The Instrument and the Musician – Pannalal Ghosh and Hindustani Bansuri
Continuing our series, Ken Hunt examines how Pannalal Ghosh revolutionised the humble bamboo flute.
13 September 2013
Feature
Shobana Jeyasingh – Choreographic ‘New Worlds’
In the second of a three-part series charting her work, Jeyasingh talks to Sanjoy Roy about some of the landmarks in her artistic journey and about motivation and imagination in the transition from dancer to choreographer.
13 September 2013
SAMYO – 10th Anniversary Bouquets and Brickbats
Sanjeevini Dutta assesses the achievements of the South Asian Music Youth Orchestra during the ten years since its foundation.
14 March 2013
Akram Khan – Creativity from Chaos
The Olympics choreographer and winner of award for Best Male Dancer shares with Donald Hutera the challenges of devising choreography for actors and of finding dance within the dancer.
14 March 2013
The Instrument and the Musician – Kamalesh Maitra and the Tabla Tarang
Ken Hunt traces the route taken by Maitra and the tabla tarang from East Bengal to Berlin via Calcutta and North America.
14 March 2013
Reconfigurations
Sanjoy Roy launches the first in a three-part series by speaking to the iconic choreographer herself and tracing the twists and turns in the Company’s stylistic vision.
18 December 2012
Chitravina Ravikiran – Musician by Name, Musician by Nature
Following his recent performance at Darbar Festival, Ravikiran speaks to Ken Hunt, who considers him to be “one of the most fascinating musicians I’ve ever met”.
18 December 2012
How to Listen
London-based multi-discipline artist, Ansuman Biswas, shares his passion for all things sound with a written reflection of his musical discoveries.
13 September 2012
Sandeep Virdee – Heavyweight Champion of Classical Music
In the run-up to Darbar Festival 2012, Jahnavi Harrison asks Sandeep Virdee about the trials and tribulations of programming a niche music festival for London audiences.
13 September 2012
The Cultural Olympiad Through the Eyes of the Critics
Three cultural commentators, Donald Hutera, Sanjeevini Dutta and Nicholas Minns, reflect on the South Asian flavours that arose from London 2012.
13 September 2012