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INDIKA 2018 ANNOUNCED!

Indika will return for 2018 bigger and better than ever from 17th October to 3rd November, across Liverpool and beyond. Read More
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INDIKA LAUNCH: Pravin Godkhindi

Europe's finest festival of Indian arts kicks off with a Bansuri flute legend. Read More
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INDIKA: Kids Concert

New to Indika 2018, our kids concerts are a perfect way to introduce the younger members of your family to Indian classical music and dance. Read More
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INDIKA: Arun Ghosh

Indika branches out into a brand new venue, 24 Kitchen St, to welcome back Liverpool International Jazz Festival favourite, Arun Ghosh. Read More
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INDIKA: In Conversation

Take a peak behind the scenes with free In Conversation events with our Indika artists at the Beatles Story. Read More

Who we are

Milapfest’s mission is to ‘Unite Hearts through Arts’ by producing memorable and inspirational experiences in Indian Arts for everyone through a dynamic programme of performances, education and artist development opportunities.

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Milapfest Performances

Milapfest produces world-class performances throughout the year.  Look out for exciting events in your area.

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Our Work

    • Tarang is the UK’s National Ensemble for Indian Music. Featuring brilliant young musicians, the ensembles innovative music making serves as both a fascinating experience for the audience and an intensive artists’ development programme.

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    • Samyo is the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music. Its performances features an array of compositions inspired by North and South Indian Classical, western and world music. Samyo is leading the way in providing performance and training opportunities for young people in England.

      Visit Samyo

    • A weekly programme of high quality instruction offered in Indian classical music and dance in Liverpool.

      Visit Arts School

    • An internationally renowned intensive training programme in Indian classical dance.  As a unique dance movement, the school supports the learning, development and performance of Indian dance across the globe.

      Visit Dance India

    • One of Europe’s largest festivals of Indian classical arts featuring exciting performances and collaborations from internationally renowned artists for an entire week each summer.

      Visit Indika

    • The Milapfest Institute for Indian arts, based at Liverpool Hope University, brings together the worlds of performance, education, artist development and research and features a library archive of rare live music and dance recordings.

      Visit Sannidhi

Milapfest Blog

Arts School Exam Date Announced

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Prayag Sangeet Samity practical examinations in Kathak, Tabla and Hindustani Vocal will take place on 17th November.

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Arts School - Change of Venue

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Due to a major expansion and refurbishment programme, Arts School classes will be moving to a new venue for a short time.

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Arts School Exam Results

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Congratulations to all Arts School students who have passed with Distinction and Merit in Carnatic Vocal and Veena OFFAL examinations.

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Indika Dates Announced

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Join us from 17th October to 3rd Novemeber 2018 for Indika, Europe's finest festival of Indian Arts!

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Spring-Summer 2018 Season Highlights

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A look back at all the wonderful events so far...

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AGATHI UK Tour

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The thought-provoking dance-drama from Apsaras Arts, Singapore, had its UK premiere in June 2018.

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More from the blog

Instruments India is Milapfest’s latest initiative to bring audiences closer to the music and instruments of Indian classical music. This new web resource will guide you through the sounds, music and history of each instrument seen on stage at Milapfest concerts across the UK and beyond.

Upcoming event

Europe's finest festival of Indian Arts returns for 2018 from 17th October to 3rd November.

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Support Us

Our work makes a difference to people’s lives and with your help there is so much more we can do. Whether you can offer time or money, Milapfest needs your support to continue our valuable work.

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We have a terrific collection of cds, dvds,Indian handicrafts and more available for purchase online or at our concerts.

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