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 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 | Leave a commentA snapshot of the thoughts, moments and memories from Dance India 2014
Posted in Dance India, Dance News | Tagged 2014, Aditi Mangaldas, Alarmel Valli, Bharatanatyam, Birju Maharaj, Dance India, Dhananjayans, Kathak, Madhavi Mudgal, Milapfest, Mythili Prakash, Odissi | Leave a commentMilapfest and The Capstone Theatre present Sonia Sabri Company: Jugni Inspired by honest stories of celebration and hardship from women from all over the world, Jugni (meaning female firefly) is an explosion of Kathak dance and music. With soaring live vocals …
Posted in Dance Events, Events Based | Tagged Capstone, Kathak, Liverpool, Milapfest, Sonia Sabri, Sonia Sabri Comapny, SSCo | Leave a commentWarm up on Sunday is taken by Sheejith Krishna, and the participants already began to feel the physical toll of an intensive day of dancing on the first day. With the oppressive heat and sunshine in Singapore, hydration was a priority for everyone, and the endless packets of “3 in 1” tea and coffee and biscuits provided by our hosts helped to get our dancers through the day.
Posted in Dance India, Sub Brands | Tagged 2014, Bharatanatyam, dance, Indian Music, Kathak, Milapfest, Young talent | Leave a commentWarm up sessions are lead by our faculty tutors, and we start early at 8am with Mythili Prakash’s style of warm up and exercise routine. Preparing the dancers for the day ahead, tailored movements helped to give our participants ideas on some of the basic processes of our professionals.
Posted in Dance India, Sub Brands | Tagged 2014, