OPEN STAGE
DAWN RAGAS OPEN STAGE
INDIAN
BAZAAR
Inspired by the vibrant cultural exchange around them, musicians from India and Australia meet to explore similarities and differences, harmony and dissonance, bridging cultures and generations.
A traditional Indian wedding tent offers a dazzling centrepiece, for the ENCOUNTERS: INDIAN Bazaar. This extravaganza of Indian street life will feature an array of stalls - fashion, craft, food, henna - as well as vibrant music and dance performances on the Cultural Forecourt, South Bank.
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And who knows what else you will ENCOUNTER.
4pm Mon 13 to Fri 17 May Conservatorium Foyer FREE
DAWN RAGAS Ragas in North India are associated with specific times of the day, probably a remnant of links to ritual and spirituality. Ragas for dawn and dusk, when lifegiving light appears or disappears, are considered particularly powerful. At dawn, a solitary sitar player begins in darkness and ends as sunlight emerges at the foot of the Nepalese Pagoda. Huib Schippers (pictured above, PHOTO: Shaka Bosakova), sitar, Dheeraj Shrestha, tabla
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6am Sat 18 Nepalese Pagoda FREE
WHEN: 9am to 6pm Sat 18 May 9am to 4pm Sun 19 May WHERE: Cultural Forecourt TICKETS: FREE