RhythmXChange is a festival that “seeks to explore rhythm as a shared language”. A collaboration between the Indian Music Experience Museum (IME), Bangalore, and Manchester Museum, UK, the project brought together four Indo-UK musicians with two mentees – one from India and one from the UK – “to design and facilitate a percussion-based art project”. Starting in the autumn of 2022, this six-month developmental project culminated in two international performances in 2022-23 to showcase the cross-culture artistic outcome of the project. The first was held at the IME in November 2022, while the second was held at the Manchester Museum in March 2023.
The three day festival in IME, Bengaluru, saw a host of events that showcased “how [musical] traditions interact across borders”. The first day saw a percussion-themed museum walk, followed by musical performances by an all-women Kamsale folk percussion ensemble and the Ta Dhom project. The second day witnessed drum circles, movie screenings and rap battles. The evening closed with a performance by J.A.V.A The Cadence Collective – the four Indo-UK musicians at the heart of this collaboration. The third day featured talks by pioneering women percussionists, and performances by ghatam player Sukanya Ramagopal’s ensemble, Sthree Thaal Tharang and saxophonist Julius Gabriel.
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1. By Air: You can reach Bengaluru via air at Bengaluru International Airport, which is located at a distance of 40 km from the city.
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2. By Rail: Bengaluru Railway Station is located in the heart of the city. Various trains from all over India come to Bengaluru, including the Mysore Express from Chennai, Karnataka Express from New Delhi and Udyan Express from Mumbai, which cover many major cities in between.
3. By Road: Bengaluru is connected to various other cities via major national highways. Buses from neighbouring states run on a regular basis to Bengaluru, and Bengaluru Bus Stand also runs various buses to major cities in South India.
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1. Woolens. Bengaluru during November is pleasantly cold, with temperatures ranging from 15°C-25°C.
2. A sturdy water bottle, if the festival has refillable water stations and the venue allows bottles to be taken inside.
3. Comfortable footwear. Sneakers (perfect option if it’s not likely to rain) or boots (but make sure they are worn in). You need to keep those feet tappin’ and heads bangin’. On that note, carry a bandana or a scrunchie to avoid tressy accidents with your fellow festival goers.
4. COVID packs: Hand sanitiser, extra masks and a copy of your vaccination certificate are things you should keep handy.
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Bengaluru 560078
Karnataka
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