Performance at V&A Museum’s ‘Make and Meet’, 7 Mar

Friday 7 March 2025, 5:30-8:30pm
William Morris Cafe, V&A Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum buzzed with creative energy on March 7th during its Make and Meet event. The afternoon featured the rhythmic Kathak dance of Jesal Patel, the soulful music of Niraj Chag, and the focused artistry of young participants.

This special collaboration between the V&A, Akademi, and visual artist Rosemary Jane Cronin drew inspiration from the museum’s ‘The Great Mughals’ exhibition. Rosemary led a live drawing session where Jesal Patel’s fluid movements and striking poses became the subject for the budding artists, each interpreting the dance through their own unique lens.

About Jesal Patel:

Jesal is a Kathak dancer trained by her Guru Gauri Sharma Tripathi. Having trained and performed for over 28 years in this discipline, her dance career has seen her tour many productions all over the UK, Europe and India where she has performed at many major high-profile and site-specific venues. Jesal’s passion for working with the elderly and vulnerable lead her to a path of leading ‘Dance Well’ workshops, projects and performances for CW plus and Holborn Community Association via Akademi. Jesal is a freelance fine artist and a qualified Interior Architect.

About Rosemary Cronin:

Rosemary Cronin is an artist, writer and lecturer with a research-based practice focusing on gender, psychoanalysis and subversion. The work is realised through film, performance, paint, print and sculpture. Cronin has exhibited at The Freud Museum, ICA London, National Portrait Gallery, Transition Gallery, South London Gallery and The Wallace Collection.

📸Hydar Dewachi