16-22 Nov. Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney join forces once more to present a two-week festival that brings a dazzling array of some of India’s most captivating and exciting dancers and musicians to the

Performances:
Akram Khan & Nitin Sawhney: Confluence
26 - 28 November
A brand new production from Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney, which fuses Sawhney’s music with Khan’s unique blend of classical kathak and contemporary technique.

Akram Khan: Gnosis
16 November
For this new solo piece inspired by the Mahabharata, Akram Khan collaborates with Gauri Sharma Tripathi and Pratap Pawar.

Nitin Sawhney: Acoustic Evening
17 November
Multi award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney presents a special Acoustic Evening, performing his own music together with an exciting line-up of international musicians.


U Shrinivas
18 November
Virtuoso mandolin player U Shrinivas presents an evening of music, accompanied by his brother U Rajesh on mandolin and a ghatam and mridhangham artist.


Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry: Nagamandala
20 November
Weaving together traditional folk tales, this beautiful play tells the story of an unhappy bride who fills her loneliness by conjuring fantasies, dreams and illusions to give meaning to her life.

Aditi Mangaldas & Priyadarshini Govind
21 November
An evening of short works from kathak dancer Aditi Mangaldas and bharatanatyam dancer Priyadarshini Govind, juxtaposing the two great Indian classical dance forms of the North and the South.

Trilok Gurtu Orchestra featuring Jan Garbarek
22 November
Trilok Gurtu links subtle Indian rhythms and singing with elements of modern jazz and rock. Here he collaborates with seven classical Western musicians, playing an eclectic mix of instruments.

Shantala Shivalingappa: Shiva Ganga
23 November
Shantala Shivalingappa presents a spellbinding solo evening of kuchipudi dance accompanied by a traditional, live orchestra comprising singing, flute, veena and percussion.

Anoushka Shankar
24 November
Anoushka Shankar is a spellbinding Sitar player who fuses East and West using both acoustic and electric instrumentation. Here she explores music’s ability to tell stories, focusing on Indian epics such as the Mahabharata.

Svapnagata in the Lilian Baylis Studio


Aakash Odedra & Yuko Inoue
19 & 20 November
Two new solo works performed by acclaimed British-Indian kathak dancer Aakash Odedra and Japanese kathak dancer Yuko Inoue.

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Shantala Shivalingappa:
Play (working title) / Gregory Maqoma & Shanell Winlock: Southern Comfort
24 & 25 November
A double-bill featuring a new duet from Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Shantala Shivalingappa, plus Gregory Maqoma and Shanell Winlock's Southern Comfort.

Riz MC: MICroscope
27 & 28 November
An intimate evening of music from widely championed actor and musician Riz MC.