“In India, they thought I was mad’ …Ravi Shankar. Photograph: Felix Clay for the Guardian
I haven’t seen any recent pictures of Ravi Shankar, but i rather like this one from The Guardian. Its very diffrent to the usual pics you find of him. Just wish there were more photos from the shoot released.
Meaning ‘dreaming’ in Sanskrit, Svapnagata is a unique two-week festival of Indian music and dance curated by two multi award-winning artists – dancer and choreographer Akram Khan and composer Nitin Sawhney.
With a wide range of events taking place in the main house and the Lilian Baylis Studio, the festival offers a dazzling array of performances from some of the finest Indian musicians, dancers and choreographers, presenting classical work in a contemporary context.
An incredible story of a beautiful temple dancer Nikiya, who provokes a murderous jealously from her rival Gamzatti is set in a beautiful lush, Indian landscape. With its passionate characters, lavish staging and some of the most challenging ballet choreography, La Bayadére is sure to take your breath away…