One Sky

One Sky is an exciting dance spectacle and community celebration inspired by the famous Kite Festivals of India.

See and hear many diverse stories told through vibrant colour, joyful music, breathtaking movement, and enthralling dramatic performance. Join professional dancers and your community in bringing this moving creative event to life, and become part of the celebration yourself by joining a kite-making workshop and taking part in a daytime lantern procession! Experience the authentic complexity of Indian culture and art on this not-to-be-missed day out.

Attendees will be transported to the raucous atmosphere of the famous Kite Festivals of India, and through the lyricism, technique, and dramatic prowess of professional PDC dancers, they will see an authentic and modern vision of India far removed from tired orientalist fantasies. They’ll be able to become part of the celebration themselves through kite-making workshops and a daytime ‘lantern procession’, and will come away having experienced some of the best, most vibrant dance they’ll see anywhere in the UK today. 

Pagrav Dance Company is a platform for a contemporary, female-led vision of Kathak dance, as well as a vehicle for education, talent development, and nurturing future generations of professional artists. Pagrav invigorates the classical form of Kathak within a modern British context, design, and presentation. Tracing our roots back to the traditional stories, we celebrate the power of dance and dance-making to empower people and to change lives and communities. 

Through a commitment to collaboration, and working closely with artists from other theatrical disciplines, founder Urja Desai Thakore has built a company that encourages new thinking about the discipline of Kathak. We aim to encourage South Asian communities to embrace the fullest potential of their creativity and culture, and to share the fruits of that creative culture with people around the world.