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Asian Music and Dance

Queen Size

Nishit Saran’s article ‘Why My Bedroom Habits Are Your Business’ is the trigger for the creation of this insightful, thought-provoking, gutsy and confrontational contemporary dance choreography by Mandeep Raikhy in response to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises homosexuality in India. 

23 June 2017

Issue-137, Review, Review - Dance Performance

Echoes and I Imagine

The setting of a theatre is not the most conducive to a meditative state; its dimensions are more utilitarian than spiritual and one’s focus on the stage is shared (in the case of the Lilian Baylis Studio) with about 180 other people.

15 March 2017

Issue-136, Review, Review - Dance Performance

The Bridge

The sitar concerto has had something of an emblematic status in the area of East-West ‘fusion’ music, ever since Ravi Shankar first showcased the form in his Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra of 1971.

15 March 2017

Issue-136, Review, Review - Music Performance

Land of Gold

“The seeds of Land of Gold originated, in the context of the humanitarian plight of refugees. It coincided with the time when I had recently given birth to my second child.

15 December 2016

Issue-135, Review, Review - Album

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