Reflection: Lives of Clay
At Pulse we have been discussing the role of the reviewer: is it to judge, comment, provide feedback and improvements, or to help audiences interpret and to spark their interest?…
At Pulse we have been discussing the role of the reviewer: is it to judge, comment, provide feedback and improvements, or to help audiences interpret and to spark their interest?…
Aunusthan – A celebration of neo-classical Indian dance and Music Pagrav Dance Company 10th January 2024 The Lowry, Salford Aunusthan began with the sounds of the sarangi played by Satwinder…
Prabha Atre (13 September 1932 – 13 January 2024) My introduction to Prabha Atre was online. I had not heard her or indeed heard of her for the first forty…
Music & Light: A Concert of Indian Classical Music, Featuring Ustd Dharambir Singh (Sitar) Roopa Panesar (Sitar) Shahbaz Hussain (Tabla) Leicester Guildhall, 4 November 2023 Reviewed by Richard Wrigley…
Kalki Pushpalata Dance and the Centre for Classical Indian Dance (CICD), Leicester, Saturday 11 November 2023, Vishwa Hindu Kendra, Southall Reviewed by Bina Patel Photos: Gordon Chen The collaborative…
‘When dancing, I feel connected to the Supreme power-the stage is my mandir’ ‘I am a Christian, living in a Muslim country, performing a Hindu dance’. This neatly sums up…
South Asian artists to take part in tribute concert honouring British folk music legend Bert Jansch. It may seem that British folk music and Indian music make for unlikely bedfellows.…
The Raindance Festival this year sees the UK Premiere of Bangladeshi filmmaker Nuhash Humayun's feature debut PETT KATA SHAW, a modern revival of Bangladeshi folk tales. This haunting film comprises four shorts that have been…
Can This Place Be A Temple? Akshay Sharma Tuesday 3 October The Place, London Reviewed by Maryam Shakiba A mist hung in the air, gently illuminated with warm…
Sadlers Wells, 13 October 2023 Review by Pranav Yajnik “I have been dancing since I was four,” said Aditi Mangaldas. “The maturity of the late works does not resemble the…