Reviews

On February 26th, 2013

Vollmond (Full Moon) Pina Bausch, Tanztheater Wuppertale Sadler’s Wells

Vollmond is part water play, part sculpture but more than that, a testament to water as a metaphor! Dancers cavort with water with carefree abandon drenching themselves in the process. Water is the ul...

On February 7th, 2013

Flames of Desire by Tango Fire Argentina’s finest Tango Company returns to Sadler’s Wells

“Tango is a sad thought that is danced” Enrique Santos Discépoloo Famous Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borge once noted that Tango expresses feelings that poets strive to capture with their words...

On January 23rd, 2013

William William Wild Card, Sadler’s Wells.

The “Wild Card”  event at Sadler’s Wells gives young artistes the opportunity to present their work at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Angel. Upcoming artists are invited to present the wor...

On December 15th, 2012

Sounds of Bengal At the Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

This is the second time Abundant Art has covered on ‘Sounds of Bengal’. Its the same show, but performed in two different countries. The first time that AA had written about the performance was ...

On September 20th, 2012

A winter spectacle on a summer day

As we sat in front of the raised circular stage, the challenge seemed daunting. With no curtains, no walls behind the stage, how would they recreate something as magical as Narnia, from where would th...

On July 22nd, 2012

Javed Akhtar’s new book of poems-Lava

Javed Akhtar has many facets to his persona: reputed scriptwriter and lyricist, he holds a record breaking number of Filmfare awards for his contribution to Bombay Hindi films. Member of the upper ho...

On July 21st, 2012

Superstar Nonpareil

I first saw Rajesh Khanna on the big screen as Anand when my Mother took me to the theatre to watch the bitter sweet tale of a man who spread love and laughter in the face of imminent death. Hrishikes...

On July 18th, 2012

London Indian Film Festival – 2012

Londoners got a great fill of new Indian cinema at the third edition of London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). The new wave of Indian cinema is producing a large range of films- completely against the gr...