Holi x GemArts: Holi Festival of Colours
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Date: Saturday 15 March
Time: 12noon-4pm
Venue: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Box Office: Free event just drop in!
Join GemArts for Holi Festival of Colours hosted in partnership with BALTIC. Celebrate colour and the Holi tradition through creative workshops, henna stations, dance, music and food.
With a shared belief in the power of the arts to enrich the lives of individuals and communities through celebrating our shared cultural diversity, and a commitment to creating inclusive spaces for people to come together, Baltic and GemArts warmly invite you to celebrate spring, new beginnings, and the Holi tradition.
This one-day event invites the communities across the Northeast that GemArts and Baltic work and create with, and live alongside, to enjoy a programme of creative workshops, Henna stations, dance performances, music, and food. Taking place throughout the building, you can enjoy exhibition tours and join contemporary artists exploring South Asian art forms throughout the building.
This joyous event will culminate in colour throwing at 3pm, where we will gather outdoors to throw colourful powder pigment and celebrate the arrival of spring. This bit is fun and messy, so please wear something you don’t mind getting dirty.
Usually celebrated in March, Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life. This event is for people of any faith and those with none.
Please don’t bring backpacks or your own powder pigment with you. Free pigment will be provided at the event. After the event, please don't visit our gallery spaces as we try to keep our exhibitions clear of coloured pigment.
This one-day event is part of GemArts core South Asian celebration programme and connects with Baltic’s Neighbourly strand, which asks the question: How can Baltic be a good neighbour to the communities that surround it?
Tickets for the colour throwing are now sold out.
Supported by
Gateshead Council, Newcastle Hindu Temple, Chai Events and Spice FM,
Wet weather
In the event of wet weather, the colour throwing will not be able to go ahead. We look forward to welcoming you to Baltic for all of the indoor celebrations come rain or shine.
Schedule for the day:
Music
12.00-16.00 | Enjoy DJ sets by Spice FM and DJ Gaurav, spinning Bollywood, Bhangra and Holi tunes accompanied by Rhythmix dholies!
Food
12.00-16.00 | Enjoy our Holi menu, including delicious Indian food by Newcastle Hindu Temple, and Baltic Kitchen classics with a South Asian twist. Food can be eaten outside on the Square, or inside, in Baltic Kitchen.
Performance
13.30 | Mi Marathi Dhol Tasha
14.30 | Dhol Buzz & Lezim Rhythm
15.00 | Rhythmix
15.15 | Madhura Godbole and students Bollywood Dance
15.30 | Breeze Bollywood Dance Company
Colour throwing
15.00-16.00 | Join the colour throw and celebrate the spirit of Holi and the beginning of spring in colourful-style (Sold Out)
Level 1 Main Space
Henna
12.00-16.00 | Henna Designs
Workshops
12.00-16.00 | Artist-led workshop with Pui Lee
12.00-16.00 | Artist-led workshop with Emma Sheridan
Performances
12.15 | North East School of Dhol
12.30 | Madhura Godbole – Kathak dance
13.00 | Dhol Buzz & Lezim Rhythm
13.30 | Breeze Bollywood Dance Company
14.00 | Bharatanatyam Dance by students of Mrs Pani
14:30 | Mi Marathi Dhol Tasha Group
Level 1 Cube
Bollywood Dance Classes
12.30 & 14.00 | Learn some Bollywood dance moves in this high-energy Bollywood Dance Class, led by Breeze George
Level 2
Workshop
Artist-led workshop with Sofia Barton
Performance
12.30 | Geet (Newcastle University South Asian Society music performance)
13.00 | Bala Bros UK- Guru and Shiva (Indian Classical music performance)
Exhibition
Mani Kambo: Ax.is Mun-di
Performance (Mani Kambo's exhibition space)
13.20 | Payal Ramchandani, an acclaimed Kuchipudi dance artist and choreographer based in the North East, brings Ax.is Mun-di to life with her dynamic and expressive performance.
Level 5
Performance
14.00 | Madhura Godbole – Kathak dance performance
| Date | Saturday 15th March 2025 |
| Time | 12PM - 4PM |
| Duration | 4 hours |
| Cost | FREE |
| Venue | Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art |
| Address | Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art,S Shore Rd, Gateshead NE8 3BA |
