{"title": "Nrithya Upahaar 2026", "start": "2026-11-07T17:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Arts Depot", "address": "Nether Street 5, N12 0GA London", "price": "£15 to £30", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/visit/booking-information/", "category": "dance", "tags": ["dance/indian-classical", "occasion/festival"], "description": "Nrithya Upahaar 2026 is the third and final day of a three-day international festival of classical Indian dance, held at artsdepot in North London. It is curated by Upahaar School of Dance and brings together established and emerging artists from the UK and internationally. The festival celebrates the richness and diversity of Indian classical dance through performances, artist discussions, masterclasses and participatory workshops. This closing day features Pagrav Dance Company with Kathak and Punyah Dance Company with Bharatanatyam, in a programme lasting three and a half hours including two short intervals.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nrithya-upahaar-2026-73810/", "official_url": "https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/event/nrithya-upahaar-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5c49ca21a6483dbe2a8e9a4aa456de8ad30dad52f0a24fd98804452aa9e8ec9-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T17:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Arts Depot", "address": "Nether Street 5, N12 0GA London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Upahaar School of Dance presents Nrithya Upahaar 2026", "start": "2026-11-06T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Bhavan (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan)", "address": "4A Castletown Road, London, W14 9HE", "price": "£30/£25/£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "dance", "tags": ["dance/indian-classical"], "description": "Nrithya Upahaar 2026 is an international festival of Indian classical dance presented by Upahaar School of Dance, and this is its second day. The festival brings together artists and dance companies from across the Indian classical dance world, presenting performances that celebrate the diversity, artistry and heritage of these traditions. The evening features Upahaar Dance Company with Mohiniyattam, Kasi Aysola with Kuchipudi, and Renjith & Vijna with Bharatanatyam. 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Beyond the stage, it explores music and wellbeing through raga meditation, breathwork and Hatha yoga with live esraj, alongside talks and an Indian bazaar of crafts, clothing and jewellery. 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The 7 November session is a Diwali Dance Workshop, an Indian classical dance session inspired by the Festival of Lights, exploring movement, rhythm and storytelling while discovering the festival's meaning. It lasts one hour and takes place in the Clore Learning Studio.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/saturday-club-63961/", "official_url": "https://polkatheatre.com/event/saturday-club/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/77ece5e2b98cb5537f437cb3f4ed630e566c8c85f0b8baa31fe1d78b61b585f6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Darbar: Yogabliss to Live Music with Kanwal Ahluwalia", "start": "2026-10-31T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Frobisher Rooms", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£29 (£25 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "29.00", "price_to": "29.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical", "wellness/yoga/hatha-yoga"], "description": "Yogabliss to Live Music with Kanwal Ahluwalia is a 60-minute Hatha yoga class accompanied by live esraj music, part of the Darbar Festival 2026, a festival of Indian classical music. Teacher Kanwal Ahluwalia leads slow flows, deep stretches and strong holds with an emphasis on breath awareness, while Kirpal Panesar plays the raga live on the esraj. The live music gives breathing a natural rhythm and responds to the room as the class unfolds. The open class suits all levels, and no fitness or flexibility is required, though it is unsuitable if pregnant.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-yogabliss-to-live-music-with-kanwal-ahluwalia-60604/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-yogabliss-to-live-music-with-kanwal-ahluwalia", "image": "https://noky.io/images/769d437c417124ba2bbee67b4780e68df9c50d52c8ca4d347c785d98cffba9d2-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival 2026", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "Arts Depot", "address": "Nether Street 5, N12 0GA London", "price": "Full price: £13.50, Concessions: £11.50", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "13.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/visit/booking-information/", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/shakespeare"], "description": "Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival 2026 is an evening of Shakespeare performed by local school students on a professional theatre stage. It is presented by Coram Shakespeare Schools, a national cultural education charity dedicated to transforming young lives through the power of Shakespeare. The world's largest youth drama festival gives students from more than 350 schools a platform to develop oracy and teamworking skills, grow in confidence and perform abridged plays for their community. 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Through movement and storytelling, the performances highlight dance as a medium of personal expression and connection.