This year, the shawls presented to the participants and awardees were an aesthetic delight. Ordered specially for the occasion from Kalakshetra Foundation, they received many an admiring eye!
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance India, Events Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Anjana Anand, Apsaras Arts, Aravinth, Bharatanatyam, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Kathak, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Milapfest, Music for the Mind and Soul, Singapore, Sruti Magazine, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Dance India Asia Pacific: Day 5 #DIAP16Milapfest is delighted to confirm that the internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam artist, teacher and choreographer, Ms Leela Samson will begin work as the first Visiting Professor in classical Indian dance at Liverpool Hope University from 21st October 2013.
Posted in Archive, Dance News | Tagged 2013, Bharatanatyam, dance, Indian Dance, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest | Comments Off on Leela Samson appointed as Visiting Professor in Dance at Liverpool Hope UniversityRegular Dance India attender and the first recipient of Milapfest Nritya Ratna Young Dancer of the Year Award, Apoorva Jayaraman, shares her thoughts about this year’s school.
Posted in Archive, Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2013, dance, Dance India, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Indika, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, Orchestra, performance, Young talent | Comments Off on The Dance of Sound by Apoorva JayaramanJuly and August have been exciting months here at Milapfest. To round up what’s been happening Director of Milapfest, Dr. Prashant Nayak, looks back at the week that saw Music India, Dance India and Indika come together in the biggest celebration of Indian music and dance we’ve ever had.
Posted in Archive, News Based | Tagged 2013, Anjana Anand, Capstone Theatre, Dance India, festival, Gaurav Mazumdar, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Indika, Kathak, Lalgudi GJR Krishnan, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, Music India, Orchestra, Pandit Ranajit Sengupta, Priyadarsini Govind, Samyo, Sanjukta Sinha, Tabla, Tarang, veena, Violin, vocal, Young talent | Comments Off on Celebrating a fantastic week of Indian music and dance in LiverpoolLeela Samson’s dance ensemble Spanda offers a unique new perspective on Bharatanatyam. Find out how and why it’s important.
Posted in Archive, Dance Events, Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2013, Bharatanatyam, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ensemble, Leela Samson, London, Manchester, May, Milapfest, Spanda, The Lowry | Comments Off on Bharatanatyam re-discovered!We’re delighted to announce the next edition of DANCE INDIA UK will once again take place at Liverpool Hope University’s beautiful Creative Campus.
Posted in Archive, Dance India, Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2013, Anjana Anand, Dance India, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Kumudini Lakhia, Leela Samson, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, Prashant Shah, Priyadarsini Govind, Sajata Mohapatra, Sanjukta Sinha, school, teaching | Comments Off on DANCE INDIA UK returns to Liverpool, July 2013“Sweat. Pain. These are our badges, Leela Akka said. So now, when we’re tired, we’re telling each other that!” The advice is timely; the participants need all the grit and collective goodwill they can muster on Day 3, the most grueling thus far.
The umbrella event under which both solo performances took place, Dance India, is the brainchild of Milapfest, who, for seven years running, have coordinated in the UK an intensive summer learning experience for dancers worldwide, creating for advanced and intermediate students alike the opportunity to learn from eminent gurus.
Posted in Archive, Dance India, Sub Brands | Tagged Apsaras Arts, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Kumudini Lakhia, Leela Samson, Milapfest, Sruti Magazine | Comments Off on “Dance India Asia Pacific off to elegant start” (Sruti Magazine)The Cornerstone Building and Creative Campus at Liverpool Hope University have come alive this week, with the sight of amazing gurus and fabulous performers, eager and talented students, working together to share and learn at Dance India 2012.
Posted in Archive, Dance India, Sub Brands | Tagged Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Kumudini Lakhia, Leela Samson, Milapfest | Comments Off on The Sights & Sounds of Dance India