Music/Dance
-
Jun- 2019 -8 June
MIA named in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM – better known as music artist MIA – has been awarded an MBE and is the standout Asian…
Read More » -
May- 2019 -13 May
‘The Rite of Spring’ – classical ballet gets bharatanatyam treatment as Seeta Patel goes East and West with radical intent…
Choreographer has taken apart form to deliver something fresh and exciting she argues… CLASSICAL Indian choreographer and dancer Seeta Patel…
Read More » -
Apr- 2019 -26 April
Amjad Ali Khan and sons, Amaan and Ayaan heading for Southbank Centre for rare performance all together
Iconic sarod player returns to London with sons Amaan and Ayaan… HE IS REGARDED as one of the sarod’s greatest…
Read More » -
1 April
World Music concert to ‘mark’ Brexit and promote global friendship (Aprils Fool!)
See the date – April fools! Thanks for reading! EXCLUSIVE: Renowned global Asian artists set to play special event once…
Read More » -
Mar- 2019 -1 March
‘Begum Akhtar – The Musical’ ‘Queen of Ghazals’ recreated in life and song
New production charts life and times of one of India’s most famous 20th century singers… SHE WAS A HUGE STAR…
Read More » -
Feb- 2019 -26 February
Southbank Centre tells acv there will be no South Asian-themed arts festival this year after nine years of Alchemy
Multi-arts South Asian inspired festival is pulled ahead of landmark 10th year…. BRITAIN’S largest and most high-profile multi-arts festival celebrating…
Read More » -
18 February
Zakir Hussain, tabla maestro, joins Symphony Orchestra of India on debut UK tour
Star performer will play in the UK with India’s first ever western style orchestra – with part of the tour…
Read More » -
7 February
Berlinale 2019 (Berlin Film Festival) – Films to look out for…
Our quick guide to the festival which opens today (February 7-17)… WHILE all the attention and hoopla will be around…
Read More » -
6 February
‘Sampled’ – Mavin Khoo’s Odissi piece on a night of a celebration of different dance styles…
Have you been to Sadler’s Wells? Don’t know what kind of dance there is? A special show with special prices…
Read More » -
Jan- 2019 -10 January
‘Until the Lions’ – the personal echoes struck a chord with Akram Khan, writer Karthika Nair tells us (Q&A)…
AKRAM KHAN COMPANY’S (AKC) current production of ‘Until the Lions’ is inspired by the notion of metamorphosis (of the body)…
Read More »