Spring Season 2011
January - April
For further details about any of sampad’s events: visit www.sampad.org.uk or telephone 0121 446 3260
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sampad: promoting excellence and access in south asian arts since 1990
Welcome to our Spring Season programme. As always we have lots in store for you, from dance, music and theatre to visual art and spoken word. From big Bollywood stars to local, emerging talent. After an expensive festive season, we know you may be feeling the pinch, so we have kept our prices as low as possible, so you can still enjoy the fantastic events we have lined up. Mid-day Mantra (page 3), our free monthly classical music concert continues on Saturday afternoons at Symphony Hall. We’re also introducing a Season Saver pass, which we will be giving out at events as a thank you to our valued audiences for your continued support. This will give you access to exclusive special offers and discounts for other events this Spring, so make sure you get yours! If you’re coming to an event with family or friends, you can get a Group Booking discount at all our events - buy 10 tickets, get one free. Asian Spring (page 7), our annual showcase returns to Town Hall in April, celebrating the amazing talent of some of the Midland’s best dance groups, and a huge range of South Asian dance styles from the old to the new. To celebrate, we have teamed up with popular Birmingham restaurant Milan Indian Cuisine. If you book your Asian Spring tickets by Thursday 31st March, you will be entered into a prize draw to win a free Meal for Two, so don’t delay! The lucky winner will be announced at the event. For more information about any of our Spring events, keep an eye on our website. Join our mailing list online for more special offers, competitions and rewards, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date with all our latest news. Best wishes,
Piali Ray OBE, Director
Opposite from top, clockwise: Gandhi and Coconuts, Maya Ayam, Devika Rao and Qawalli Group
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Music
Spoken Word
Saturdays, 1pm-2.30pm
Thursday 17 February, 7.30pm
Mid-day Mantra
Henna
A free monthly series presenting music from India to uplift the spirit on Saturday lunchtimes.
On the eve of a wedding a young bride-to-be is having henna applied to her hands. As the patterns emerge the stories begin to unfold…
22 January Global Folk led by tabla maestro Mendi 12 February Manjeet Singh Rasiya, also known as ‘Minta Singh’ (percussionist) 12 March Sohini Alam (British Bangladeshi vocalist) 9 April Qawalli Group plus Sanyogita Kumari (vocalist) For more details of the artists performing visit www.sampad.org.uk Venue
Symphony Hall, Level 3 Foyer, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA Tickets
FREE In association with Town Hall Symphony Hall. Supported by Arts Council England and Coutts Charitable Trust. Below l-r: Mendi, Manjeet Singh Rasiya and Sohini Alam
British Punjabi storytellers Peter and Gorg Chand take you on a journey to incredible landscapes, with tales full of love, loss, betrayal, and Bollywood dancing! Venue
Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1SE Tickets
£8, (£6 concessions) Ticket Office/Online Booking
01902 321321 www.arenatheatre.info
Peter and Gorg Chand
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Dance Thursday 27 January, 8pm
MAYA | AYAM Illusion of time Compelling stories from Hindu literature unfold as dance, music and visuals take you on a magical journey back in time to when the universe first began. Blending classical Bharatanatyam and contemporary movements, combined with evocative digital imagery, multimedia projection and spectacular lighting design. Presented by Chitraleka Dance Company in collaboration with Nritarutya. Tickets
£9 (£7 concessions)
Maya | Ayam
Kathabox Photo: Roy Peters
Dance
Visual Art
Wednesday 16 – Friday 18 February, 8pm
Saturday 12 March - Sunday 8 May
Kathakbox Kathakbox brings together Indian Kathak dance’s grace and vigour with Hip Hop’s laid back groove. This bold, heart-pounding production features Sonia Sabri performing alongside three dancers including dynamic b-boy Nathan Geering, tabla maestro Sarvar Sabri, acclaimed spoken word artist & vocalist Marcina Arnold and beatboxer Shan Bansil. Presented by Sonia Sabri Company. Tickets
£12 (£9 concessions)
RADIU5 sampad and mac are working with young people to produce an interactive cultural map which will capture the wealth of creative activity within a five mile radius of mac. Find out what is happening locally, and contribute to the map, to further enrich the design. The exhibition will include a symposium on art and digital technology on Wednesday 23 March. Tickets
Exhibition entry FREE Symposium Tickets £18 (£15 conc)
Venue
Ticket Office
Online Booking
mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
0121 446 3232
www.macarts.co.uk
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Dance & Discussion
Theatre
Wednesday 16 February, 1.10pm
Friday 18 - Saturday 19 February, 7.30pm
Dancing Sculpture
Gandhi and Coconuts
A bharatanatyam dance by Devika Rao launching the sampad residency at the Barber Institute. Inspired by the Barber’s collection of sculpture Carved, Cast and Modelled, the performance will be followed by a discussion. Venue
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham B15 2TS
Fed up with a lifeless marriage, Asha escapes to the India of her imagination. Suddenly Mahatma Gandhi and the Hindu gods Shiva and Kali arrive for tea and cakes. But when she wants them to leave, they refuse to go. This witty, playful and poignant play blurs reality and myth to ask, is it better to be sane or happy? Presented by Kali Theatre.
