Performance

VenueThe Cockpit
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From22nd July 2015
To24th July 2015
When19:30
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Umrao - The Noble Courtesan

Umrao - The Noble CourtesanT1827595889
An English language adaptation of the 1905 Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada by Mirza Hadi Ruswa. Set during the Mughal period, a young girl is kidnapped and sold to a Courtesan house to be trained in the traditional art forms of Sufi (poetry), Thumri (singing) and Kathak (dance) in order to entertain the Mughal Court. A traditional story of Lucknowi culture with dance and live music set to traditional Urdu poetry.
Author Simon Mundy


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Producer Asian Music Circuit
Director Vasilios Arabos
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