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Full Circle, Still Turning
Amrit Kaur, Aaron Hira, Kesha Raithatha, Nupur Arts Emerge Artists
5th July
Leicester Cathedral
This event brings the festival to a close with an evening of incredible live music, short film screenings and a live DJ set. Amrit Kaur (sarangi and voice) brings us a live music set, exploring the sacred sound of Sikh musical heritage whilst traversing the worlds of jazz, blues and soul. We’ll be screening two short films - Jaikur by Kesha Raithatha and Roots & Rivers by Nupur Arts. This beautiful evening of South Asian artistry ends with an informal festival ‘gathering’ accompanied by a live DJ set from Aaron Hira.
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Leicester Cathedral
5th July
7pm - 9:30pm
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£10
About Amrit Kaur
Amrit Kaur's music has been described as 'the place where Punjabi folk meets Aretha soul' by OZY magazine. She is a singer-songwriter and Sarangi player, born and raised in London. Named a BBC Music Introducing artist and praised by Rick Rubin for her live performance, she has commanded the stages of Glastonbury Festival, Jaipur Literature Festival, The Barbican and the UN General Assembly with the Bob Marley family.
About Aaron Hira
Aaron Hira is the founder of Clarence Street Studios, specialising in sound and music production. Aaron is also a highly experienced music and sound practitioner, facilitating a range of projects with young people.
About Nupur Arts Dance Academy
Nupur Arts is an arts organisation based at the LCB Depot specialising in South Asian Classical dance. As well as teaching dance to over 200 students each week, Nupur Arts’ work involves the curation of professional dance and music events, with its annual Nartan Festival offering a vibrant celebration of South Asian arts and culture to the people of Leicester and beyond. The company continually runs artist development programmes which support emerging artists from across the county to develop industry skills and produce work with professional production values.
About Kesha Raithatha
Kesha Raithatha is a fierce and boundary-pushing dancer and choreographer whose work merges the precision of Kathak with the fluidity of contemporary movement. Her choreographic voice is rich, textured, and unapologetically experimental — reimagining what contemporary South Asian dance can be today. With deep roots between the UK and India, and as a Work Place artist at The Place, an Associate Director with Aakash Odedra Company, Kesha moves between worlds — both culturally and creatively. She’s driven by a passion to spark global artistic dialogue and create bold, socially relevant work that dives into the unspoken and the taboo. Kesha’s performances invite audiences into surreal, otherworldly spaces — where movement becomes memory, ritual, and radical transformation.
