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The Two Fridas: Parrallels Immersion Audiobook

"The life and paintings of Frida Kahlo have always fascinated me, especially after my several visits to Mexico and seeing the huge influence the visual arts made and are still making on Mexican cultural canvas. Researching Frida Kahlo I came across Amrita Sher-Gil, the Hungarian/Indian painter who has often been referred to as “Indian Frida Kahlo”. That’s how the idea of The Two Fridas was born. After further research I found incredible parallels in the lives and work of those two female painters, united, yet apart. After developing the initial idea I invited Balbir Singh and his dance company, our company in residency, to work on this project and develop the ideas further. 'The Two Fridas' UK Tour will be telling the story of these two remarkable artists through the medium of dance (Indian Classical, Mexican and contemporary), the fusion of Eastern and Western music, live narration and live painting on stage. As part of BIFF Projects 2020, we are producing The Two Fridas, which includes research and development, in-depth creative process and open rehearsals in Galleries and Museums, aiming to develop it into a full-length piece for BIFF 2021. The Two Fridas, named after Frida Khal

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