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Film
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Times are a changing – releases put back as competition intensifies; and Goa fest nears end…
As Bollywood films struggle to find release dates, here’s who’s clashing with who, and who’s avoiding going up against the…
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Film
‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ – a beautiful lament about India and a warning about the age of authoritarianism everywhere… (review)
Film from India that made a huge splash in Cannes comes to the UK for the first time… INTIMATE, insightful…
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Art
Bird Bites update: ‘A night of knowing nothing’, Payal Kapadia; ‘The Long Goodbye’, Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia; Lubaina Himid, first Tate Modern solo show and Amrita Dhallu
IT’S BEEN a busy time of late and we just wanted to signpost a a few items that are coming…
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‘When Life Gives You Melons’ – Vidya Patel, dancer-choreographer, first stage show as Sadler’s Wells Young Associate…
Indian trained classical dancer has created piece for four hand-picked women dancers with mixed style experience… IT SEEMS likely that…
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‘Empire State of Mind’: We need to talk about Race and Empire – Sathnam Sanghera’s TV follow-up to ‘Empireland’
Writer takes us on a brilliant personal journey and illuminates debates about race, statutes, museums and other aspects of modern…
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Aakash Odedra: From eating hula-hoops and a banana for lunch to 10 years of his dance company and year of change following mother’s death and lockdown…
As celebrated dance figure takes to the stage this evening, he looks ahead and back with acv… 🔷Return of ‘Rising’…
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Film
Bird Eye Review Show Episode 19: Roots – ‘Hum Do, Hamare Do’, ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and Amit Trivedi ‘Sonic Roots’
Nat is back for her review of what’s out there online from South Asia… OUR intrepid Bird Eye Reviewer, Nat,…
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‘Rice’- Meeting Zainab Hasan – an upcoming performer to watch out for – as she talks representation and gender roles…
Two-hander play puts Asian women centre stage… ROLES for female artists of colour are often few and far between and…
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Main Headlines
Dance bird bites: Jaivant Patel Dance; Aakash Odedra; Pagrav Dance Company; Vidya Patel; Akram Khan; and English National Ballet and Sarah Kundi
It’s a busy month of dance coming up… and starts tomorrow… THOSE of you interested in Indian dance and choreography,…
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Books
Bird Bites: ‘King Richard’; UK Asian Film Festival Mental health report launch; Japanese Cinema of the Self weekend; Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, India and ‘Arctic Summer’
What’s caught our bird eyes this month… Unconscious bias surfaces in ‘King Richard’ press conference Serena Williams. Will Smith, Venus…
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