Shared Histories Festival: The Indian Experience

You may have heard of “Shared Histories: The Indian Experience”. The festival starts in Johannesburg on the 1^st September and continues all the way till the 5^th of October. The highlights of the festival are:-

1) A week of Goan Cuisine at Le Canard Restaurant, 163, Rivonia Road from 1^st to 8^th September.

2) ‘Bollywood Love Story’ a vibrant, high energy musical with a cast of 35 from India. The musical has recently toured Germany and won rave reviews. Performances at Market Theatre from 4^th to 14^th September at 3.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m.

3) Three Exhibitions on Visual Arts (Satyagraha), Textiles (Indigo Story) and Febrics and Photographs (The Inner Voices) from 5^th September to 5^th October at Civic Art Centre, Sandton from 11.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m.

4) Performances of Indian Ocean, the highly popular World Music Group at:-

i) Blues Room in Willage Walk, Sandton on 5^th and 6^th September at 9.00 p.m.

ii) Zoo Lake on 7^th September from 1.00 to 2.00 p.m.

iii) The Arena of University of Johanneburg, Soweto Campus on 9^th September at 6.00 p.m. (free entry)

5) A retrospective of some of the most poplar films of actor/director Amir Khan at Nu Metro Cinemas, Monte Casino from 12^th to 21^st September.

6) A week of Indian literature featuring eminent writers including Nayantara Sahgal, Pavan Varma, William Dalrymple, Vikas Swarup, Kunal Basu and Urvashi Bhutalia at  Wits University from 15^th to 18^th September.

7) Performances by Aditi Mangaldas, one of India’s finest classical dancers at Dance Factory on 16^th -17^th September at 7.30 p.m.

8) Performances by Dr. L. Subramaniam, India’s greatest violin maestro at Bass Line on 26^th and 27^th September at 9.00 p.m.

9) Solo concert of pure classical music by Dr. L. Subramaniam on 28^th September at 5.00 p.m. at Linder Auditorium.

10) Performance of Gayatri by the Janak Khendry Group at Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square on 5^th October (Details: TBC)