Akademi, in partnership with GemArts, Kala Sangam and Kadam, present a triple bill of South Asian Dance. The Southbank Centre will host Seeta Patel’s First Light, plus two new dance, music, light and space, choreographed by Bharatanatyam dancer Seeta Patel and contemporary commissions created by the recipients of the Choreogata Artist Development Programme. First Light is in an interplay between...
The King of the sub-continental slide” (Songlines) As a lap steel aficionado, as well as an innovative performer, Debashish Bhattacharya has been operating ‘beyond the ragasphere’ for decades: his unique take on Indian classical music has cemented his international career for over thirty years, modernising classical melodies and rhythms with multiple levels of percussion and lightning-fast g...
GemArts welcomes Manchester’s hugely popular club night Community to The Star and Shadow this spring. After running true underground parties for almost 6 years in Manchester, Community has started to branch out hosting parties in London venues too. These events include the best ambassadors of classic and contemporary soulful dance music, purveyors of vintage dance music and Southport Weekender s...
Don't miss this opportunity to be transported by music from the heart of India. Sit back and relax and let the melodies flow over you and the rhythms encapsulate you. Uday Bhawalakar is one of India's truly remarkable musicians playing today.