Kasturi Srinivasan Hall
The Music Academy, New No. 168 (Old No. 306), T.T.K. Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600014 600014
600014
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu,
India
20 Sep 2026 05:00 PM - 20 Sep 2026 06:30 PM
Get TicketsExperience Tabla Poetry by Bhupendra Singh, a unique live performance where powerful poetry meets the rhythm of tabla. Blending spoken word, Hindi and Urdu poetry, storytelling, emotion, and live percussion, the show transforms verses into an immersive experience where every word finds its rhythm. More
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Get ready for an evening where poetry meets rhythm, storytelling meets music, and words come alive on stage with Tabla Poetry by Bhupendra Singh. Created and performed by contemporary poet and performer Bhupendra Singh Khidia, Tabla Poetry presents poetry in a distinctive format that combines expressive spoken word with live tabla.
Rather than treating tabla as simple background accompaniment, the performance creates an active conversation between words and rhythm. The tabla responds to the emotions, pace, and intensity of the poetry, giving each piece an additional layer of movement and musicality.
Bhupendra Singh Khidia is known for his commanding stage presence and emotionally expressive writing. His work explores different dimensions of human experience, including love, identity, dreams, spirituality, motivation, society, and personal reflection.
The defining feature of Tabla Poetry is the interaction between spoken verse and live percussion. The tabla doesn't simply follow the poetry—it responds to it, elevates its emotions, and creates a dynamic rhythmic conversation between the performer and musician.
If you're accustomed to conventional poetry recitals, this performance offers something different. The combination of spoken word, rhythm, musicality, and dramatic delivery creates an immersive experience that allows audiences to feel the poetry as much as they hear it.
The performance brings together poetry that can move between personal emotions, social observations, dreams, relationships, and deeper reflections on life. Bhupendra Singh's repertoire includes works such as “Ye Main To Nahin Hu,” “Khwab Ke Chakkar Mein,” and “Naari Aao Bolo,” along with his acclaimed rhythmic rendition of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's Rashmirathi.
The performance draws on the richness of Hindi and Urdu poetic expression, making it an engaging experience for audiences who appreciate literature, spoken word, ghazals, and contemporary poetry. Current event listings describe the show as being presented in Hindi and Urdu.
Tabla Poetry sits at the intersection of literature, music, theatre, and live performance. It offers a contemporary approach to presenting poetry while retaining the emotional depth and expressive quality of Indian poetic traditions.
Whether you regularly attend poetry gatherings, enjoy ghazals and spoken word, appreciate Indian classical percussion, or simply want to experience a different kind of live performance, Tabla Poetry offers an engaging evening of words and rhythm.
The heart of the experience lies in the relationship between poetry and percussion. As the verses unfold, the tabla adds movement, tension, emotion, and energy, turning a poetry recital into a more immersive stage performance.
Tabla Poetry is designed not just to entertain but to make audiences listen, reflect, feel, and connect with the words being performed. It is an evening for anyone who believes that poetry can be more powerful when it is experienced through both language and rhythm.
Tabla Poetry by Bhupendra Singh offers a distinctive live performance where poetry, storytelling, emotion, and tabla rhythms come together. The format gives poetry a musical dimension, creating an engaging experience for audiences who enjoy literature as well as live performing arts.
Enjoy poetry not simply as spoken words, but as a performance where rhythm and delivery add depth, emotion, and energy to every verse.
The defining feature of Tabla Poetry is the interaction between the spoken poem and live tabla. The percussion works alongside the poetry to create a dynamic and expressive performance.
The poetry explores themes and emotions that audiences can relate to, making the performance an opportunity to reflect, feel, and connect with the words.
If you appreciate Hindi and Urdu poetry, ghazals, spoken word, and Indian literary traditions, this event offers an engaging way to experience them on stage.
Tabla Poetry brings together elements of literature, music, rhythm, and stage performance, creating something different from a conventional poetry recital.
The presence of live tabla adds another layer to the performance, allowing audiences to experience the rhythm and musicality of the poetry.
Whether you regularly attend poetry events or are simply curious about discovering a new form of Indian performing arts, the show offers an accessible and memorable experience.
Share the experience with friends, family, poetry enthusiasts, music lovers, and people who appreciate creative live performances.
The combination of meaningful poetry, expressive delivery, and rhythmic tabla creates an atmosphere where audiences can listen, feel, reflect, and appreciate the power of words.