2014 Archive

Swadesh – Production Diary 2

Swadesh – Production Diary 2

Take a glimpse behind the scenes at Swadesh rehearsals

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A new era at Dance India UK

A new era at Dance India UK

There’s a new school structure at Dance India UK, here’s why!

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Audition for Samyo this spring

Audition for Samyo this spring

The National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music is recruiting! Open to young musicians between the age of 10 and 18 and performing Indian classical music, Samyo membership provides a host…

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Raam’s Samyo Diary, Jan 2014

Raam’s Samyo Diary, Jan 2014

Each month, Samyo Orchestra Leader, Raam Jeganathan, rounds up the events of the previous months and shares his experiences in Samyo.

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Have you heard? Jan, 2014

Have you heard? Jan, 2014

Each month, Samyo Orchestra Leader, Raam Jeganathan, shares his inspirations and recommends some of his favourite artists and music.

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Being in Samyo

Being in Samyo

We asked some of our Samyo members to tell us what being a member of Samyo means to them, and how being the orchestra has impacted on their development as musicians and artistes. Here, Orchestra Leader, Raam, tells us what how Samyo has changed his life.

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New addition to Dance India Europe!

New addition to Dance India Europe!

Learn more about the exciting new mini-course on the Natya Shastra at Dance India UK this year

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Swadesh – Production Diary 3

Swadesh – Production Diary 3

Take a glimpse behind the scenes at Swadesh rehearsals

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Inside Dance India – The Kathak Faculty

Inside Dance India – The Kathak Faculty

In this series we introduce the Dance India faculty through bios, videos and messages from the tutors themselves! This time it’s Kathak!

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The Swadesh Musicians

The Swadesh Musicians

Biographies and links to learn more about the Swadesh musicians

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Inside Dance India – The Odissi Faculty

Inside Dance India – The Odissi Faculty

In this series we introduce the Dance India faculty through bios, videos and messages from the tutors themselves! Last but not least, it’s Odissi!

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Swadesh – Production Diary 4

Swadesh – Production Diary 4

In conversation with the dancers of Swadesh!

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Swadesh Dancer Profile – Monisa Nayak

Swadesh Dancer Profile – Monisa Nayak

Learn more about Swadesh dancer Monisa Nayak and her thoughts and feelings about her homeland.

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Swadesh Dancer Profile – Arushi Mudgal

Swadesh Dancer Profile – Arushi Mudgal

Learn more about Swadesh dancer Arushi Mudgal and her thoughts on feelings about her homeland.

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Our musical lives: #Samyo11

Our musical lives: #Samyo11

Music shapes every aspect of our lives, from our earliest memories, to our most momentous occasions in life. In Samyo’s upcoming concert, we want to tell you just how important music is to us, and where it makes beautiful appearances in our lives!

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A Short History: #Samyo11

A Short History: #Samyo11

In Milapfest’s early years as a festival and promoter, a lot of excellent young musicians, teachers and professionals from England were presented in performance.With limited, small-scale opportunities, we felt that their talents were seen by very few people, and they had few opportunities to grow. The idea of a National Youth Orchestra in a partnership programme with Youth Music was born…

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Indian Orchestral Music

Indian Orchestral Music

If you want to imagine a Samyo concert, think rich instrumentation, scintillating rhythms, beautiful melodies, virtuosic playing, and heady, dramatic arrangements. We’re not limited by existing music, we create our own. It’s only a matter of putting our imagination to pen and paper, and asking our brilliant young musicians to do the rest. Simple, isn’t it?

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Samyo’s best concert ever!

Samyo’s best concert ever!

But don’t take our word for it… here’s what some of our followers had to say following the concert of Saturday

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Pandit Birju Maharaj joins the Dance India Faculty

Pandit Birju Maharaj joins the Dance India Faculty

Pandit Birju Maharaj, the legendary Kathak Guru, joins the Kathak faculty at Dance India this summer. We are delighted to announce that Pandit Birju Maharaj will now lead the Kathak faculty at…

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Rakesh Chaurasia and Anil Srinivasan

Rakesh Chaurasia and Anil Srinivasan

02 Apr 2014 | 19:45 until 22:00 Southbank Centre Rakesh Chaurasia   bansuri fluteAnil Srinivasan   pianoKousic Sen   tabla The piano, an instrument rarely heard in Indian classical music,…

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Free Dhol Class at Arts School

Free Dhol Class at Arts School

Join us for a free dhol class at Arts School.  Suitable for all ages, we have a number of dhol drums available to use so everyone can have a go.…

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