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Inspirate’s flagship festival, An Indian Summer, took place from 2nd - 6th July, bringing a bold and unique programme of contemporary South Asian arts and culture to Leicester! We had so many wonderful venues that we brought to the festival to this year, and we were honoured to share it all with you.
This year’s theme was ‘The Stories We Bring, The Stories We Shape’.
Across five days, the festival became a living, breathing and fluid space where we delved into the stories we carry within us, and the new narratives that emerged as we look towards the future.
Through theatre, movement, dance, poetry, film, music and conversation, our audiences and artists alike came together, to share, imagine and create the stories that feel most vital to us.
Thank you to all of our incredible artists who shared their own stories along the way, and to our audiences that came to support the festival across all of our events. We look forward to seeing you all next year for An Indian Summer 2026.
The Stories We Bring, The Stories We Shape
This year, An Indian Summer invites us to explore the transformative power of storytelling.
"The Stories We Bring, The Stories We Shape" delves into the narratives we inherit and the new ones we create, reflecting upon our collective and personal past, present and future.
We’ll honour the stories that sit deeply within us. Stories that have journeyed across borders and carried through time, passed on and cherished as a collection of memories and traditions, preserving the wisdom of our ancestors.
We’ll reflect upon the stories we are living within now; how they form our sense of self, our way of being, and provide the lens through which we perceive the world around us.
We’ll look towards the future and the stories we want to shape and tell; evolving identities, new perspectives, opening up possibilities, reclaiming our histories, reframing, challenging, igniting change.
This festival will be a living, breathing and fluid space where these stories are told, explored and absorbed. Through theatre, movement, dance, poetry, film, music and conversation, we invite our audiences and artists alike to come together, to share, imagine and create the stories that feel most vital to us.
