Writing ragas for orchestras
Howard Skempton gives us his personal views about ragas in western orchestral music.
18 March 2009
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Jazzing up the Bengali music scene
Zoe and Idris Rahman give a new twist to Bengali folk music
18 March 2009
Farah Khan
Feisty, opinionated and adventurous, choreographer Farah Khan shares her insights into why the world needs Bollywood and dance.
18 March 2009
Reaching the crossroads on a musical journey
Renu Swamy: a personal struggle about breaking into a music career.
18 March 2009
School colours the rainbow with music
Pupils bring Indian music into their school orchestra.
18 March 2009
Contemporary Choreography in Indian Dance International Conference
Ketu Katrak reports on a Conference cum Festival held in Toronto which examined issues of ‘contemporary’ in south Asian dance and paid homage to the iconic dance maker – Chandralekha.
18 March 2009
Vivarta and Howzaat
ampradaya are a well-established dance Company based in Missisagua, Canada led by Lata Pada, with several productions to their credit.
18 March 2009
Moving Root (The Cusp)
The title ‘Moving Root’ represents the cultural traditions, of which dance is an integral part, that are carried by people as they move from one country to another.
18 March 2009
Parallels
The Sonia Sabri Dance Company presented ‘Parallels’ at Croydon’s Clocktower continuing its ‘quest to infuse … kathak with contemporary relevance’ with a mixed bill of solos (including choreographies by Shobana Jeyasingh and Lisa Torun), where ‘… classical and cutting edge modern day interpretations of kathak [existed] side by side’.
18 March 2009