One Size Fits All. Four words that hide a deeper question. In the hierarchies of art, why do we call some karigars (artisan) and others kalakars (artist) Sarod virtuoso Soumik Datta challenges these boundaries through a groundbreaking performance born from his visits to Bengal's textile communities. Among the looms of Phulia and painting workshops, he discovered how the patterns of textile-making echo the cadences of music - each an art form, each a language of its own.

This January, commissioned by Weavers Studio Resource Centre, he brings together four musicians and four textile artists on one stage, not as separate performers, but as creators speaking one language. Watch as hand-blocked patterns become percussion, as weaving rhythms transform into melodies, as visuals dance on handwoven fabric.

Samir De - Block Printing

Bappaditya Haldar - Hand Painting

Renuka Sardar - Shibori

Deepali Mondol - Kantha

Kanon Biswas - Kantha

Nina Harries - Contra Bass

Sumesh Narayanan - Mridangam

Debjit Patitundi - Tabla

Soumik Datta - Sarod and Composition

This is more than a performance. It's a conversation that's been waiting to happen.

Limited Seats. Join us at Kolkata Centre for Creativity: 1 February, 2025

Part of Symposium 'Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy'