1991 – 2011 twenty years of excellence

in asian music

Contents

Concerts 4

Courses 22

Future concerts 26

Booking form 28

Outreach 29

Museum of Asian Music 30

Welcome to a new season in which we present the very best music from across the continent. To celebrate our twentieth anniversary, we’ve planned a huge variety of exciting performances in venues up and down the country. We also invite you to learn something new in one of our courses for adults, and to visit our Museum of Asian Music, which is open five days a week to the public, free of charge.

The Asian Music Circuit is the leading promoter of Asian music in the UK. Join us at one of our events and be part of something special.

Welcome to the Asian Music Circuit’s April – July 2011 season brochure

We’re proud to be associated with Anandabazar Patrika in its celebration of Nobel Prizewinner Rabindranath Tagore at London Ananda Utsav 2011, as the Bengali festival arrives once again in the UK. Featuring performances by Shaan, Hariharan, Ajoy Chakrabarty and Kavita Krishnamurthy.

London AnAndA UtsAv 2011

Friday 1 – sunday 3 April 2011

Alexandra Palace, LondonTickets from £25 on 020 3004 8922 www.londonanandautsav2011.com

FridAy 1 ApriL 2011

16:00 inauguration: Gulzar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and Dhritiman Chatterjee

17:00 performance: Trisha Basu

19:10 rabindrik Gaan-o-Kabita ‘Music Beyond Barriers’: Gulzar, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty

sAtUrdAy 2 ApriL 2011

11:00 play ‘Kachher Manush’: Debshankar Halder, Bijoylaxmi Burman and others

14:00 – 16:00 popular Hindi song: Hariharan

20:00 ‘the Legacy’: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan

sUndAy 3 ApriL 2011

11:00 play ‘shesher Kobita’: Mr. Dhritiman Chaterji, Ms. Chitra Sen, Ms. Bratati Bandyopadhyay, Mr. Debsankar Halder, Ms. Sreelekha Mitra, Ms. Sudipa Bose, Mr. Sujan Mukherjee. Director: Suman Mukhopadhyay. Music Director: Prabuddha Banerjee

16:00 ‘tribeni’ – a musical trio on modern Bengali song: Rupankar Bagchi, Raghab Chatterjee and Subhamita Banerjee

19:30 sufi, Bollywood and Fusion Hungama: Shaan

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All four musicians are accomplished performers and composers in their own right: Coryell just about invented jazz-rock and Majumdar has worked with Ry Cooder and George Harrison. This brilliant collaboration has resulted in powerful new works exploring the melodic richness of raga and dynamic rhythmic interplay common to both Indian classical music and jazz. Join us for an evening guaranteed to sound like nothing you’ve heard before!

thursday 14 April 2011, 20:00

Gateshead Old Town Hall, Newcastle upon TyneTickets £12 (£10 conc.) on 0191 433 6965 www.gateshead.gov.uk

Monday 18 April 2011, 20:00

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London(This performance is part of the Alchemy Festival)Tickets £13 (£6.50 conc.) on 0844 875 0073 www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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MUMBAi JAzzMumbai Jazz is a spectacular jazz/raga mix-up matching fusion legends Larry Coryell (guitar) and Ned McGowan (flute) with India’s foremost bansuri player, Ronu Majumdar. Percussionist Rajesh Rajbhatt completes the line-up on the rarely heard pakhawaj, a two-headed drum offering a deeper, rootsier alternative to the tabla.

Larry Coryell guitar, Ronu Majumdar bansuri (Indian flute), Ned McGowan flute, Rajesh Rajbhatt pakhawaj (percussion)

tuesday 26 April 2011, 20:00

St George’s, Bristol Tickets £11 on 0845 40 24 001 www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

saturday 30 April 2011, 20:30

Porgy & Bess, Vienna (Austria)Tickets €25 on +43 1 512 88 11 www.porgy.at

Ronu Majumdar will also be leading an Easter Weekend Bansuri Course at our Museum of Asian Music on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 April.

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The performance begins on the day Tagore read his Gitanjali poems to William Rothenstein, W.B. Yeats and other friends in his house on Hampstead Heath. An evening exploring the creative mind’s response to the natural environment – not to be missed!

