCIAL TIMES "makes a touching Ramanujan"