At the Auditorium. Mother India – 21st Century Remix is a dynamic, live audio/visual project that re-scores and re-visualizes the groundbreaking ‘tour-de-force’ of Indian cinematic history - Mother India. Winner of the Oscar for the best Foreign Film in 1957, the film came to symbolise the post-colonial Indian psyche interpreted through the ambitions, struggles, compassion and sheer will to survive demonstrated by the central ‘mother’ character Radha. Profoundly influential, Mother India was lauded for its stunning cinematography, indelible soundtrack and powerful storyline. Kala Phool has bought the film together with one of the world’s leading turntables and electronic composers, British Asian DJ Tigerstyle ,former World DMC and ITF champion, to reinterpret the score through a unique live electronic performance to commemorate India and Pakistan’s Independence. Experimental, yet true to the source the film has been specially recut and remixed exclusively for this performance at The Drum. Mother India – 21st Century Remix will be presented during its developmental stages at two additional venues in Birmingham, www.dropbeatsnotbombs.co.uk, and London, www.ovalhouse.com, before returning home to The Drum in all its splendour for a prestigious launch which will reature a lively cultural debate. (back to list)