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William Shakespeare’s, ‘PERICLES’

28/9/2017

 
Najma Akhtar – Composes, sings and acts the role of the narrator in William Shakespeare’s, ‘PERICLES’.
Cornucopia Theatre Company presents its fifth site-specific Shakespeare production, ‘Pericles’ at Glamis Adventure Playground, Tower Hamlets, London.

12 performances Fridays and Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 4pm:
September 29 & 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22.
Entry by donation to the playground.
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Director - Mark Duncan
Singer/ Narrator - Najma Akhtar
Guitar - David Wilkins

Drums & percussion - Satin Singh
Musical director - James Hesford
Choreographer -  Showmi Das

Cornucopia's ‘Pericles’ brings to life Shakespeare’s play using physical theatre, story-telling, site-specific performance, original music, local community involvement and carnival arts.
‘Pericles’ is set in mythical lands with dance and music inspired by the rich colourful culture of India.


A diverse ensemble of professional actors and local youngsters work together in this most adventurous playground to bring this epic tale of discovery to life. Cornucopia’s inter-cultural production has a cast that reflects the themes highlighted in ‘Pericles’, for example the plight of our hero and his family to different countries, their displacement, and international relations.

Najma Akhtar plays the role of Gower, a Bard from an ancient kingdom in North India; it is she who takes us on this wild adventure. Through music and song Gower enchants us with the story of her kinsman Pericles and his unending quest for love and self-discovery in a cruel and unpredictable world.

Cornucopia invites audiences of all ages and cultures, families, local residents, tourists, old and new theatre-goers to join us on this odyssey.  We aim to reignite this rarely performed Shakespeare gem to its former popularity.  We hope that you can join us and fall in love with this swashbuckling tale of adventure.

Cornucopia Theatre will also be running inclusive acting and carnival art workshops to recruit young people and local emerging artists to maximise community involvement and to help support artists from all the diverse backgrounds in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

Come and support great art and Glamis Adventure Playground.

Shout Collective present Najma Akhtar Trio - 11 June

11/6/2016

 
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​Saturday 11th June 2016 

THE SHOUT COLLECTIVE PRESENT
LIVE ON STAGE 
NAJMA AKHTAR TRIO
The Queen of Anglo-Asian music
giving blues and folk a
​distinctive Indian twist  

 

 On the Decks:
THE SHOUT COLLECTIVE
Spinning the best selection of blues, soul, funk & global sounds
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£5 (+£0.50 bkg fee) in advance:
£7 on the door

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Women in Music Festival - 8 April 2016

8/4/2016

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Friday 8 April 2016
6.30pm
Nehru Centre, London
​Admission: FREE (Please register as limited tickets)
​I am honoured to be performing my Five Rivers project with my full band on 8 April 2016 as part of the Women in Music Festival presented by Sama Arts Network at the Nehru Centre, London. The festival curated by Jay Visvadeva is a fantastic festival with an incredible line up of women of South Asian origin

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Shoreditch to Calais Fundraiser

17/3/2016

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Here's a lovely review and some great photos of a fundraising event for‪ Calais‬ ‪refugees‬ I was recently involved in. I performed alongside some wonderful musicians and the comedian Jeremy Hardy hosted by Jamie Renton at Bedroom Bar, London.

I performed 3 songs from my new project - Five Rivers as a trio - with David Wilkins on guitar and Matt Grabham on violin. Hear "Black is the Colour" one of the songs from our rehearsal in preparation for the concert.
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Summer / Autumn Gigs 2015

6/7/2015

 
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​October 2015
Tour Newsletter 
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Autumn has begun with Najma giving performances around England.
We hope that you are able to make one of them.
Presenting songs & poetry, expressed through the music of Indian Ghazal & Western Folk. Connecting vocal expressions through the rich musical landscape of the cultures that surround them.  Najma Akhtar is a British Asian singer songwriter. Her voice has been described as “a heaven-sent gift” (Songlines), “immaculate” (The Guardian) and “enchanting and splendid” (All Music Guide). She has collaborated with many world-class artists, including Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Andy Summers, Basement Jaxx, Jethro Tull and Philip Glass.

​Saturday 18th July : Night of Festivals - Barking, London, England
Abbey Green UK  (30 min. Free performance)
Performance – Performance Dome 3.30pm (Semi- acoustic trio set)

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 Sunday 19th July : 
RhythmTree Festival - Isle Of  Wight,       England
 Performance – Main Stage – 2.30pm  (Band set)

 
 Saturday 29th August 2015 : The Bank Eye:  Suffolk, England
 2 Castle Street, Eye, Suffolk. IP23 7AN. UK  - 01379 873495
 Performance – 7.15pm  ( Semi- acoustic trio set)


 
Saturday 5th Sept 2015 : One World Folk Festival' Tottenham.   London, England


Najma invited to accompany Irish folk-flautist & multi-instrumentalist Jacquelyn Hynes at the 'One World Folk Festival' as part of her 'Silver and Wood' tour. Venue/ Stage :  The Shell Stage
Performance time - 4.15pm  - 4.50pm
Lordship Recreation Ground, Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London N17 6NU, England
 
Saturday 26TH September 2015 – Eid Special Traditional music performance

Venue : Birmingham, England
Performance time – 9.00 pm  - 11.00pm
 
Friday 2nd Oct 2015  Night of Festivals  - Leicester, England
Performance – 9.00pm (Band set)  
Venue - Main Stage -  Humberstone Gate Leicester LE1 1WA UK               
 
Friday 9th  Oct 2015  - Brunel University Lunchtime Concert Series, England
Performance – 1.15pm  (Duo)
3rd in a series of lunchtime concerts - Brunel University Arts
 
Fri 9th October 2015  - Village Hall, West Buckland, Devon (not the Somerset West,  Buckland), England
 Performance – 8.00pm   ( Semi- acoustic trio set)

Saturday 10th Oct  -The Yoga Barn, Lee ( Semi- acoustic trio set)
Venue : Lincombe Lee,  Woolacombe, Devon EX34 8, England  Tel 01271 862906

 
Friday 16th   Oct 2015   The Railway Venue
- Bolton, England
Performance – 9.00pm  (Band set)
37 Chapeltown Road, Bolton BL7 9LY. UK  Tel: +44(0)1204 306450

Read a preview of the concert.
 
Saturday 17 October 2015  - Musicport – Whitby, England
Venue; Main stage, The Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 3AJ UK (Band set) 
Performance – 2.00pm  (Band set)

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