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Since 1985, Nilima Devi has worked in various capacities to promote and establish a pioneering project for Asian Dance development in Britain. Her educational work in Leicester includes training youth and adult dance groups, in-service training for teachers, and many workshops in schools and colleges, contributing to multicultural education. She has also invited many dance artists to Leicester to enhance the community development of Asian dance. She has choreographed many pieces of dance work, these often leading to major performances, such as Kathak Katha, The Ugly Duckling, Triangle, Kathak Double Bill and Rainbow. As part of the annual Leicestershire Schools Festival, Nilima Devi has contributed the South Asian dance input in highly successful productions such as Aladdin, Stars and Stripes, Dance Spectacular and a section from Rainbow for the celebration of 20 Years of Youth Dance in Leicester. As part of the Diwali Millennium celebrations in Leicestershire, Nilima Devi devised and produced "Vyom", a fascinating journey through the Indian mythology and science of the solar system. As part of her research project, she collaborated in a creative process with a contemporary choreographer to develop two solo dance pieces called 'Brahmari' and 'Against The Tide' combining in an innovative way the movement vocabulary of Kathak dance with the contemporary language of Western dance. More recently, through the Year of the Artist Award, she choreographed and per¬formed 'Flaming Feet', an innovative collaboration of Kathak and Irish dance and music, which opened up these distinctive and rich musical and dance traditions to a wider audience. In Autumn 2001, Nilima Devi choreographed and performed her latest new solo work entitled 'Katha Kahe so Kathak' (Kathak Tells a Story). This dramatic, expressive production, tracing the evolution of Kathak through the ages and accompanied by live classical Indian music, was premiered at Leicester's Haymarket Theatre on 31st October 2001 and was then performed at various venues in the UK. Another new work called " Images" using new technology, and collaborating with jazz, Irish and Indian musicians and dance was toured in June-July year 2003. Apart from particular projects, Nilima Devi is always engaged performing,teaching, choreographing solo pieces for herself and for young dancers and regularly performs for school assemblies and for important festivals to raise awareness, interest and appreciation for Indian classical dance. Her annual visit to India also keeps her busy performing and establishing further networks and contacts for international cultural. Nilima Devi currently is positioned as the Artistic Director of CICD (Centre for Indian Classical dance) and also works for Leicester and Leicestershire Arts and education as an advisory and peripatetic dance teacher.
Since 1990 the company has performed and choreographed many pieces of dance work, often leading to major performances, such as 'Kathak Katha', 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Triangle', 'Kathak Double Bill' and 'Rainbow'. As part of the annual Leicestershire Schools Festival, Nilima Devi has contributed the South Asian dance input in highly successful productions such as Aladdin, Stars and Stripes, Dance Spectacular and a section from Rainbow for the celebration of 20 Years of Youth Dance in Leicester. As part of the Diwali Millennium celebrations in Leicestershire, Nilima Devi devised and produced "Vyom", a fascinating journey through the Indian mythology and science of the solar system. As part of her research project, she collaborated in a creative process with a contemporary choreographer to develop a solo dance piece called 'Brahmari' combining in an innovative way the movement vocabulary of Kathak dance with the contemporary language of Western dance. More recently, through the Year of the Artist Award, she choreographed and performed 'Flaming Feet', an innovative collaboration of Kathak and Irish dance and music, which opened up these distinctive and rich musical and dance traditions to a wider audience. In Autumn 2001, Nilima Devi choreographed and performed her latest new solo work entitled 'Katha Kahe so Kathak' (Kathak Tells a Story). This dramatic, expression production, tracing the evolution of Kathak through the ages and accompanied by live classical Indian music, was premiered at Leicester's Haymarket Theatre on 31st October 2001 and was then performed at various venues in the UK. The Leicester Mercury hailed an earlier production of this dance company as "captivating". The Nottingham Evening Post praised the "graceful Indian movement" of their dances. The Evening News Edinburgh said that "Their movements were both intricate and stylized, requiring the utmost of them in concentration and synchronization. Their costumes were as stunning as they were" Apart from particular projects, Milliamp De vi is always engaged performing, teaching, choreographing solo pieces for herself and for young dancers and regularly performs for school assemblies and for important festivals to raise awareness, interest and appreciation for Indian classical dance. Her annual visit to India also keeps her busy performing and establishing further networks and contacts for international cultural collaboration. The company is available to give full length performances, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, residencies and inset courses, and for project work in schools and colleges. The performance fee of the company includes high quality publicity materials to help attract an audience.
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