Svapnagata

Nitin Sawhney and Akram Khan present a dazzling new festival of Indian music and dance at London's Sadler's Wells.

Svapnagata at Sadler's Wells

Sadler's Wells welcomes over 60 of the finest Indian and British Asian musicians, dancers and choreographers to join its new India festival.

Svapnagata, which means dreaming in Sanskrit, is curated by multi-award winning composer Nitin Sawhney and dancer/choreographer Akram Khan.

Svapnagata highlights include:

• International Sitar star and Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar
• The world premiere of Confluence, a collaboration between Sawhney and Khan
• Former child prodigy and electric mandolin player U Shrinivas
• Riz MC, better known as British actor and musician Riz Ahmed, presenting an intimate evening of music

Dance and Music at Svapnagata

The Svapnagata festival springs into life with Nitin Sawhney's Acoustic Evening and Akram Khan: Gnosis.

The rest of the two-week festival is packed with an amazing line-up of talented artists and dancers whose work is rooted in Indian art forms:

• U Shrinivas, 18 Nov
• Aakash Odedra and Yuko Inoue, 19-20 Nov
• Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry: Nagamandala, 20 Nov
• Aditi Mangaldas and Priyadarshini Govind, 21 Nov
• Trilok Gurtu Orchestra, 22 Nov
• Shantala Shivalingappa, 23 Nov
• Anoushka Shankar: Shiva Ganga, 24 Nov
• Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Shantala Shivalingappa: Adam & Eve / Gregory Maqoma & Shanell Winlock: Southern Comfort, 24-25 Nov
• Akram Khan & Nitin Sawhney: Confluence, 26-28 Nov
• Riz MC, 27-28 Nov

Meet the Stars at Svapnagata

As well as seeing vibrant performances, you can join the stars in a debate about the festival.

Taking place before Confluence on 28 November, the pre-show talk features a panel of guests, including Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney. The event is curated and chaired by award-winning Guardian journalist Maya Jaggi.

So make sure you're there if you're inspired by the festival or would like to know more about classical and contemporary Indian music and dance.