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Archived Events from Spring/Summer, 2012

A Long Way from Home: Writing Poems of Distance and Belonging

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Join Tony Williams for a writing workshop exploring distance and belonging. (Max 10 participants) Pick up a Festival Pass to all events and workshops. Box Office - wegottickets.com/tashedorgan website

Festival of Belonging: Kalagora

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

From the street surrealism of Mumbai to London’s East End via Manhattan on Millennium night. The global wanderer collides with a midget tobacconist, paranoid immigration officers and cross-dressing hedonists. Kalagora is a coming-of-age journey across three continents, splicing poetry, theatre and video. Written and performed by Indian-born poet Siddhartha Bose and featuring music by Bollywood c...

Festival of Belonging: I Don't Think We've Met?

Thursday 3rd May 2012

Don't miss our tantalizing final night of specially commissioned new collaborations between a myriad of musicians, writers and artists exploring ideas of belonging. Sign up for a Trashed Date and start collaborating with someone new. Plus music from our house band Fiona's Jazz Express. Pick up a Festival Pass to all events and workshops. Box Office - wegottickets.com/tashedorgan website

Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya

Sunday 13th May 2012

This year marked the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, with events taking place world wide to commemorate his life and work, as well as his values and ideals. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the Bengali poet, philosopher, social reformer, and dramatist who came into international prominence when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, the first Asian to recieve the covet...

Roopa Panesar

Friday 15th June 2012

Considered one of the finest Sitar players to emerge on the Indian music scene in the UK, Roopa Panesar has been receiving critical acclaim from audiences and peers alike for her outstanding ability and quality of music. Her soulful and unique style of playing has left her listeners captivated and craving more. Roopa recently released her greatly anticipated first solo album ‘Khoj’ and has com...