Co-produced by the Asian Music Circuit and Baithak UK. Scripted and directed by Sangeeta Datta.

Vocals:Sangeeta DattaUnnati Dasgupta Sahana Bajpaie

Friday 22 April 2011, 21:00

(NB Good Friday)Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, LondonFree, no ticket required

On Good Friday, the Asian Music Circuit will be presenting its two unique touchscreen applications, the Virtual Guru and DigiGuru, to the public. The responsive display of the Virtual Guru engages audiences with the nuances of Indian singing by putting their singing skills to the test, while the DigiGuru teaches the concept of raga, letting users explore raga ‘maps’ and compose their own music.

Unique to the AMC, these interactive experiences bring together the intuitive side of Indian music-making and the new potential of digital software, and offer fascinating insights into South Asian music and a different approach to understanding it.

sunday 1 May 2011, 20:00

Great Hall, Dartington, DevonTickets £12 (£10 conc.) on 01803 847070 www.dartington.org/tagore150

This performance is part of the Tagore Festival at Dartington, featuring over 100 poets, authors, dancers, musicians, activists and philosophers from around the globe. To find out more, go to www.tagorefestival.com or phone 01803 847070.

saturday 11 June 2011, 19:30

Northern Rock Foundations Hall, Sage GatesheadTickets on 0191 443 4661 www.thesagegateshead.org

This performance is promoted by the Pakistan Cultural Society.

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‘ I was tired and sleeping on my idle bed and imagined all work had ceased. In the morning I woke up and found my garden full with wonders of flowers.’

The celebrations of Tagore’s 150th birthday continue with our production of Gitanjali, a specially commissioned audio-visual concert of poetry, music and dance.

A groundbreaking writer, artist and thinker, Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali, a collection of 103 poems in English. Drawing on and inspired by nature and the seasons, Tagore relocates the master traditions of Romantic and Victorian poetry – Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson – in his local environment of Bengal.

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Dance:Aindrila GhoshSenjuti DasIndrani Datta

Musicians:Soumik Datta (sarod)Arun Ghosh (clarionet) Sujit Mukherjee (tabla)

Dressed in elaborate masks representing gods, monsters and animals, the Chhau dancers execute powerful acrobatic movements and mid-air somersaults. With origins in the martial arts, the performers from eastern India display a heroic mastery of swords, bows and shields as they act out a ‘dance-drama’ based on popular tales and themes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics.

Accompanied by a mixed musical ensemble, Chhau is an absolute marvel to watch and guaranteed to be unlike anything you’ve seen before.

sunday 12 June 2011

Bradford Mela

saturday 18 – sunday 19 June 2011

Glasgow Mela

saturday 9 – sunday 10 July 2011

Newcastle Mela

saturday 16 July 2011

Southampton Mela

During their visit, the Chhau Dancers will be leading educational performance and mask-making workshops in primary schools in London, Glasgow, Bradford and Leicester. Education professionals in these cities interested in hosting the group should contact Jasel Nandha on jasel@amc.org.uk or 020 8742 9911.

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CHHAU dAnCers

Chhau brings together breathtaking gymnastics, exhilarating rhythmic drumming and dazzling costumes in a spectacular display for the senses.

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saturday 11 – sunday 12 June 2011

Bradford Mela

saturday 18 – sunday 19 June 2011

Glasgow Mela

saturday 16 July 2011

Southampton Mela

thursday 21 July 2011

Hull Jazz FestivalTickets on www.hullcc.gov.uk

Originating from Jaipur, the city of the maharajas, the Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band play a range of traditional instruments, including trumpets, trombones, tubas, clarinets and saxophones. Their music blends Indian melodies, driving brass rhythms and traditional Rajasthani folk music with popular themes from Bollywood, jazz, funk, pop, reggae… and even a touch of Hindustani classical music!

