2019 — ILLUSIONS IN TRANSIT HOCKLEY NEW ART …...Kavya Raang. REAL CREATIVE FUTURES TENT...

HOCKLEYTue 3 — Sat 7 Sept

NEW ART EXCHANGESat 7 Sept, 9am—6pm

ARBORETUM Sun 8 Sept, 11.30am—6pm

2019 — ILLUSIONS IN TRANSIT

FULL PROGRAMMEwww.nae.org.uk

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ART EXHIBITIONS | FAMILY FUN | FESTIVAL DAYS | TALKS AND FILM | CREATIVE WORKSHOPS | CAFÉBARFREE

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Open Mon–Friday 9am–6pm & Saturday 10am–5pm39–41 Gregory Blvd, NG7 6BE Opposite The Forest Tram Stop0115 924 8630 / @newartexchange

Nottingham Asian Arts Association (NAAC) develops and advances the education of the public in the appreciation and practice of South Asian arts, arranging and promoting a wide range of performances and workshops.

NAAC Music & Dance Academy and TAAL offer music, vocal and dance classes on a weekly basis and will be re-starting in September. Tutors are high calibre professionals with years of experience. Get in touch to register your interst.

Bhavesh Jani 0779 224 [email protected] Virdi 0794 405 [email protected]

ILLUSIONS IN TRANSITIn 2019, Nottingham Arts Mela celebrates 31 years of Mela in the UK. Illusions in Transit is our theme - exploring the journeys of people, art and society, and offering six days which capture the creative and cultural spirit of the city of Nottingham, the Midlands and UK.

With a strong South Asian rooted arts and cultural offer, through music, dance, crafts and food, we offer spaces to activate the imagination, explore worlds where we can connect, or find a moment of respite perhaps. Our aspiration is one of a more collaborative and conscious community, where people from all walks of life can share, learn, laugh and be together.

The programme this year includes live performances, exhibitions, workshops, poetry and special community engagement commissions. The festival will be held at New Art Exchange, Arboretum Park and venues across Hockley.

When in a state of flux, unsure about the future, with changing lives, societies, political ideologies and perspectives – we seek a moment of harmony, happiness… inspiration.

Welcome to Nottingham Arts Mela 2019!

Sooree Pillay and Skinder Hundal MBECo Artistic Directors

THURSDAY 5 SEPT8.45pm till lateOscar & Rosie’s Pizza Parlour8 Stoney St, NG1 1LP

SHIN (DCS) INTIMATE SETEnjoy live music performance of international standard with UK Bhangra legend. An intimate set in one of Hockley’s leading pizza parlours that has a cultural programme.£5 advanced / £7 on the door

SATURDAY 7 SEPT8pm till late Oscar & Rosie’s Pizza Parlour8 Stoney St, NG1 1LP

MIDNIGHT SOMERSAULTMidnight Somersault hit the music scene at FORMAT Festival earlier this year, featuring Danny Ladwa (vocalist & beatboxer), Dalbir Singh Rattan (tabla) and Pippo De Palma (guitar). Enjoy powerful tabla beats, mixed with electronica and extraordinary vocals.FREE

WEDNESDAY 4 SEPT7pm till latePeggy’s Skylight3 George St, NG1 3BH

ZOE RAHMAN TRIOfeaturing Idris RahmanZoe’s style is deeply rooted in Jazz yet it reflects her classical background, British-Bengali heritage and broad musical taste. A former MOBO Award winner and Mercury prize nominee, Zoe has has worked with the likes of Geoge Mraz, Courtney Pine and Jerry Dammer’s Spatial AKA Orchestra. Zoe’s trio features Idris Rahman on sax and clarinet, Gene Caiderazzo on drums and Alec Dankworth on bass.£12 advanced /£15 on the door

THURSDAY 5 SEPT7pm–8.30pmNottingham Arts Theatre12 George St, NG1 3BE

DASTAANwith Sarvar SabriSonia Sabri Company brings a truly original performance of live music and projected film. A meeting of interlinked cultures of familiar and unfamiliar lands, celebrating the unique diversity of Britain. £5 advanced / £7 on the door

TUESDAY 3 SEPTFrom 6.30pmBroadway Cinema14–18 Broad St, NG1 3AL

ARTISTS SHORT FILM + Q&Awith English SubtitlesThe first film, Children Playing God (Dir: Ashok Vish/India/2018/35m), follows the lives of five boys during their two-month rehearsal period for the month-long Ramlila performance based on the epic poem, Ramayana. The boys are considered living gods and goddesses during this process, celebrated with immense religious fervour and gaiety. The second film, Dada and The Punjabi Princess (Dir: Chila Kumari Burman/UK/2017/14m), is a fusion of punk, pop art and Bollywood. Burman subverts our expectations of how Asian women look and behave through a playful engagement with a range of cultural and visual histories. The screening will be followed by a discussion between directors Ashok Vish, Chila Kumari Burman and Skinder Hundal.FREE

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MEMORY OF LANDPhotographer-filmmaker Nirvair Singh Rai and visual artist Janhavi Sharma have embarked on a research project across Punjab and the holy city of Amritsar to create a new body of work. The images displayed remember the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre of 1919 which saw the British Indian Army fire upon unarmed civilians, assembled for a peaceful protest during the Sikh Baisakhi festival. Through visiting the site, and interviewing local communities, Rai and Sharma seek to understand the psychology of surviving grief through the memory of land.

