The 2010 Otago Festival of the Arts got off to a thunderous start last night as the high energy, high volume sounds of The Dohl Foundation rocked the Regent Theatre with the distinctive sounds of their dohl drums pounding to the rhythms of electronic bhangra-infused funk.

Right from the moment dhol master Johnny Kalsi first touched his drum the Regent shuddered as the volume reached ear-piercing levels with the ten piece band in full swing on stage giving it everything they had. The audience lapped it up and the seats in the stalls emptied as people rushed to the front of the stage where they stayed for the whole evening dancing to the hypnotic drum rhythms.

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	Symphony No. 3 Dunedin Town Hall Saturday 9 October			The Kransky Sisters Glenroy Auditorium Friday 8 October
	Monteverdi's L'Orfeo Mayfair Theatre Sunday 10 October			The Max Factor St Paul's Cathedral Monday 11 October
	Le Sud Settlers Theatre Monday 11 October			Back of the Bus Dunedin City Tuesday 12 October
	Peso Medio King's & Queens Tuesday 12 October			Te Radar's Eating the Dog Burns Hall Tuesday 12 October
	Montreal Guitar Trio Glenroy Auditorium Tuesday 12 October			Michael Houstoun St Paul's Cathedral Wed 13 October
	Heat Settlers Theatre Wed 13 October			Hôtel Glenroy Auditorium Thursday 14 October
	Antal Szalai & His Gypsy Orchestra Regent Theatre Thurs 14 October			The Butler Regent Theatre Friday 15 October
	Kiri Te Kanawa Regent Theatre Saturday 16 October

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