In Conversation with Soumik Datta and Ishan Benegal: In Residence for Travellers
Exploring the artistic voyage blending practice and performance.
An evening that will take you into the world of sarod player and composer Soumik Datta’s perspective on artistic practice and performance.
We delve deep into Soumik’s artistic residence, where he opens up about his creative process.
Soumik will be in conversation with Ishan Benegal, Artistic Director at G5A and Head Chef at PORT.
Music across Borders and Time Zones
Award-winning sarod player and composer Soumik Datta leads a vibrant expedition through sound, revealing how music transcends geographical and temporal boundaries to erase the borders that separate us.
Experience the evocative voice of Soumik’s sarod as it navigates diverse sonic landscapes, weaving a tapestry of shared human experiences that echo across continents and the turning of the clock.
Alongside Soumik, a dynamic ensemble of fellow Travellers – rising stars from the UK and India on violin, mridangam, tabla, bass, vocals, and percussion – unlock the unifying power of music. Their live improvisations and virtuosic collaboration reveal how ancient Indian melodies and contemporary compositions can dissolve the walls between nations and cultures.
Creative Team
Soumik Datta – sarod and composition
Sayee Rakshith – violin and voice
Nina Harries – bass and voice
Debjit Patitundi – tabla
Sumesh Narayanan – mridangam and cajon
Hrith Dey – khomok and percussion
Camilo Tirado – sound engineer
Loss >< Gain – surround sound design
Simon Daw – visual and set design
Zoë Svendsen – dramaturgy
Travellers reimagines Datta’s acclaimed ‘Borderlands’ – a Soumik Datta Arts production in partnership with G5A Warehouse, BNP Paribas, d&b audiotechnik, Aga Khan Foundation, The Space, SVA, Goods Shed Immersive Productions, Loss><Gain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hawkwood Centre, and Arts Council England.
Schedule
June 11 | 19:30 – Soumik Datta In Conversation with Ishan Benegal
June 12 | 15:00 – Open Rehearsal
June 13 | 19:00 – Travellers Premiere
June 14 | 19:00 – Travellers Show #02
June 15 | 11:00 – Unmute the Future | A One-Day Workshop for Emerging Music Artivists
June 15 | 18:00 – Travellers (Live Experimentation) with Soumik Datta and Participants
G5A forum
Produces and co-creates interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work that is bold, experimental, and just.
In Residence, a production series, creates space for practitioners to explore their craft, form, and expression to consistently and rigorously refine their practice. Each production is hosted over an extended duration at the warehouse, enabling work that is multidisciplinary and grounded in traditional and contemporary performance methods.