Rehan Bashir Jalwana

Born in 1982 in Dubai (UAE)
Lives and works in Lahore (Pakistan)

With degrees in Fine Arts, from the National College of Arts in Lahore and Parsons The New School For Design in New York, Rehan Bashir's initial practice was based around painting, drawing and printmaking but has now evolved into a more transdisciplinary pursuit. Under the tutelage of Nahid Siddiqui, a renowned Kathak dance exponent, Rehan has been exploring classical dance and performance and draws inspiration from Yoga and meditation. He has been teaching Yoga in Lahore since 2014. He has very recently performed at the Dakshina Dance Festival in Washington DC, USA and at the Zofin Palace in Prague, Czech Republic.

Rehan Bashir Jalwana writes of his dance recital, which is in collaboration with seasoned musician and producer Mekaal Hassan: “It's an homage to my Guru, Nahid Siddiqui. Our focus while working on this piece is quietude and silence, and how they can be conveyed through movement and sound and their relationship with space. These are concerns that have been a part of my training as a dancer and important components of the Kathak that Nahid Siddiqui has researched and developed over her career as performer and teacher. Based firmly in it's roots of tradition and my training in yoga I want to explore moments of abstraction within the piece which will be composed by the maestro Mekaal."