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SOMETHING VITAL, POLITICAL, BEAUTIFUL AND URGENT TO THE WORLD
THROUGH DANCE AND PERFORMANCE

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Seeta Patel Dance is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation

Spearheaded by award-winning choreographer and dancer Seeta Patel, the Company creates live stage performances which focus on classical Indian and contemporary dance and dance theatre. 

Artistic Director Seeta Patel, started her journey at the age of 10 as Bharatanatyam student, and by the age of 23 had transitioned to becoming a full time professional dancer. As an independent artist, Seeta has been very lucky to work with numerous talented choreographers, companies and collaborators over the years which has given her a diverse experience and creative inspiration. Now as the Artistic Director of Seeta Patel Dance, she looks forward to growing the pool of wonderful people the Company can work with across the globe.

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Doing The Work (Internally) – Organisational Change at SPD

– Ian Abbott, September 2026 – One of the big pieces of work we’ve done over the last six months has been to create and embed a new operational and organisational clarity; this type of...

Executive Director Summary of Anatomy of Solidarity

What happens when communities make art together? Something remarkable. Seeta Patel Dance has spent the last few years in deep thought. In these fractured times of polarisation, division and othering, how can we learn from...

SUMMER TOUR OF THE RITE OF SPRING

This summer, Seeta Patel Dance takes its acclaimed outdoor production of The Rite of Spring on tour across England, bringing this powerful reimagining of Stravinsky’s iconic ballet to festivals and public spaces in Leicester, Bradford and Luton....
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Awards
Eastern Eye arts culture & theatre, best dance award

2020, for Rite of Spring

adelaide fringe festival, best dance award

2018, Not Today's Yesterday

peace foundation award

2018, Not Today's Yesterday

washington S&R award

2017, for work championing Bharatanatyam in the diaspora

total theatre award

2017, Sigma Gandini Juggling

ASian arts award

2017, for Sigma Gandini Juggling

archangel award

2017, Sigma Gandini Juggling

lab film festival, best experimental film

2013, The Art of Defining Me

en-route dance film festival, audience choice award

2013, The Art of Defining Me

NOMINATIONS
olivier awards, best dance production

2024

national dance awards, best independent company

2024

national dance awards, best classical choreography

2024, The Rite of Spring

national dance awards, outstanding Male Classical performance

2024, Sooraj Subramaniam in The Rite of Spring

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By supporting Seeta Patel Dance, you help us continue to produce new work, develop existing productions, deliver our Talent Development Programme and engage with our audiences through projects that inspire and research that supports community development.

With your donations we can continue working towards a bright future for SPD and Bharatanatyam dance, bringing communities together and inspiring future generations up and down the country and beyond. Your kind support means the world to us.

We hope you get in touch to discuss what inspires you about our journey and how you can support it. We would love to hear from you. Thank you very much.
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