Edinburgh Quartet & Dance Ihayami
Saturday 19th September 2015
7.30pm (50 minutes) Free entry
Western classical music meets Eastern classical dance in this one-off special event as Edinburgh Quartet & Dance Ihayami perform the première of a new choreographed dance work set to movements of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No.8.
The Edinburgh Quartet has long been celebrated as one of Britain’s foremost chamber ensembles, having appeared regularly at prestigious venues across the UK and toured extensively across Europe, the Far and Middle East, and North and South America. www.edinburghquartet.com
Dance Ihayami is Scotland’s Indian dance company, dedicated to Indian classical dance in its purest form, as well as the contemporisation of the dance form. The company challenges ideas about Indian classical dance and creates innovative work, regularly collaborating with different art forms and media
www.danceihayami.org
This event is part of Enterprise Music Scotland’s National Chamber Music Day www.enterprisemusicscotland.com
Tags: Dance, Live Music, Music