Isabel Putinja examines the challenges and opportunities offered by two international festivals: the Ignite! Festival of Contemporary Dance in New Delhi and the Attakkalari India Biennial in Bangalore.
25 March 2015
Sanjeevini Dutta looks at Phizzical’s The Nautch Girl, a re-imagining of Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s classic tale of Umrao Jaan Ada. Choreographer Sonia Sabri and Phizzical’s artistic director Samir Bhamra talk about its creation.
25 March 2015
We talked to the choreographer Sonia Sabri and Phizzical’s artistic director, Samir Bhamra about re-imagining Umrao Jaan Ada
25 March 2015
Parbati Chaudhury caught up with two young hopefuls in the South Asian category of this new award: Anaya Vasudha Bolar and Jaina Modasia.
25 March 2015
Ken Hunt inquires about the influences that inform Arundhati Roy’s writing and activism and the continuing centrality of caste in India since B.R. Ambedkar wrote about it in 1936.
25 March 2015
Gopa Roy learns about the joy and freedom of expression dance offers to those without hearing from Nehal Bhogaita, a member of The Nautch Girl cast and Sanghamitra Datta of the Children in Need Institute in Kolkata
25 March 2015
Let’s be honest, it’s not often that a stalwart of Indian classical music will make it beyond London when they do visit our little island. However, when news spread that Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his sons were coming to Leeds, a dedicated community of music-lovers arrived full of anticipation.
25 March 2015
The traditional gurukul system offers a holistic learning experience. Isabel Putinja assesses its evolution in response to the challenges of the modern world.
19 December 2014
Dancers and musicians Seeta Patel, Bhupinder Chaggar, Preetha Narayanan and Aakash Odedra shared with Jahnavi Harrison their varied experiences of learning in the UK. A consistent pattern emerged.
19 December 2014
Toronto-based artist Hari Krishnan is one of the most significant figures on the North American dance scene. Ketu Katrak examines what lies behind his growing international reputation
19 December 2014
