Mehboob Nadeem performs at The Great British Gharana accompanied by two of his students, Akash Patel and Tabla Maestro Kousic Sen. Mehboob tells us about his ensemble and what British Indian Music means to him.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based | Tagged Akash Patel, Bharatya Vidya Bhavan, GBG, Great British Gharana, Mehboob Nadeem, Milapfest, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Samyo, Vani Fine Arts | Comments Off on GBG Ensemble Profile: Mehboob Nadeem and GroupThis season Milapfest is hosting a three day residency at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room. To celebrate we’re offering a discount for multiple bookers, 10% on two nights booked and 20% on three or more!
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based | Tagged Alif Laila, discount, Milapfest, Patri Satish Kumar, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, special offer, Tarun Bhattacharya, Ticket Offer | Comments Off on Three days at SouthbankAn interactive critical writing workshop for aspiring writers and anyone who wishes to develop their critical thinking and writing skills in response to dance. Led by Sanjoy Roy, a regular contributor to Pulse and dance critic for The Guardian, the session offers a practical skills set to apply when engaging with dance.
Posted in Archive, Dance News, News Based | Tagged Critical Writing, dance, Guardian, Kathak, Pulse, Reviewing, Sanjoy Roy, Skills Workshop, The Art of Critical Writing, Writing | Comments Off on The Art of Critical WritingGaurav Mazumdar leads an ensemble of highly talented young musicians from the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music at The Great British Gharana – we asked Gaurav a few questions about British Indian Music and the ensemble.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based, Samyo | Tagged British Indian Music, Gaurav Mazumdar, Great British Gharana, Indian Classical Music, Indian Music, Milapfest, music, Samyo, Samyo Too, Southbank Centre | Comments Off on GBG Ensemble Profile: Gaurav Mazumdar & Samyo TooSonia Sabri Company’s new production, Kaavish, premieres at the Capstone Theatre on Saturday 17 November. Dance Development Manager, Archana Shastri finds out about the show from Sonia herself.
Posted in Archive, Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2012, dance, Kaavish, Kathak, Live Music, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, November, Sonia Sabri, The Capstone Theatre, Undiscovered India | Comments Off on Celebrating 10 years of Sonia Sabri Dance CompanyLiverpool Hope University lecturer, Dr Manuella Blackburn, shares details of her research focussing on how Indian cultural emblems work within the context of electroacoustic music composition.
Posted in Archive, Music News, News Based | Tagged Culture, electroacoustic, Indian Music, Liverpool Hope University, Manuella Blackburn, Milapfest, music, Musical exchange, Research, Translating Cultures | Comments Off on ‘Translating Cultures’ A collaborative research project between Manuella Blackburn and MilapfestPhoto gallery featuring the fantastic young dancers performing at Timeless. Catch them all at The Capstone Theatre on Thursday 18 October 2012 at 7pm.
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, General | Tagged Apoorva Jayaraman, Arianna Balabbio, Bharatanatyam, dance, Dancew, emerging artists, India, Indian Dance, Kathak, Milapfest, Natalie Rout, Ragini Madan, The Capstone Theatre, Timeless, Young talent, youth | Comments Off on Young talent, age old traditionsDid you know Samyo is celebrating it’s 10 year anniversary this year?! Founded in 2002, the orchestra has seen scores of young musicians develop and grow into professional musicians, so this year we’re celebrating not only this exciting milestone but also the effect and success that the orchestra has facilitated over the last decade.
Posted in Archive, News Based, Samyo | Tagged 10 years, anniversary, celebration, India, Indian Music, London, Milapfest, National Ensemble, Orchestra, performance, Samyo, sitar, veena, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Celebrating Samyo 10When two exciting events happen at the same venue, at the same time, the atmosphere becomes charged with the enjoyment of those present, and that’s exactly what happened when Arts School and Music for the Mind Soul – featuring Joydeep Ghosh and Kousic Sen; took place at The Capstone Theatre last Saturday.
Posted in Archive, Arts School, Music Mind & Soul, News Based | Tagged Bharatanatyam, Free Admission, India, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Kathak, Khayal vocal, Kousic Sen, Liverpool, Milapfest, Music for the Mind and Soul, Tabla, The Capstone Theatre | Comments Off on Arts School & Music for the Mind and Soul – One place one timeSince taking residence at Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus in March 2010, Milapfest has enjoyed several formal and informal collaboration with the academic staff here, as well as bringing our flagship performances to the Capstone Theatre.
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