Illuminating India- Talvin Singh, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan 2
23 March 2018 Science Museum London As part of the British Council’s UK/India Year of Culture, Illuminating India at the Science Museum marks 70 years of Indian Independence and…
Illuminating India- Talvin Singh, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
23 March 2018 Science Museum, London The final starburst of Illuminating India was the evening concert with Yorkston/Thorne/Khan opening for Talvin Singh. Held between 4 October 2017 and 22 April…
Dastaan – with Sarvar Sabri
Sonia Sabri Company mac Birmingham 21 March 2018 Sonia Sabri Company’s Dastaan (meaning story) brings together multiple art forms across multiple cultures. Six wonderful musicians take us on a journey from Rajasthan,…
Back to the Blues
Back To The Blues, 15 March 2018, St John’s Smith Square, London – Reviewed by Ken Hunt Quite what to expect of Back To The Blues was…
Morph Dance Company: Gamechanger
Gamechanger, Morph Dance Company, Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton, 22 November 2017 – Reviewed by Debbie Green The Gamechanger triple bill opens with 'Three', choreographed by T.J. Lowe and Subhash Viman Gorania. The…
Niladri Kumar: Seduced by the Sitar
Niladri Kumar: Seduced by the Sitar, 13 March 2018, Milton Court Concert Hall, London – Reviewed by Ken Hunt The 600-seater Milton Court Concert Hall is tucked behind London’s Barbican and…
Sarathy Korwar Presents Upaj: Arun Ghosh Sextet + Soumik Datta
Sarathy Korwar Presents Upaj: Arun Ghosh Sextet + Soumik Datta, Jazz Cafe, London, Friday, 9th March 2018 – Reviewed by Anjali Khanna Friday evening at the Jazz Cafe, one…
Layla and Majnun
Layla and Majnun 17 November 2018 Sadler’s Wells, London Reviewed by Ken Hunt Many, maybe most, cultures have tales of star-crossed lovers fated to be separated, sometimes never to get…
Delight and Disquiet – Splendours of the Subcontinent: A Prince’s Tour of India 1875-6
Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace until 14 October 2018 Reviewed by Charles Robertson Splendours of the Subcontinent consists of two linked displays of objects and works on paper acquired by the Crown,…
Portraits in Otherness
Curated by Akram Khan and his producer Farooq Chaudhry, this well-packaged platform for new choreographic voices was presented as an offshoot of Khan’s mainstage performances of ‘Xenos’ at Sadler’s Wells…