Farooq Chaudhry – Artist Entrepreneur Par Excellence
Kunal Dutta talks to Farooq Chaudhry, the producer of the Akram Khan Company about his turbulent career and critically acclaimed, ground-breaking dance productions
12 December 2008
Month: December 2008
Jiva Parthipan – Circling the Outsider
Donald Hutera talks to Jiva Parthipan, a trans-disciplinary artist, about taking strides into difficult areas of dance and installation art.
12 December 2008
A Balancing Game
Resham Lall ponders the dilemma that young people face in making a choice to pursue an artistic career.
12 December 2008
Sufi Music and Dance Special
An in-depth look at how age-old Sufi faith and customs are translating themselves into performances of south Asian music and dance.
11 December 2008
Yearning for Oneness
Rumi (1207-1273) believed in spiritual connection with the divine source. The steady tap-tap of a metal worker’s hammer in the bazaar inspired in him that repetitive sound and movement of whirling as a path towards a spiritual union.
11 December 2008
Sufi Music – Lifting the soul to realms above
Music and poetry lie at the heart of Sufism. The power of melody and verse takes centre stage in praising the almighty.
11 December 2008
The West Midlands
Lisa Murray looks at the world of south Asian music and dance in the West Midlands.
11 December 2008
Sujata Banerjee and Anusha Subramanyam
Sujata Banerjee and Anusha Subramanyan talk to Pulse about Birmingham’s new Centre for Advance Training catering for south Asian dance.
11 December 2008
Daksha Sheth and Isha Sharvani
Daksha Sheth and Isha Sharvani, mother and daughter sharing their passion for movement.
11 December 2008