Nupur Saraswat and Reya's Ensemble come together to create an evening of spoken word, jazz, lyrical ballads, and theatrical poetry that will call upon you to express your presence however you see fit – laugh, cry, dance, and singalong. This four-piece, avant-garde collaboration invites you to give your weekend a little penny-flipping, bluesy spin. Expect some familiar, nostalgic sounds from the likes of Nina Simone and Farida Khanum; maybe you'll hear Ella Fitzgerald or Etta James, along with an anti-poetic journey through some unfamiliar territories. The experience will take the audience through theme of love, longing, freedom, and death – and for a moment we won't be so alone together. 

About artists:

Nupur Azadi (she/her) is an international stage artist who creates works of words. She is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist who emerged from the close-knit slam poetry spaces of Singapore in 2015. Her work has been hailed as ‘urgent’ and ‘engaging’ by a global audience. In 2022 she conceptualized, wrote, produced, directed, and performed in a one-woman theatrical poetry show called ‘Live. Love. Loaf. An investigation into who gets to loiter’. Over 2022 and 2023 she performed the same across various venues in Bangalore and NALSAR, Hyderabad before taking it to Singapore and Cambodia. As a student of Voicework, and of literary pedagogies, and a continued participant in movement arts learnings, she labors over foraging a physicality to the previously textual genre of spoken word. She intertwines spoken word, theatre, music, and movement into an art form she christened Theatrical Poetry.

Reya's Ensemble is named after the lead vocalist/front woman Reya Kundu.

The Ensemble experiments with Jazz & Hindustani Classical music in their own rich and groovy renditions.

Reya’s Ensemble has performed at the notable TV Show- Music Mojo Season 4 and has produced some quality experimental music with over millions views on YouTube and a hundred thousand streams on Spotify. They keep on collaborating with fine musicians across the country and perform at different venues across the country celebrating their style in music.
 

• NO COVER CHARGE

• Free seating
• valet parking
• no F&B allowed during performance (this will be enforced as the kitchens are close to the stage)
• please arrive early or stay on later to enjoy BIRA 91's full menus Playlist