KALA Sangam has selected four artists to ‘takeover’ the Bradford arts centre this summer.

Janan Sathiendran, Kamala Devam, Akshay Sharma and Lucie Lee will premiere their performances at a ‘scratch night’ at the centre in Forster Square.

Each artist will receive a package of support including free rehearsal space, funding and development support as they use Kala Sangam to create new work this summer.

A spokesman said: “Originally only three places were advertised, but we were blown away by the number and quality of applications we received and we’re delighted to have been able to support an additional artist this year.”

Janan Sathiendran, an Indian classical musician based in London, will use loop pedals, pitch manipulation and other modern performance techniques to create multi-layered music using only the tabla.

Lucie Lee, a member of Bradford Dance Network, will use digital technology to create a new contemporary dance piece and a 3D sculpture created by capturing visual images that are generated by moving in the space.

Akshay Sharma will create a contemporary dance solo which responds to the manual labour demands and low wages of workers in India.

Kamala Devam, a classical Bharata Natyam dancer, will develop a new jathiswaram solo set to live western and Indian classical music.

Visit kalasangam.org or call 01274 303340 for tickets for the scratch performance.