Mumbai Jazz is a spectacular jazz/raga mix-up matching fusion legends Larry Coryell (guitar) and Ned McGowan (flute) with India's foremost bansuri player, Ronu Majumdar. Percussionist Rajesh Rajbhatt completes the line-up on the rarely heard pakhawaj, a two-headed drum offering a deeper, rootsier alternative to the tabla. All four musicians are accomplished performers and composers in their own r...
ATMA presents: Sivaloka and Ghatam The UK tour of new works Sivaloka and Ghatam launch Boonham’s innovative new company ATMA. The choreographer uses the Bharata Natyam dance language to reflect upon the meeting of ancient Indian thought with contemporary experience. She brings together an international team of award-winning collaborators including: India’s leading electronica composer-duo, Mid...
GemArts in partnership with Gong Gestival present a free outdoor spectacular celebrating the best of Indonesian culture and music. Baltic Square will be awash with the sights, sounds and delicious smells of Indonesia! Stilt Dancing We are delighted to bring this dance theatre spectacular with a performance of stories from the Ramayana performed on stilts by artists from Bali, India, Singapore a...
Grab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli. This celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainment. Just think Ready Steady Cook but with great cooking (Hardeep was runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef) and funny anecdotes, all delivered by Glaswegian Hardeep in his ow...
Contemporary Indian folk artist Raghu Dixit’s remarkable rise seems guided by kismet (fate). The former Bharatnatyam dancer’s rousing folk rock is not only the symbol of metropolitan India’s blossoming alternative music scene, but is also making waves internationally. Raghu counts Bollywood superstars including Shah Rukh Khan, and Karan Johar, as fans and is a judge on the regionalized Karna...