As part of our annual Mini Mela at Gateshead Central Library we are hosting a relaxed dance workshop for familes with sensory needs to explore Bollywood dance techniques. Join a small class of learners to get warmed up, learn some Bollywood moves and free movement in a sensory-friendly setting.
Kefaya Hazara and Elaha Soroor are an award-winning, boundary-breaking collective. Their music's a powerful synthesis of cultures, voices, genres and rhythms. Their new album, Our Freedoms Must Be Won (2026) pushes further into synth rock, post punk, and jazz psychedelia, all while keeping subtle influences from Afghan folk traditions.
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Three years on from his celebrated BBC Proms x Masala Festival show in Gateshead, clarinettist Arun Ghosh returns to the North East, bringing his joyful and effervescent IndoJazz sound. Part of Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music.