Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth

Chandenie Gobardhan

A group of people wearing black trousers—some with black tops, others shirtless—are kneeling and covering their faces with their hands, illuminated by warm light that contrasts with the surrounding darkness.
Photo by Camilla Greenwell

About Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth

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Time opens the door for leaving and coming home.

Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth is a work driven by Trimurti, a layered Vedic concept of cosmogony that reflects the cyclical nature of existence: creation, preservation, and destruction.

Five dancers blend several movement traditions, from street styles, to contemporary dance and Bharata Natyam, embodying past, present, and future selves in one moment. In time's womb begins all ending - a surrender that allows the old self to dissolve, creating space for transformation. Each moment becomes a crossroads where past choices meet future possibilities, reminding us that every ending is a new beginning in disguise.

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About Chandenie Gobardhan

Chandenie Gobardhan is a London-based, Netherlands-born artist known for their unique movement vocabulary. Their style is a carefully curated melting pot where elements of Bharata Natyam, street styles, and contemporary dance come together. Gobardhan's work challenges industry norms and bridges gaps between dance styles, creating spaces where movement blurs the lines between tradition and innovation, form and feeling, the seen and unseen. Rooted in collaboration, curiosity, and cultural memory, their work invites audiences to look again, feel deeper, and question what they think they know.

Cast & Creatives

Choreographer: Chandenie Gobardhan

Producer: Gabija Cepelyte and Tinisha Williams

Cast: Elsa Roy Gupta, Flo Kabasubabo, James Olivo, Ser Sebico and Chandenie Gobardhan

Rehearsal Director: Penelope Klamert

Composer: Torben Sylvest in collaboration with Raj Mohan and Avi Kishna

Costume designer: Joca Veiga

Lighting Designer: Clancy Flynn

Production Manager: Seth Rook-Williams

Dramaturge: Eva Martinez

Credits

Caught Again in the Net of Rebirth is commissioned by Akademi, The Place, East London Dance; co-produced by Orsolina28 Foundation; supported by Arts Council London, National Lottery Project Grants, DanceEast and the Royal Philharmonic Society, with funding from the RPS Drummond Lockyer Fund for Dance.

With thanks to Eckhard Thiemann, Johnny Messum, Nigel Turner and Shyam Dattani.

  • A person wearing black trousers, shirtless and bald, looks to the left and stretches their arm in that direction toward another person in a black top and skirt, caught mid-turn.