Tickets
Venue
FREE
The Public, West Bromwich B70 7PG Tickets
£8
Music, Visual Art, Film Monday 28 February – Saturday 5 March
Eastern Electronic Festival A global festival of progressive Asian music and multimedia art at The Hockley (Jewellery Quarter) and various other venues across Birmingham. Featuring electronic visual experimentation with quality music performances, local and international British Asian artists, from traditional to contemporary explorations. Presented by Shaanti 11. Details and ticket info www.easternelectronicfestival.co.uk
Ticket Office/Online Booking
0121 533 7161 / www.thepublic.com Gandhi and Cocounts
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Dance Friday 25 March, 7.30pm
Creative Leap Sabha Sabha is sampad’s popular showcase for local and emerging talent in music, dance, theatre and spoken word. Featuring new work produced by four Creative Leap artists including: Keisha Grant: contemporary dance inspired by Zimbabwean sculptor Albert Nathan Mamvura Marlene McKenzie: ‘Lite’, experimental theatre exploring the subject of identity CDJ Dance Company: innovative street dance theatre on the theme of construction Giddha Sansaar: traditional Punjabi Giddha with alternative dance forms. For information on all the artists taking part in the Creative Leap professional development programme, and other showcases please contact Pat Dawson on 0121 446 3267 or email: pat@sampad.org.uk Tickets
£6 (£4 concessions)
Siddartha Bose
Top: Giddha Sansaar, above, CDJ Dance Company
Spoken Word Thursday 7 April, 7.30pm
Word Up! presents Siddhartha Bose Siddhartha Bose is a writer, performer, and academic based in London. He grew up in Mumbai and Kolkata, followed by a seven year stint in the USA. He was recently dubbed one of the ‘ten rising stars of British poetry’ by The Times (UK). Word Up! also features opportunities for you to perform your own poetry: send samples of your work to Jon Morley at The Drum: j.morley@ the-drum.org.uk. Supported by sampad and Ladywood Constituency Office. Tickets
£5 (£3 concessions)
Venue
Ticket Office
Online Booking
The Drum, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU
0121 333 2444
www.the-drum.org.uk
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Music Friday 18 March, 7pm
Naina Lagai Ke: Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Khan Tickets
£17.50 - £75.00* Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Khan
Friday 1 April, 7.30pm
The Dhol Foundation
Dance
Tickets
Sunday 10 April, 4pm
£15.00*
Asian Spring sampad’s annual showcase returns with an energetic celebration of South Asian dance Exhilarating Khatak and Bharatanatyam, breathtaking Bollywood moves and traditional Punjabi folk dance alongside contemporary and urban hip hop, from the Midlands’ best home-grown talent.
Friday 29 April, 7.30pm
Tickets
Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar
£7 (£5 concessions)
Part of Darbar Festival. Tickets
£12.50, £16.50 & £19.50* *£2 fee applies to all bookings except purchases made in person at Town Hall or Symphony Hall Box Office.
Venue
Ticket Office
Online Booking
Town Hall, Victoria Sq, Birmingham B3 3DQ
0121 780 3333
www.thsh.co.uk
Win a meal for two with Asian Spring Serving suggestion
See page 2 for details
Diary of Events
Get in touch
JANUARY 22 Mid-day Mantra
Level 3 Foyer, Symphony Hall
27
mac, Birmingham 8pm £9 (£7) P4
Maya | Ayam
1pm Free
P3
FEBRUARY 12 Mid-day Mantra 16
Level 3 Foyer, Symphony Hall
Dancing Sculpture Barber Institute
1pm Free
P3
1.10pm Free
P5
16-18 Kathakbox
mac, Birmingham 8pm £12 (£9) P4
17 Henna
Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
7.30pm £8 (£6)
P3
18-19 Gandhi & Coconuts The Public, West Bromwich
7.30pm £8
P5
28-5 Eastern Electronic Festival
Various
Various Various
P5
Level 3 Foyer, Symphony Hall
1pm Free
P3
MARCH 12 Mid-day Mantra
sampad is a dynamic development agency for South Asian arts based in Birmingham. Education, outreach and lifelong learning is at the heart of all our work. We provide everything from single workshops to long term projects using dance, music, theatre, crafts or literature, for all ages and abilities, working in schools, nurseries, youth centres, community organisations, health settings and more. To find out more, please get in touch.
12-8 RADIU5
mac, Birmingham All day
18
Town Hall, Birmingham
7pm £17.50 - £75 P7
The Drum, Birmingham
7.30pm £6 (£4) P6
By post c/o mac, Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham B12 9QH
1 The Dhol Foundation
Town Hall, Birmingham
7.30pm £15 P7
By telephone 0121 446 3260
7 Word Up!
The Drum, Birmingham
7.30pm £5 (£3) P6
By email info@sampad.org.uk
9 Mid-day Mantra
Level 3 Foyer, Symphony Hall
1pm Free
10 Asian Spring
Town Hall, Birmingham
4pm £7 (£5) P7
Visit our website www.sampad.org.uk
29
Town Hall, Birmingham
7.30pm £12.50 - £19.50 P7
Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Khan
25 Creative Leap Sabha
Free
P4
APRIL
Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar
P3
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