Celebrate our 20th birthday with a fun-filled day out for family and friends
Celebrate our 20th birthday with a fun-filled day out for family and friends.
Featuring:
Morning Ragas
Classical Indian music (Sanchita Pal and Carl Pebberdy)
Performance Poetry
Rohit Ballal
Book launch
Birmingham-based author Aruna Sabharwal launches her two debut books of short stories and poems
Outdoor Dance Explosion
Bollywood (Hina Dancers and Bollywood Academy)
Traditional Punjabi folk from Giddha Sansaar and Bhangra
Traditional Garba and Raas
Bharatanatayam (Chitraleka Dance Company)
Kathak (Sonia Sabri Dance Company)
Take part in the Chance to Dance challenge — learn how to dance Bollywood style and perform on stage!
Music Mania
Bhangra, hip-hop and grime (Majikul Productions)
Punjabi Women’s Folk Music (Trinjaan (The Spinning Circle) featuring Parminder Chadha)
Shimmering Tree presents Sikh Nari Manch, Kiss the Ceiling, singing intercultural global songs, and Stella Maris, a medieval music ensemble
Qawwali (Azad Kashmir Group)
SHANKOJAM! Tabla Bols, Beatbox, Piano Jams and songs from Shan Bansil and Raju Mali
Film screening
India’s Forgotten Women
Mehndi
Meena Bazaar
stalls with Rangoli, Jewellery, music, books, arts and crafts
South Asian food
Finish off the day with the USTAV dance and music extravaganza.