12/03/2025
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🌅 Exciting News! 🌅
We’re thrilled to announce that acclaimed British-Indian sitar virtuoso, composer, and producer Anoushka Shankar will be the guest director for Brighton Festival 2025! 🎶✨ Under the theme ‘New Dawn’, the festival will take place from May 3rd–26th, featuring an extraordinary lineup of music, theatre, dance, film, literature, and visual arts.
✨ Festival Highlights Include:
🎭 World Premieres – Don’t miss "Wembley," a powerful new play by Nikesh Shukla starring Nikesh Patel and Himesh Patel, set in the wake of the 2024 riots.
🎨 Public Art Commissions – Join a mass participatory project to share your vision of a ‘New Dawn’.
🎶 South Asian Arts Showcase – Featuring iconic artists like Meera Syal, Aakash Odedra, Aditya Prakash, Aruna Sairam, and Arooj Aftab.
🎤 Headline Performances – Enjoy legendary voices from across the arts, including Nadine Shah, Rebecca Solnit, Martin Parr, Max Cooper, Hofesh Shechter, and more!
Set in the vibrant heart of Brighton & Hove, this year’s festival promises to be a celebration of resilience, renewal, and creativity—all guided by Anoushka Shankar’s innovative vision.
📅 Save the Dates: May 3rd–26th, 2025
🔗 More info & tickets: https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAiaC-BhBEEiwAjY99qP5GGe3s8lGmAiMtVPdCCyK-i2zDLZNNawGbpSrJyIw7tBb1cA4RsRoCsBUQAvD_BwE
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