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Archived Events from Spring/Summer, 2006

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Friday 23rd June 2006

With blinding speed and faultless legato, Bhatt is undoubtedly one of the most expressive and versatile slide players in the world. His sheer ability and limitless supply of melodies won him the Grammy Award along with Ry Cooder in 1994 for his world music album, 'A Meeting by the River', fully establishing him as a star performer and an innnovative and soulful composer. Accompanying him on the m...

Nirpuma and Rejendra

Sunday 18th June 2006

The award winning Nirpuma and Rajendra with their company of dancers will present a newly commissioned piece of work ? OJAS ? combining Bharatynatam, folk and Indian contemporary styles. The pair?s dancing has taken them all over the world with extensive tours to USA, Canada, Europe, UAE & parts of Africa. For the first time North East audiences will have the opportunity to witness groundbreakin...

Uday Bhawalkar

Friday 19th May 2006

Don't miss this opportunity to be transported by music from the heart of India. Sit back and relax and let the melodies flow over you and the rhythms encapsulate you. Uday Bhawalakar is one of India's truly remarkable musicians playing today.

TRANSPARENCY

Monday 31st July 2006

"The cameras helped to exercise our minds, to think differently about various images in our daily lives and what they represent, symbolise and how they are interpreted by different people" Some of the women had never used the medium of photography before. The workshops introduced them to different kinds of cameras, their usage and techniques; all the way from pinhole photography to digital med...