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This page should not be speedy deleted because... As I am aware there is not content which is incorrect or inflamatory. --Tara Arts (talk) 16:05, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Tara Arts
Tara Arts produces global theatre for local audiences. Positioned between East and West, Tara Arts has pioneered cross-cultural theatre for over 3 decades.

From Tara Arts' Theatre in south London: The company tours vibrant adaptations of European and Asian classics and new work, brings the great stories of the world to children in junior schools and develops emerging artists and new audiences. We have produced work at the National Theatre, Nationsl Maritime Museum, Trafalgar Square, the British Library and a host of other theatres across Britain, Europe, and Asia.

Why? On July 4th 1976, Gurdip Singh Chaggar, a 17-year old Sikh boy living in Southall, fell victim to a racist murder. Out of the protests surrounding his death, an Asian public presence emerged in Britain, with a variety of Asian Youth Movements springing up in all the major British cities... and Tara Arts.

When? Tara Arts was founded in 1977, by young Asians. It was the first Asian-led theatre company to be formed in the UK.

Tara Arts' Theatre: Tara Theatre opened in 2007. The theatre regularly premieres new work from emerging and established artists.

"The most culturally open-minded troupe in Britain" Independent on Sunday

www.tara-arts.com

Tara Arts A Brief History
On July 4th 1976, Gurdip Singh Chaggar, a 17-year old Sikh boy living in Southall, fell victim to a racist murder. Out of the inferno surrounding his death, an Asian public presence emerged in Britain, with a variety of Asian Youth Movements springing up in all the major British cities... and Tara Arts.

Tara Arts three decades of making cross-cultural theatre began on 25th August 1977, with an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's anti-war play, Sacrifice. This production marked both a response to Gurdip Singh Chaggar's death and a critique of injustices within Asian communities. Tara Arts' mission was clear: to make imaginative connections across cultures, through presentations of classics and new theatre work.

Founders: Praveen Bahl, Ovais Kadri, Sunil Saggar, Vijay Shaunak and Jatinder Verma Jatinder Verma.

Tara Arts Patrons
Support from Tara Arts patrons...

Patrons: Gurpreet Bhatti, Sir Richard Eyre CBE, Shobana Jeyasingh MBE, Naseem Khan OBE, Hanif Kureishi CBE, Baroness Usha Prashar CBE, Sir Salman Rushdie and Nitin Sawhney.

"Over the years Tara Arts has proved itself a uniquely seductive British theatre company. Its blend of East and West continues to inspire an alluring vision of modern Britain." Hanif Kureishi, CBE

"Tara Arts' work is a terrific synthesis of east and west." Sir Richard Eyre

"Tara Arts has had an extraordinary journey from passionate student work inspired initially by a racist murder in Southall to its present settled position firmly embedded in the British national theatre scene. In the process they interrogated themselves and challenged the theatre sector and both have been changed in the process. They have brought another sensibility onto the scene, stretched British cultural life and helped to make those of us with different origins visible to both ourselves and others. May their next 30 years be as illuminating." Naseem Khan, OBE

Tara Arts: Artistic Director, Jatinder Verma
Jatinder Verma is co-founder and Artistic Director of Tara Arts, the pioneering cross-cultural theatre company which marked its 30th year in 2007 with a critically-acclaimed production of The Tempest. The company tours nationally and internationally, and co-producers with Tara Arts include the National Theatre.

In 2009, Jatinder returned to the National with a co-production of Hanif Kureishi's new play, The Black Album.

Author of The Story of Diwali, a book for children, Jatinder has also published several articles exploring the nature of modern cross-culturalism. His frequent work on Radio and TV includes the Sony Award winning Ashes to the Ganges and the 3-part serialisation (with Claudia Mayer) of The Mahabharata (both for BBC Radio 4).

Jatinder holds Honorary Doctorates from York, Exeter and Leicester De Montfort Universities.