Mughal Miniatures is a fun and upbeat outdoor performance event for all the family, which celebrates and takes inspiration from the exquisite traditional art of Indian and Persian miniature painting. Our performers evoke scenes of Indian princely courts and lush gardens, and the glory of the Mughal period but with a contemporary twist which overturns expectations and surprises and delights passers-by. With stunning costumes and expressive movement, this interactive dance performance is a visual treat for the whole family.
We invite you to step back in time and join us at court to meet the feisty Queen but everything is not as it seems, our well-behaved characters have grown tired of their restrictive frames. But everything is not as it seems, our well-behaved characters have grown tired of their restrictive frames and with your help they can break free!
We invite you to step back in time to an exquisite gathering where human and creature meet and interact. Exploring the relationship between humans, animals and the natural world and whether it’s possible for the three to live in harmony. This pop-up, living picture evokes scenes of lush Indian gardens and the glory of the Mughal period but with a contemporary twist which overturns expectations and surprises and delights passers-by.
Come and see our proud and majestic peacock and our prim and pretty princess roam through the crowds, in Mughal Miniatures: The Peacock and the Princess. Watch them compete for attention from each other and the audience - both are elegant and beautiful so who will manage outdo the other?
“It was stunningly good. Really interesting idea based on miniatures. I haven’t seen anything quite like this before. It was a really quality performance.” Audience Member, Brighton Festival
“It was such a colourful and majestic performance! My girls were entranced the whole way through! The peacock was stunning! Thank you for a beautiful production.”
Audience Member, Murston Heath
“Super performance, they were great. They involved the children with no words at all.”
Audience Member, Murston Heath
Claire Birch - ClaireEmail
Arts Council England, Creative City, Birmingham City Council, Applause, Brighton Festival, Certain Blacks, Hat Fair
and Creative Estuary
Withour Walls, Birmingham Hippodrome, FABRIC and Birmingham Botanical Gardens