News

As Kala Sangam looks to the future, the company appoints Memory Dance Ltd to protect the past

As part of the major developments currently underway at Kala Sangam, the company is delighted to have appointed Memory Dance Ltd to create an archive that will reflect and preserve the organisation’s thirty-year history and document the stories, memories and history of the company’s home, St Peter’s House. Central to […]
Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: Cane, Corn & Gully

Thu 17 Oct | 7.30pm | Ilkley Playhouse Weston Rd, Ilkley LS29 8DW | Pay What You Decide Adapted from Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa’s highly acclaimed debut poetry collection, Cane Corn & Gully is a live literature performance integrating visual art, dance, poetry & spoken word. As Safiya navigates the historical narratives […]
Qaisar Mahmood Qawwal: Qawwali

Wed 23 Oct | 7.30pm | Pictureville Bradford BD1 1NQ | Pay What You Decide Don’t miss this evening of traditional qawwali favourites with one of the UK’s leading qawwali groups – Qaisar Mahmood Qawwal. Inspired by the likes of Ustaad Fateh Ali Khan, the Sabri Brothers and Ustaad Sher […]
August Blog

Kala Sangam’s August Blog Welcome to the August edition of the Kala Sangam Blog! Capital Update Lots has happened at our building this month! A beautiful new roof has been finished on the South wing. You’ll soon be able to see this for yourself as scaffolding comes down and moves […]
Introducing our new Artist Advisory Group.

Following a public call out, Kala Sangam is excited to announce the nine artists who will form the company’s first Artist Advisory Group. The group, which includes dancers, writers, musicians and theatre makers, will advise and support our programming team as we move towards the opening of Bradford Arts Centre […]
Latterhand: Beck

Fri 27 Sep | 7.30pm | Bradford Club, 1 Piece Hall Yard, Bradford BD1 1PJ | Pay What You Decide BECK is a musical and visual exploration of the river that runs through our city – Bradford Beck. Expect stunning visuals from fixed cameras at significant sites along the […]
Raimu Itfum receives 2024 Samānatā Commission.

Kala Sangam and Jaivant Patel Company are delighted to announce Raimu Itfum as the recipient of the Samānatā South Asian Queer Performance Seed Commission for 2024. Raimu will receive £2800 along with studio time at Kala Sangam and mentoring with Jaivant Patel to support the development of his project. Raimu will […]
July Blog

Kala Sangam’s July Blog Welcome to the July edition of the Kala Sangam Blog! Capital Update Our capital project has continued at full speed this month, with nearly 100% of the demolition and strip out completed on site – lots of walls you will remember are no longer there anymore […]
June Blog

Kala Sangam’s June Blog! Welcome to the June edition of the Kala Sangam Blog! Capital Update If you’ve walked past St Peter’s House over the last month you can’t have failed to notice that building works are well underway to transform our arts centre! Scaffolding is up, the roof is […]
SAMĀNATĀ: SOUTH ASIAN QUEER PERFORMANCE SEED COMMISSIONS 2024

Jaivant Patel Company, Wolverhampton and Kala Sangam, Bradford are once again offering a seed commission to a South Asian LGBTQIA+ identifying artists/creatives to support the development of innovative new performance-based work. Samānatā translates as equality. Seed commission applications for this performance-based work will place South Asian Queerness at the forefront of […]