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/odissi-ekam-the-many-within-the-one-74977/", "official_url": "https://www.nehrucentre.org.uk/events/dance-odissi-ekam-the-many-within-the-one/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/09d5eed1766b909ef6d1f3b16dd87b58adfea3f2598beddbab2c385eebe61c4f-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Dance Floor Takeover: MargaM VR – Divya Kasturi", "start": "2026-11-05T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sadler's Wells East", "address": "Carpenters Road 101, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "dance", "tags": ["art/media-art/digital-art", "dance/bharatanatyam"], "description": "MargaM is a free virtual reality experience presented on The Dance Floor, in which visitors wearing a VR headset journey through a virtual South Indian temple guided by Bharatanatyam, one of the world's oldest classical dance forms. It is created by dance artist Divya Kasturi in collaboration with digital technologists and partners, with collaborators including Clémence Debaig (Unwired Dance), Rebecca Evans (Pell Ensemble) and Samuel Lawrence (Samuel Lawrence Limited). Moving from the temple's entrance to its inner sanctum, participants encounter intricate dance moves held inside an original soundscape of voice, music and song. It is a first-of-its-kind project meeting ancient artistic tradition with pioneering technology, suitable for ages 12+ and running as a drop-in with 30-minute slots.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-dance-floor-takeover-margam-vr-divya-kasturi-74769/", "official_url": "https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/the-dance-floor-takeover-margam-vr-divya-kasturi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79285760c53c31f0b5d420a1cc9a510ab485534bec4ea97b65f797217fa9356f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "C&C 2026-27 Contemporary Advanced for Over 60s (Drop in) Natalie Dodd", "start": "2026-09-17T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-10T13:00:00Z", "place": "The Place", "address": "Duke's Road 17, WC1H 9PY London", "price": "£8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/contemporary-dance"], "description": "A drop-in contemporary dance class for advanced dancers over 60, titled \"C&C 2026-27 Contemporary Advanced for Over 60s (Drop in) Natalie Dodd\". It is led by Natalie Dodd and forms part of the Classes & Courses programme at The Place, a dance venue in London. The class runs within the 2026/27 term of the venue's professional class programme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cc-2026-27-contemporary-advanced-for-over-60s-drop-in-natali-65781/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Odissi workshop with Sandhyadipa Kar", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan", "address": "W14 9HE London", "price": "£100 (music included)", "price_from": "100.00", "price_to": "100.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["dance/indian-classical/odissi"], "description": "A workshop in Odissi, a classical Indian dance form, taught over several sessions by dancer Sandhyadipa Kar, open to advanced, intermediate, and beginner students who have learned the steppings, with a hybrid option via Zoom. Sandhyadipa, trained under Padma Vibhusan Guru Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra and a teacher and performer of Odissi for 35 years, will teach Mukhari Pallavi, choreographed by Padmashree Kumkum Mohanty.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/odissi-workshop-with-sandhyadipa-kar-49009/", "official_url": "https://www.bhavan.net/events/odissi-workshop-with-sandhyadipa-kar/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e1b0ea8b307d071f027237a02d67dfc9f7b05a47eff0841ae4a2f9786373ccc6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "CYD AU26 – SU27 Creative Dance for Ages 11-12 - (Enrolment)", "start": "2026-09-19T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Place", "address": "Duke's Road 17, WC1H 9PY London", "price": "£154", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.datathistle.com/event/432456-stick-man/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["dance"], "description": "CYD AU26 – SU27 Creative Dance for Ages 11-12 - (Enrolment) is a creative dance course for children aged 11-12, offered as an in-person enrolment option. It runs on Saturdays from 10:45am to 12:15pm across an 11-week term from Saturday 19 September to Saturday 5 December 2026. The classes take place at The Place in London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cyd-au26-su27-creative-dance-for-ages-11-12-enrolment-65797/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/513e2659d8fb1cf88ec06d10100185d31bc38d01c8141d58525fd1497089bbb2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Shahnal Shah - Artist-Led Session [online]", "start": "2026-11-10T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sadler's Wells", "address": "Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN London", "price": "From: £0.00", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/shahnal-shah-workshop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["dance/folk-dance", "music/folk"], "description": "An online artist-led workshop led by London-based dance artist Shahnal Shah, part of Sadler's Wells' Artist-Led Sessions. It is an interactive exploration of Garba, a folk practice from Gujarat in India, introducing traditional songs, their meanings and cultural context, rhythmic clapping patterns and rooted circular movement. Participants experience singing, clapping and movement simultaneously as an immersive, collective practice and then explore their own creative responses, with no previous experience required. Participation is flexible and can be adapted to different needs and abilities.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shahnal-shah-artist-led-session-online-74774/", "official_url": "https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/shahnal-shah-online-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a126afb2d03a48ba84ed0ff3963646cc0029e68520876c81a1946afcb1facedc-600.webp"}]}