MargaM
“The transition from human dance to sculpture was a beautiful shift.”
MargaM guides you through a virtual South Indian temple on a memorable journey through Bharatanatyam - one of the world's oldest classical dance forms. Through a VR headset, you move from the temple's entrance to its inner sanctum as you encounter the intricate moves, held inside an original soundscape of voice, music and song.
Created by British-Indian dance artist Divya Kasturi in collaboration with leading digital artists and technologists, MargaM brings forward stories and voices that have long deserved a wider stage. No dance knowledge needed. No VR experience required. Just put on the headset and let it take you.
Suitable for ages 12 and up.
Hosted and facilitated by the DKC team. Presented in partnership with Dreamy Place Festival
Booking slots
There are 30min bookable slots across the day for up to 2 people, as follows:
10.30am -11am
11am -11.30am
11.40am -12.10pm
12.10am -12.40pm
12.50am -1.20pm
1.20am -1.50pm
2pm - 2.30pm
2.30pm - 3pm
3.10pm - 3.40pm
3.40pm - 4.10pm
4.30pm - 5pm
Access
Step-free access. A chair is available for anyone who needs to sit during the experience. Suitable for wheelchair users. The work can be experienced visually only, without relying on sound. Please email [javascript protected email address] if you have any access needs that we can support you with, on the day.
Content warning: The headset blocks most external sound and involves some movement and head turning, which may not suit those prone to motion sickness.
About the artist
Divya Kasturi is a cultural trailblazer in dance whose career spans continents and disciplines. For over a decade she has blended the traditions of Bharatanatyam with cutting-edge technology alongside performing exquisite classical work, with credits including Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, Sir Paul McCartney and Simon McBurney, and a groundbreaking fusion of 3D hologram technology with classical dance.
Her work spans performance, Carnatic music, choreography, teaching, curation and international outreach, with significant impact on young people and the dance community in Hertfordshire. She is a current recipient of a Time and Space Commission with Sadler's Wells, and her other credits include QuestLab artist with Studio Wayne McGregor, Classical Intensive Choreographer Observer with Akram Khan Company, performer in Complicite's A Disappearing Number, and visiting faculty and choreographer at London Contemporary Dance School and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance