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Igudesman and Joo want COURTESY OF ARTISTS
to make classical music
accessible to a wider and
younger audience.

Borge, pianist Glenn Gould, will stop performing!,” say classical music. “I fell in love They wanted their India those three components to
disco queen Gloria Gaynor Igudesman and Joo who are with the country and I am debut in Mumbai to be an create its own synergy. It will
and British rockers Queen excited to finally perform in happy to be back,” he says. international show that uses be a very special perfor-
leaving a lasting impression India and make their debut Speaking of performance very little language; the mance which we will partly
on them. It’s no wonder that in the country. For Joo, In- locations, the duo may have composer-performer duo tailor-make for that occasion
pop culture references form dian culture feels like home ticked Norway, Switzerland, wish to bring people closer with many great surprises.”
a strong quotient of the com- since he finds traditional the U.S., the U.K. and more to classical music instead of The duo have previously even
mentary in A Little Nightmare English food to be a lot like off their list, but they still just trying to be different. featured rap and breakdance
Music. Indian food, and for Igudes- do have some locations in Igudesman and Joo told us in their segments.
“We are constantly im- man, it’s his second innings mind. “Galapagos Islands, the ahead of the show, “For us, If their words are to be
proving A Little Nightmare in the country, having warmest part in Antarctica the mix of music, comedy trusted, the audience could
Music. The day that we travelled to Varanasi over and the dark side of the moon and theater is its own art count on a lot of things
think the show is perfect we 15 years ago to study Indian to light it up a bit,” they say. form. We try to combine going wrong! JESSICA XALXO

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