Still Dancing – a True Story of a Parkinson’s Hero

Third Half Theatre and Movement Mantra are reprising their original 2019 dance-theatre production to raise awareness about Parkinson’s Disease.

Movement Mantra ‘s founder, movement coach Vonita Singh, has been championing the Parkinson’s cause in the UAE for the last 10 years. Her 2019 production tells the real-life story of her father whom she lost to Parkinson’s in 2009; director (and founder of Third Half Theatre) Sanjeev Dixit said that while it is a play about Parkinson’s, at the heart of it is simply the story of a family – “a family like yours and mine, with the same hopes and dreams … Still Dancing is essentially a portrayal of the struggles and triumphs of the human spirit”.

Kathak dancer Pali Chandra has choreographed the dance elements, which will be performed by young dancers from her ensemble Gurukul.

The project is supported by German Neuroscience Center in Dubai and NY-based Dance for PD. There’s a second show on 27 May.