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Nitin Appearing at Luminato Festival
We're very pleased to announce that Nitin will be participating in this year's Luminato Festival in Toronto, Canada. The "Festival of Arts and Creativity", now in its 2nd year, was "Conceived out of our city's unique vibrancy and cultural diversity, and designed to showcase Toronto's bustling downtown core and the cultural renaissance transforming our renowned concert halls, galleries, museum collections, and performing arts companies." Nitin will be presenting a number of events as an Artist-in-Residence at Luminato.
June 7 & 8
There will be a screening of Tim Supples Channel 4 film Twelfth Night - scored by Nitin - at the National Film Board Mediatheque. Nitin will be present for a Q&A after the 7:30 screening on the Sunday evening.
June 10
Taking place at the Berkeley Street Theatre on June 10, Nitin will be part of a panel discussion between internationally renowned artists, including director Deepa Mehta, for "South Asian Expressions: East Meets West".
June 11
Nitin will be leading a workshop on composing for video games on Wednesday June 11 commencing at 7:30 pm. The workshop takes place at the Gladstone Hotel.
June 13
There will be a presentation of A Throw of Dice at the Molson Amphitheatre. Nitin will be
performing with members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
June 14
To wind up his visit, Nitin will be working the dancefloor at Revival on Saturday June 14. He'll be joined at this DJ gig by Aref Durvesh from the UK on Tabla and Ashwin Srinivasan from Mumbai on flute.
For further details and ticketing information, check the Appearances section.
April/23/2008
A Disappearing Number Gets Second Run
Another Nitin-scored stage production will be playing at the Barbican Theatre this October. As part of the Barbican's 2008/09 season, Complicite's multi-award winning play, A Disappearing Number, will return to London for 3 weeks, from October 10 to November 1.
April/03/2008
Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney's Latest Collaboration
Having already seen it's world premiere in Beijing this past January, Akram Khan's new work Bahok will hit the stage at the New York City Center April 23-27, and Sadler's Wells June 11-14.
The show is a collaboration by Khan and the National Ballet of China. The score is provided by Nitin, and is his and Khan's fourth project together. Meaning "carriers" in Bengali, Bahok "explores the ways in which the body carries national identity and a sense of belonging."
April/03/2008
Nomination for Heavenly Sword Score
Nitin Sawhney's
lush score for Ninja Theory's Playstation 3 game, Heavenly Sword, has been
nominated for an Interactive Achievement Award. Presented by The Academy of
Interactive Arts and Sciences, the 11th Annual
Interactive Achievement Awards are being held to showcase "the
greatest and most innovative games" of the last year. This year's awards
are being held at the Red Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on February
7. In a new development, you can watch the awards, hosted for the third year by
Jay Mohr, via a live webcast on GameSpot.
February/01/2008
HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM NITIN
In the spirit of the season, Nitin wanted us to
pass along this message to you all.
"Thanks for all your support and
wishing you all an amazing 2008. Next year we'll be releasing the new album
London Undersound and playing/recording with a whole host of exciting
collaborators. Keep watching this space for more details. Looking forward to
seeing you in the New Year."
December/21/2007
New Dates Announced for "A Throw Of Dice"
Following the successful screening of Franz Osten's film at Trafalgar Square last month, there will be three more screenings of this silent film classic in October. The
performers for the evening will be:
Nitin Sawhney (celeste, grand piano)
Aref Durvesh (tabla)
Ashwin Srinivasan (flutes)
Reena Bhardwaj (vocals)
Tina Grace (vocals)
Davinder Singh (vocals)
The Northern Sinfonia
Conducted by Stephen Hussey
Performances will be:
Friday October 26 @ 7:30 pm - The Sage Gateshead
Saturday October 27 @ 6:15 pm - Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sunday October 28 @ 8:00 pm - The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
For more information, and to get tickets to these screenings, click the venue name.
September/11/2007