All aboard for a delightful train journey through India. Experience the sights, sounds and smells evoked through South Asian dance, music and theatre; and meet some amazing characters along the way.
choogh choogh is a performance work inspired by the joy of travelling through India on a train. Beeja combines classical Indian dance with contemporary movement, theatre and play, sharing with audiences a world full of colour, invention and flow. The journey starts with the audience getting a special choogh choogh ticket. Three artists weave a travelling tapestry with three scarves, morphing from one scene to the next as the sights, sounds and smells whiz by. The soundscape is rich with the sounds of the train, hawkers, festivals, musicians, ambient sounds of river, jungles and cities. The artists sing songs which are specially written for children – Chai Chai, Coffee Coffee and Kites Kites everywhere. They interact with the audience, engaging their imagination. Scarves become steam, railway tracks, turbans, train windows, camel, elephants and so much more. It is a journey where the audience experiences world inside the train, through the train and outside it. Along the way the ticket gets checked and imaginary food is sold and shared, among other interactions. This show is an exploration of just how much we can see and imagine, together, as the train chooghs chooghs on.
Main programme event. Suitable for all ages. This is a free show so no tickets are required. There will be other performances taking place in the same location, with shows in this location running from 1pm onwards.
Final scheduled times will be added to the website on the week of the performance. Do check the website and social media on the day of performance for updated times as the weather may mean the schedule has to change. This location has public toilets. Bring sun cream and/or a coat. Please use public transport if possible rather than driving, take picnic plastic home to recycle and bring refillable drinking flasks.
