THE MUSIC IN MY BLOOD Premieres Tonight as Part of TAMASHA Festival

Tamasha: Festival of South Asian Performing Arts is pleased to present The Music in My Blood, written by Shubhra Prackash, with music by one of India's most promising classical singers, Sandip Bhattacharjee, and directed by Marcus Yi.

The Music in My Blood will play three performances at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003): Tuesday, September 27th at 8pm, Saturday, October 1st at 1pm and Saturday, October 1st at 7pm.

"The great maestros who have given their entire lives to Classical Indian Music do not hesitate to admit that they have only just begun. I believe the relationship between musicians and their music, is a very pure one. As a student of music and a theatre maker I wanted to communicate these emotions through a play. I am fortunate to have my teacher Sandip Bhattacharjee and his wife Susmita share with me their experiences as musicians." -- shares writer Shubhra Prackash -- "I learned about Walter Kaufmann, a jewish refugee to India in WWII. Kaufmann's story fascinated me, now more than ever when the stories of refugees and their desperate conditions clouds the news, I feel it's necessary to bring forth Kaufmann's story which is one about acceptance and love."

Prema has run away from home escaping her strict mother who has given her life to the pursuit of music. Archana has struggled all her life to learn music which she must pass on to her daughter. Walter Kaufmann a western classical pianist's has become a refugee to India during WWII, he discovers the music of India. As Prema learns about Walter's journey, she has a chance to repair the relationship with her own mother.

Starring Raj Chauhan, Vaibhav Jain, Priyanka Krishnan, Radhika Mehrotra, and Jacob Pressley. With live music by Sandip Bhattacharjee, and Susmita Chakraborty.

Individual tickets range from $15-25.00. Festival passes are available for $50.00. For more information visit www.tamashanyc.org/themusicinmyblood. Tamasha takes place September 26th through October 2nd, 2016.

Is the annual celebration of the diverse perspectives, ideas, and imaginations of artists from the South Asian subcontinent and/or who belong to the South Asian diaspora. Tamasha was created by Arpita Mukherjee, Shubhra Prakash (both former chairs of the South Asian International Performing Arts Festival), and Nikita Chaudhry to provide opportunities for up-and-coming artists of South Asian origin to connect and collaborate. Tamasha's mission is to create a platform for up-and-coming South Asian artists and professionals involved in all aspects of performing arts (creative and technical); Encourage cultural exchange and dialogue; Showcase a plethora of works from the South Asian subcontinent as well as the South Asian diaspora; Provide mentorship, marketing know-how and financial support to artists; Move the conversation forward on diversity and inclusion in the performing arts. For more information, visit www.tamashanyc.org.