The spectacle is enhanced by their gypsy dancer – famous all over India for her ‘cobra dance’ – and the fire-eating fakir who juggles with knives and walks barefoot on nails and broken glass. The result of this vibrant synthesis of colour, sound and movement never fails to leave audiences the world over breathless and demanding more. A dazzling display not to be missed.JAipUr

MAHArAJA BrAss BAnd A thrilling performance combining exciting music fusion with stunning dances and mind-boggling feats of strength and skill.

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the vedas are an ancient body of texts written in Sanskrit which were considered to contain ‘sacred knowledge’ handed down over the centuries. They form the fundamental basis for what is now Hinduism, and had a vast influence on philosophies including Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.

Among the most ancient religious texts still in existence, they give a unique view of everyday life in India more than four thousand years ago. Their subject matter is vast and their language as elegant and uplifting as the thoughts contained in them.

Sanskrit scholars from India will recite passages from the Vedas and explain their meaning and validity in the twenty-first century and beyond.

Haveli sangeet is a tradition of music often considered a precursor to dhrupad. Associated with the Vaishnav movement, it is traditionally sung in temples dedicated to the deity Krishna, including the Srinathji temple at Nathdwara in Rajasthan and the temple dedicated to Sri Govardhan Nath ji in Indore.

saturday 25 June 2011

‘Heaven on Earth’ Devotional Music FestivalUniversity of Wittenberg, Wittenberg (Germany)

saturday 2 July 2011, 19:00

The Bhavan, LondonThe performance will be introduced by a lecture on the importance ofSanskrit at 15:00

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vediC reCitAtions And HAveLi sAnGeet

The group will be visiting temples across the UK. Other temples interested in hosting the group should contact the AMC Office on 020 8742 9911.

The Vedic Recitations will also be performed at the start of Anuradha Paudwal’s performance in London’s Cadogan Hall on Sunday 10 July 2011.

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AnUrAdHA pAUdwAL

Bollywood diva Anuradha Paudwal topped the charts for months on end in the 1980s and 90s. She has worked with the industry’s biggest artists, helped develop the careers of many household names in playback singing, and undertakes generous philanthropic work. More recently, she has gained wide recognition for her brilliant bhakti devotional music releases.

Anuradha has won both prizes and adoration from followers the world over. Join us for an unforgettable evening with a living legend!

sunday 3 July 2011

De Montfort Hall, LeicesterTickets on 0116 233 3111 www.demontforthall.co.uk

At De Montfort Hall, Anuradha will be joined by Sanjay Sawant.

sunday 10 July 2011, 19:30

Cadogan Hall, LondonTickets on 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

At Cadogan Hall, there will be an introduction of Vedic Recitations.

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thursday 21 July 2011, 19:30

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, LondonTickets £10 on 0844 875 0073 www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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An eveninG oF BeiJinG And KUnqU operA

with english and Chinese subtitles

The glittering beauty of the dan (female) roles in Beijing Opera and Kunqu Opera have long dominated the Chinese opera stage.

Come and meet them in this vignette showcase. The Heavenly Maiden brings blessings from the world of Buddhism; the lonely young widow pines to be loved; the royal concubine entertains the doomed King with a moving sword dance; and the loyal lady-in-waiting disguises herself as the princess to avenge the slaughter of the imperial household. We take you into the inner worlds of four very different women in mesmerising opera scenes, presented by the Asian Music Circuit in association with London Jing Kun Opera Association. An auspicious Lion Dance will lead the way from the foyer.

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sHAMMi pitHiAShammi Pithia has developed an exciting, beautiful and refreshing live show featuring his band Flux. Inspired by London, the city in which he lives and works, Shammi’s music also has a natural grounding in the artistic philosophy of India. Join us for what promises to be a stunning and ambitious performance!

Shammi Pithia – Bansuri, Piano, Synth, CajonMichael Goodey – Piano, Guitar, Synth, SitarIan Newton-Grant – Drums & PercussionSuroj Sureshbabu – GuitarsSalima Barday – Double BassPreetha Narayanan – ViolinAlice Barron – ViolinNatasha Zielazinski – CelloDamien Langkamer – Electric BassAsh King – VocalsUnnati Dasgupta – Vocals

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HAri sivAnesAnThe brilliant young veena player Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan was born in London to parents from Sri Lanka. He is the current BBC Radio 3 World Routes Academy mentee.

