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The Bagri Foundation is pleased to continue its partnership with the National Theatre, supporting a new stage adaptation of The Jungle Book, directed by Indhu Rubasingham and written by Anupama Chandrasekhar. Premiering in the Olivier theatre for the 2026 festive season, this reimagining of Rudyard Kipling’s well-known story brings the narrative into the mangroves of the Sundarbans in India. The production combines Chandrasekhar’s contemporary writing with large scale puppetry by Lume, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, alongside a wider creative team that brings the world of the jungle to life on stage.
Olivier Award w...

The Whitworth and Bagri Foundation announce major new partnership with Bagri Commission 2026 The Whitworth and the Bagri Foundation announce a major new partnership. The Bagri Commission supports contemporary artists working in dialogue with Asian cultural histories, launching with a major exhibition at the Whitworth by Gulnur Mukazhanova (born 1984, Semipalatinsk), opening on 20 November 2026. For ‘The Manifold of Memory: Detail Within Detail’ Mukazhanova will transform items from the gallery’s historic textile collection into an ambitious, room-sized installation that connects the material and cultural histories of Ce...

With presenting partner the Bagri Foundation, Artes Mundi, the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize, has announced Antonio Paucar (born 1973 Huancayo, Peru; lives and works in Berlin and Huancayo) as the winner of the Artes Mundi 11 (AM11) prize, with an award sum of £40,000. Alongside him, Sancintya Mohini Simpson (born 1991 Meeanjin/Brisbane, lives and works in Meeanjin/Brisbane, Australia) has been named as the Derek Williams Trust Artes Mundi Purchase Prize winner, resulting in one or more of her works acquired from the exhibitions for Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales. Paucar and ...

The Bagri Foundation and Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi presents Songs of the Bulbul by Aakash Odedra Company

A collaboration with choreographer Rani Khanam and composer Rushil Ranjan reimagines the Sufi nightingale myth for today

The contemporary Kathak dance performance is presented by Bagri Foundation in association with Manchester Camerata

Abu Dhabi, January 13, 2026 – The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), in partnership with the Bagri Foundation, presents Songs of the Bulbul, a powerful new dance work by award-winning choreographer and performer Aakash Odedra. The performance takes place on ...

Myths, Dreams and New Realities will spotlight 13 emerging artists from across the Asian diaspora, who each reimagine cultural identity through personal mythologies and visionary material practices. The exhibition presents bold new works across painting, sculpture, textiles and ceramics.  Reflecting the Bagri Foundation’s commitment, the show brings together a new generation of artists from the Asian diaspora who interrogate the way we relate to our bodies, heritage and natural environments through contemporary art. The exhibition invites audiences to experience speculative worlds shaped by cultural memory, material in...

After two sold out day festivals at Foyles, ESEA Lit Fest returns to Charing Cross Road on Saturday 20th September for a day of conversations, workshops, book signings and a lunchtime bake sale hosted by Polly Chan's Bakehouse fundraising for Sesame Organisation. Marking the UK’s sixth ESEA Heritage Month, the festival spotlights a range of East and South East Asian speakers, from award-winning novelists, memoirists and poets, to journalists as well as art, cookery and non-fiction writers.
Presented in partnership with the Bagri Foundation and supported by Hachette UK and their employee network THRIVE, the day op...

The Bagri Foundation launches the inaugural Bagri Samaya series in partnership with Untold Narratives. To continue this theme, and echoing global efforts reflected in 2025’s International Women’s Day’s theme #AccelerateAction, the Bagri Foundation presents our inaugural Bagri Samaya Series, a moment of culture, creativity and connections. Samaya, meaning ‘time’ or ‘a moment in time’. The first series titled A Woman Hums: Women, Voice, Creativity, gathers key figures, hosted at the foundation’s office for the first time, to celebrate, engage and amplify meaningful conversation about the power of the female voice. The se...

The UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize is delighted to announce exhibition details for its eleventh edition. Artes Mundi 11 with presenting partner Bagri Foundation (AM11) will feature six international contemporary visual artists and take place across Wales from 24 October 2025 to 1 March 2026. Following the success of AM10, for a second time AM11 will be presented nationally at five venue partners, with Aberystwyth Arts Centre participating for the first time. The winner of the prestigious £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize – the UK’s largest contemporary art prize – will be announced dur...

The Bagri Foundation is proud to mark a new partnership with the National Theatre, providing major support for two productions in Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season as the National Theatre’s seventh Director: Hamlet and The Jungle Book are landmark productions which spotlight extraordinary Asian talent and reimagine familiar stories through bold, contemporary lenses. They reflect Indhu’s vision for a season that honours the NT’s rich past while boldly shaping its future, where classic works collide with contemporary voices to offer audiences a dynamic and diverse range of experiences, and a taste of what’s to come. ...

The Bagri Foundation is pleased to be the primary co-producing partner for the indoor adaptation and international tour of Akram Khan Company’s Thikra: Night of Remembering, a collaboration between choreographer Akram Khan and acclaimed visual artist Manal AlDowayan.
Premiering at Montpellier Danse Festival in June 2025, Thikra features an all-female ensemble of contemporary and Bharatanatyam dancers. Akram Khan has brought together a distinguished creative team to join him alongside acclaimed visual artist Manal AlDowayan, including music composer and soundscape designer Aditya Prakash, sound designer Gareth Fry, li...