Description: | This is an A5 flyer for a one-day conference organised by Akademi which was held at the Lindbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House on 24 March 2002. The conference debated what defines South Asian aesthetics and the motivations behind South Asian performers in the UK. High profile personalities who participated in the conference included Tariq Ali, Chris Bannerman, Philip Dodd, Suran Goonatilake, Shobana Jeyasingh, Anish Kapoor, Shekhar Kapur, Girish Karnad, Raminder Kaur, Akram Khan, Naseem, Khan, Mavin Khoo, Daniel Meja, DJ Mukul, Indhu Rubasinghma, Nahid Siddiqui, Talvin Singh and Chitra Sundaram. This Akademi conference was supported by London Arts as part of its 2002 "Connecting Flights: New Cultures of the Diaspora" programme. |