Continuing Professional Development

Milapfest’s CPD programme aims to create meaningful opportunities for professional development, training and profile building for young and emerging artists, and inspiring teachers, that will make a major contribution to raising the profile of these artists as well as the art forms they represent in Britain. In addition, these opportunities will be sustainable and useful, awarded to deserving artists both at senior student level, as well as seriously committed emerging artists between the ages of 18 and 25, or in the case of the Ratna Awards, 28. The final aim of this programme is to raise the profile of the South Asian Arts sector and Milapfest, with a view to establishing a solid platform of support, development and mentoring opportunities for emerging artists in the UK.

Milapfest is committed to the following CPD opportunities:

  • Sangeet Ratna: Young Musician of the Year
    A live competition award judged by a jury. The winner will receive a monetary prize, and a solo performance opportunity.
  • Nritya Ratna: Young Dancer of the Year
    A live competition award judged by a jury. The winner will receive a monetary prize, and a solo performance opportunity.
  • The ACE-Milapfest Commission
    Working with British choreographers and composers, Milapfest will create a themed commission led by the artistic team.
  • Bursaries for Advanced Music and Dance Training
    10 bursaries in each category to attend the Music India and Dance India advanced training schools.
  • Milapfest Travelling Fellowships in Music and Dance
    Available to Samyo and Tarang members in music, and to students of Dance India in dance, these awards are made on application and recommendation from teachers. They allow the winner to travel to and study with an eminent teacher of their choice.
  • Advanced Training Award for Teachers
    Awarded to a UK based teacher, this award allows the winner to receive advanced teacher training with an eminent teacher of their choice.

For more information about about applying for CPD opportunities, please contact Milapfest  at info@milapfest.com or call 0151 291 3949.