Hari will be presenting Maa, a new work commissioned especially for this concert. ‘Maa encapsulates the message of the mother’s love through melody. It is a journey of lullabies from various cultures around the world. This unique collaboration between the veena and other classical stringed instruments proves that the underlying thread from these different cultures is that their mother tongue is simply music’.

tuesday 26 July 2011, 19:30

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, LondonTickets £10 on 0844 875 0073 www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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tHe Art oF dHrUpAd: A voCAL CoUrse witH pAndit UdAy BHAwALKArJoin us for an intensive week-long vocal course based on the ‘Art of Dhrupad’. We’re delighted to invite highly respected dhrupad singer Pt. Uday Bhawalkar to lead the sessions once again this year, which will include film screenings from our archive, talks, and live performances.

All levels welcome. Please use the booking form.

Friday 8 – Friday 15 April 2011,10:00–17:00 daily

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFee £245 (£225 conc.)

FiLM sCreeninGsLunchtime film screenings during the course will take place at 12:30 daily. The selection will include:

► Uday Bhawalkar – Raga Yaman

► Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar – Raga Shankara and Raga Suha

► Bahauddin Dagar – Raga Patdeep

► Ustad Asad Ali Khan – Raga Darbari Kanada

► The Mallik Family (Raga Bhup Kalyan, Raga Jaijaiwanti, Raga Shankara, Raga Adana)

► Ritwik Sanyal – (Raga Puriya Kalyan, Raga Chandrakauns, Raga Hansakankini, Raga Jog)

► Mani Kaul’s ‘Dhrupad’

Free to course participants. Open to the public at a cost of £2, payable on entry.

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seMinAr And q&A: How oLd is dHrUpAd?

Short film on the ‘Art of Dhrupad’ followed by a lecture by Professor Richard Widdess (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London): ‘How old is Dhrupad?’

The assumption that Indian music, and especially the dhrupad style, is ‘old’ will be re-examined in this lecture. What is the evidence on which this belief is based? Are the ‘origins’ of dhrupad to be found in the Vedic period, in mediaeval theoretical texts, in the Mughal court, or in nineteenth-century vocal lineages (gharana)? Or has dhrupad been re-invented in the post-Independence era? Can music be both old and new at the same time?

Richard Widdess is a Professor of Musicology at the Centre of South Asian Studies, SOAS. He focuses on classical and religious music traditions of northern India and Nepal. Prof Widdess teaches aspects of transcription and analysis, historical ethnomusicology, organology, cognition and meaning of music.

wednesday 13 April 2011, 17:45

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFree to course participants. Open to the public at a cost of £3, payable on entry.

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KUnqU operA Dan voiCe And MoveMents CoUrse Kunqu Opera is the most refined of all the operatic forms in China. We will be offering an intensive weekend course, in recognition of the intrinsic value of Kunqu. You will be taught the rudiments of Kunqu, fan and watersleeves movements, singing, reading music and lyrics, with a general overview of its history. At the end there will be a three-minute piece of solo acting and singing that you will be proud of.

Kathy Hall, an experienced practitioner and teacher of Kunqu, will teach basic voice use and movements of the lady’s role and provide advice on further reading. She will make this unique art accessible to beginners with clear, step-by-step guidance to help you enjoy your learning experience.

Both male and female participants above 14 years of age are welcome. No experience necessary. Please use the booking form.

Presented by the AMC in association with the London Jing Kun Opera Association. Course participants entitled to a £5 ticket for An Evening of Beijing and Kunqu Opera on Thursday 21 July.

saturday 25 June 2011, 10:00–17:00sunday 26 June 2011, 10:30–17:15

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFee £70 (£60 conc.) for both days. Watersleeves practice costumes included in fee. Please bring one 26–30 cm folding paper fan which opens out to 180 degrees, or purchase from teacher when you enrol (£12-£15). Dress: comfortable top and trousers and soft indoor slippers.

