Called 'the godfather of world music' by George Harrison, the influential Indian musician Ravi Shankar was revered in his homeland and credited with bringing the sounds of the Indian raga to the West. He collaborated with artists and composers...
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Sir John Tavener’s unseen opera ‘Krishna’ set for stage debut
- 27 May 2026
Grange Park Opera in Surrey will stage the world premiere of an opera based on Lord Krishna on 4 June 2026, marking the first-ever performance of the work.Directed by Sir David Pountney with choreography by Shobana Jeyasingh, the production...
A poignant tale of friendship, migration and memory
This December, the Old Fire Station in Oxford is inviting audiences to step into the final days of 1999, a world of Woolworths pick ’n’ mix, party tunes, and the nervous excitement of a new century.
- 16 Mar 2020
Rifco Associates was launched in 2015 to address the lack of opportunity for British Asian artists in the theatre sector. Since then 25 artists have been...
Sampad South Asian Arts and Heritage, one of the UK’s leading South Asian Arts and Culture organisations, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with the...
Dancer, choreographer and celebrity Akram Khan will make a return to this year with a new ballet- Creature, his third collaboration with English National Ballet.
A stage comedy, Tartuffe, opens at Birmingham Repertory Theatre this month.
- 18 Feb 2020
Award-winning actor, musician, story teller and activist Riz Ahmed will be performing in an emotional live music show, The Long Goodbye, which will merge rap music and theatre, exploring his complicated relationship with Britain.
- 10 Feb 2020
Fresh from impressing dance aficionados in Chennai in December, Nina Rajarani MBE returns to her alma mater The Bhavan in West Kensington for a rare solo...
A famously intelligent playwright Tanika Gupta MBE, a recipient of our Asian Achievers Awards, has written over 20 stage plays that have been produced...
- 26 Feb 2019
To focus on encouraging fresh and new playwriting voices from the British Asian community, Rifco Theatre Company has announced their '2019 Rifco Associates' artist development programme. A call-out for new scripts and treatments from both mid-career...
The National Indian Arts Awards willreturn for the 5thyear to honour and celebrate the great contribution of the professionals who have devoted themselves to promoting, nurturing and developing Indian arts across the UK and beyond, as well as...
