New classical Indian dance meets abstract sculpture in Erhebung – a collaboration between ATMA Dance’s Artistic Director Mayuri Boonham and the sculptor Jeff Lowe. Boonham’s increasing abstraction of the dancers’ figures creates an expressive boundary with Lowe’s striking sculpture - a place where form and abstraction merge. Every second of choreography, every viewpoint of the relationsh...
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 2pm - 5pm Unravel the stories of the Sikh turban and discover how and why turbans symbolise Sikh faith and identity. This display features the Sikh Fortress Turban on loan from the British Museum as part of the national museum’s spotlight Tour programme. This unique item known as a Dastaar Boonga or fortress turban was worn by a group of skilled warrior Sikh...
The Shroud is a two-man, miniature epic about loss, time and the things that connect us. A father writes letters to his homesick son. A Kolkata potter shapes clay goddesses from the silt of the Ganges. A young man circles the funeral pyre. Drawing on Hindu rituals, memories and personal letters, The Shroud is composed as a series of interweaving dialogues between the poets and theatre-makers Siddh...
Widely considered one of India’s leading sarodiyas, in Debashish Bhattacharya’s hands the sarod acts like a prism, dispersing a myriad of timbres and endless sub-note inflections. Bhattacharya’s genius shines through in his portrayal of the raga. UK based tabla maestro Shahbaz Hussain accompanies this great master of the sarod for an evening of truly beautiful Indian music. (Please note this...
Jyoti Hegde makes her UK debut on the spellbinding rudra veena, rightfully respected as the king of Indian classical instruments. Jyoti brings alive the essence of ragas through her expertise in the highly developed art form dhrupad. Surdarshan Chana accompanies her on the evocative Jori. Presented with Sage Gateshead, in association with Darbar. Tickets: £10 (concessions available) / Family T...