NAE OPENWorks in painting, drawing, video, live art, sculpture, installation and mixed media by 56 artists selected by an illustrious jury from 700 submissions, representing contemporary diverse Britain in 2019.

POSITIVE IMAGESImages about Nottingham’s Romanian community.

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER10am–6pmFREE

YOGA9am–10.15amPerformance SpaceWith Parmjit Sagoo and live tabla by Mendi Singh.

INDIAN CLASSICAL RECITAL 10.45am–12.30pm Performance SpaceBy Anupama Bhagwat and Gurdain Rayatt.

MIDLANDS WORLD MUSIC CONSORTIUM12pm–5pm Global music cultures on the café stage with sizzling delicious South Asian cuisine and specialist tea (Ahista) from South India – all available to purchase at great prices. Featuring Ava, Muha, Kefi, Kulimarow, and DJ Hemulen Soundz.

SATURDAY ART CLUB 12pm–5pmWorkshops throughout the day. Make divas, rangoli or learn how to make your own mehndi designs. Face painting and if you fancy, have your hands painted by our own mehndi artist.

FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER6–9pmFREE

DOUBLE BILL LAUNCH Nottingham Arts Mela + Memory of Land exhibitionJyoti Lata Kainth blesses and launches the weekend activities with beautiful classical Bhraratanatyam dance at NAE.See the striking exhibition, Memory of Land, and join us for a panel discussion exploring process and contexts of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar 100 years on, with artists Nirvair Singh Rai, Janhavi Sharma and Manmit Singh, moderated by Skinder Hundal. Key thought paper presented by Ranjit Sondhi CBE.

During the day there will be also active learning programmes with local school communities.

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POETRY CORNER 12–5pmAn afternoon of poetry from all over the world, led by Kavya Raang.

REAL CREATIVE FUTURES TENT12–5.30pmNAE’s creative development initiative supporting creative industries provide a space for audiences and future creative entrepreneurs to test and try new skills focusing on digital technologies.

SOUTH ASIAN GAMES Including Chess and Carom Board.

RANGOLI WORKSHOPS

FOOD & CRAFT STALLS

DANCE TENTCompered by Jay Pollitt

MANUSHI DANCE12pmClassical kathak

BHUMIKA1pmBollywood and Giddha

ANKITA SETHI1.20 pmKathak dance

BHANGRA TOTS2.30pmFamily fun with Bhangra

NACHDA SANSAAR4.30pmWorld champion Bhangra dancers

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MASHI THEATRE All afternoonStory-telling

NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSEAll afternoonStory-telling

PARMJIT SAGOOAll afternoonSessions of well-being and yoga.

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER11.30am–6pmFREE

BAND STAND MUSIC STAGECompered by Harjinder Matharu

DRUMMING CIRCLE11.30am–12.15pmHarjinder Singh Matharu and Biant Singh ft NAAC Dhol Drummers.

QASIM SHAH & JAFFAR SHAH12.30pm–1pmHaunting Indian classical vocals with sitar and tabla.

AZIZ IBRAHIM1.45pm–2.30pmAziz Ibrahim (formerly with Stone Roses) and friends present Project 72.

KEFAYA FT DEEPA RASIYA3.15pm–4.30pmExtraordinary instrumentals with flamenco, Middle Eastern and Sufi vocals.

SAZIA JUDGE5.15pm–6pmThe UK Bhangra Queen.

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MELA — ‘gathering’ Nottingham Mela began in the UK in 1988. This South Asian festival was one of the first opportunities for a celebration designed by this community in a public space. Far from home, it gave a sense of identity, and a chance for this generation of British South Asians to share art and culture which they had grown up with, inherited. Nottingham and other Melas which followed swiftly on from the first, have now become a regular part of the festival calendar across the UK.

In 2018, the Mela in Nottingham changed its name to Nottingham Arts Mela. For a number of years, the festival had moved towards not only showcasing, but looking at contemporary as well as classical expressions of arts media. Its essence is rooted in continually searching, adapting and changing with the communities it serves, in doing so, the global narrative became increasingly integral to the festival. Art and culture is a central part of the sharing of this journey, so we felt and feel, it should be open and accessible to those from all walks of life. In the quest to share this immense heritage, the beauty and elegance of classical South Asian art-forms, we have found also exciting new interpretations of these, contemporary ones, ones which grapple with some of the questions that society faces today. As communities change, as families change, as the world changes, the conversation becomes all the more diverse. Our belief is that this humble ‘gathering’ should offer a place for this to be celebrated and enjoyed as it did back in 1988.

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