Flute Encounters: Bansuri to Beatbox
The Elgar Room is a relatively new addition to the RAH that can be set up variously to accommodate 300… Read More
24 February 2010
Review
Svapnagata Festival
It may seem simple to say that the ingredients to create a memorable music concert or dance performance are not… Read More
11 December 2009
Kathak: Yuko Inoue and Aakash Odedra
Akram Khan’s curated double bill of Aakash Odedra and Yuko Inoue could be seen as a Thanksgiving feast with generous portions of kathak delights prepared by the avant-garde Kumudini Lakhia.
11 December 2009
Aditi Mangaldas and Priyadarshini Govind – Kathak solo and ensemble, Bharatanatyam solo
The Saturday night prime spot of the Svapnagata Festival was given to two top drawer artists: Aditi Mangaldas for kathak and Priyadarshini Govind for bharanatayam.
11 December 2009
Confluence
Confluence was the piece Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney premiered as the Festival finale.
11 December 2009
U. Srinivas – Mandolin
Naturally, expectations are high when artists of this calibre are performing. They did not disappoint.
11 December 2009
Trilok Gurtu Orchestra
The evening began with the primeval, other-worldly, reptilian-like sounds of the didgeridoo.
11 December 2009
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar presented no ordinary sitar recital. No alap, jod-jalla or gat in teental. The evening, divided in two parts, tackled innovation head-on.
11 December 2009
Breaking Boundaries
Cartwheeling bodies criss-cross the stage diagonally, bodies balance in unison on narrow benches in Astad Deboo’s Breaking Boundaries with Salaam Baalak Trust youth.
11 December 2009