We will also be offering a Dizi course this summer. Dates TBC: check online or call the AMC Office on 020 8742 9911 for further details.

eAster weeKend BAnsUri CoUrsePandit Ronu Majumdar will be leading a Bansuri Course over the Easter weekend at our museum. The sessions will be open to all and are a brilliant opportunity to learn from India’s foremost bansuri player.

All levels welcome. Please use the booking form.

saturday 23 – sunday 24 April 2011, 09:30–13.30AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFee £30 (£25 conc.) per day or £50 (£40 conc.) for both days

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BAnK HoLidAy GHAzAL CoUrse witH JAGJit sinGH

A unique one-day bank-holiday course with ghazal pioneer Jagjit Singh. Don’t miss this special opportunity to learn from one of today’s leading ghazal singers, composers and music directors.

Advanced students only. Please use the booking form.

Monday 30 May 2011, 15:00 –19:00 (subject to change)

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFee £50 (£40 conc.)

BAnK HoLidAy GHAzAL CoUrse witH JAGJit sinGH

A unique one-day bank-holiday course with ghazal pioneer Jagjit Singh. Don’t miss this special opportunity to learn from one of today’s leading ghazal singers, composers and music directors.

Advanced students only. Please use the booking form.

Monday 30 May 2011, 15:00 –19:00 (subject to change)

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFee £50 (£40 conc.)

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CHinese CALLiGrApHyworKsHop witHrUiJUn HUWidely regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in Chinese visual culture, calligraphy requires high levels of concentration and creativity. Join us for an evening of spiritual and physical activity.

Open to all. Advance booking not required.

wednesday 29 June, 18:30

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFee £3 (including all materials)

GUzHenG CoUrse witH zHU XiAoMenGWe are delighted to invite Zhu Xiaomeng (also known as Julie) to lead our Guzheng course once again.

Julie has been active on the London Chinese music scene for years, and is one of the most prestigious, respected and well-known Chinese musicians in the UK. She performed in the first ever solo Guzheng concert in China and has released more than 10 albums worldwide, including traditional Guzheng pieces, Chinese pop and Western folk.

wednesday 15 – saturday 18 June 2011

Fee: 128 (£115 conc.)Timings: TBC

thursday 15 september 2011, 19:30

piu sarkhel (khyal vocal) and Brij narayan (sarod)Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London

sunday 18 september 2011, 19:30

AsiA roCKs! Royal Albert Hall, London

saturday 8 october 2011, 19:30

An evening of sufiana and qawwali: richa sharma and the nizami Brothers Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London

Keep the dates free – we’ll reveal more about these events in our next update.

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oUtreACHThe Asian Music Circuit is passionate about bringing Asian music to new audiences, and we carry out work in the community to help us achieve this goal. Below you’ll find details of some upcoming concerts as part of our Hospital Arts programme.

We’re always looking for new workshop leaders. Musicians and dancers specialising in Asian music are invited to contact dominika@amc.org.uk.

HospitAL ArtsThe Asian Music Circuit has been working with Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity to deliver regular music educational workshops and recitals in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

The aim of the project is to create a healing environment where the visual and performing arts are combined to help relieve anxiety and assist recovery. As part of the performing arts programme, weekly lunchtime performances are held in the ground floor atrium of the hospital. The eclectic programme provides staff, patients and visitors with a variety of enjoyable music and performing arts from different cultures.

Performances are free and open to all.

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thursday 21 April 2011, 12:30–14:00

Alamin Bhuyia (bansuri) and Sarathy Korwar (tabla)

thursday 19 May 2011, 12:30–14:00

Rachel Waterman and accompanists (Kathak dance)

thursday 16 June 2011, 12:30–14:00

Ji Eun Jung (Korean Kayagum) and Sung Min Jeon (Korean guitar)

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH

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CoUrse BooKinG ForM

Please complete this form and return to Jasel Nandha, Asian Music Circuit, Unit E, West Point 33–34, Warple Way, London W3 0RG

CoUrse dAte Fee (conc.)

dhrupad 8 April – 15 April £245 £225

Bansuri 23 April – 24 April 1 day £30 £25

2 days £50 £40

Ghazal 30 May £50 £40

Guzheng 15 June – 18 June £128 £115

Kunqu opera 25 June – 26 June £70 £60

dizi TBC TBC TBC All courses take place at the AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SP. To receive information about nearby accommodation, please contact us or visit our website.

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Fee includes registration, tuition and access to screenings and lectures. We offer a concessionary fee for full-time students, benefit recipients (Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, and Pension Credit) and under-16s; appropriate cards will be checked. We reserve the right to cancel a course at any time until four weeks before the course start date; a full refund would be provided. You may cancel your registration for a full refund if you inform us no later than four weeks in advance of the course start date. All courses subject to change without notice.

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If you have any enquires, please contact Jasel on 020 8742 9911 or jasel@amc.org.uk

Using a cheque? Please make payable to ‘Asian Music Circuit Ltd’ and enclose with this form. We also accept bank transfers using a credit or debit card - contact our office for details. Alternatively, you can pay in person at the AMC Office.

enter stAGe riGHt: CostUMes FroM tHe BeiJinG operAA visually breathtaking new exhibition of costumes from the Beijing Opera.

Come and immerse yourself in the world of Chinese scholar Xu Xian and his unlikely beloved Bai Suzhen (the White Snake), and Xue Pingui, the pauper who became a general and his wife Wang Bao-chuan (the prime minister’s daughter who married into poverty). These, and a host of other fascinating characters from Chinese Beijing Opera, will be on display in this unique exhibition of the stunning costumes from one of the national operas of China.

The exhibition will be open at certain weekends during the exhibition: see our website for details. Presented by the AMC in association with the London Jing Kun Opera Association.

Launch event: tuesday 21 June 2011, 18:30Free admission by invitation only. If you would like to attend, contact dominika@amc.org.uk

wednesday 22 June – 31 July 2011

AMC’s Museum of Asian Music, Bradford Road, London W3 7SPFree admission

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AsiAn MUsiC CirCUit’s MUseUM oF AsiAn MUsiC

‘ Unique in the breadth of its collection, but it is also important because of its commitment to music education for young people, something that is dear to my heart.’ Mayor of London Boris Johnson

The Museum of Asian Music is the first of its kind in the country: an innovative learning resource and a lively venue, with a busy calendar of recitals, courses and exhibitions. Based near Acton Park in West London, the museum is easily accessible from Shepherds Bush and minutes from Acton Central station.

Opened officially by the Prince of Wales in 2008, the museum offers an interactive way to discover the diversity of Asian music in a hands-on environment. Permanent exhibits of musical instruments from across the continent are accompanied by touch-screen displays featuring music extracts and video clips. Take a masterclass in singing from the touchscreen Virtual Guru, step into the interactive infra-red chamber in which gestures and movements are turned into sounds, or access the Asian Music Circuit’s extensive archive of audio-visual recordings using dedicated computer terminals.

Visits from individuals, groups and schools are welcome. Admission is free.

Asian Music Circuit’s Museum1–2 Bradford RoadLondon W3 7SPOpening hours Monday – Friday10:00 to 17:00

Closed on bank holidays. Open during evenings and weekends for events or by appointment – please check before you arrive on 020 8749 9584.

AccessThe Museum has level access via internal lifts, ramps and accessible toilets.

Getting hereWe encourage visitors to use public transport.

nearest stationsActon Central (Overground)Shepherds Bush Market (Circle and Hammersmith and City lines)Shepherds Bush (Central line, Overground and National Rail)Turnham Green (District line)

By busE3 stops at Rugby Road207 and 277 stop at East Acton Lane70 stops at Acton Park/Greenview Close272 and 607 stop at Bromyard Avenue

drivingParking available in adjacent streets, and on Bradford Road after 18:30 weekdays/all day weekends.

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Asian Music CircuitUnit E, West Point, 33–34 Warple WayLondon W3 0RG020 8742 9911 / info@amc.org.uk

AMC’s Museum of Asian MusicBradford Road, London W3 7SP 020 8749 9584 / info@amc.org.uk

For Tour bookings, please email unnati@amc.org.ukTel: 0208 742 9911

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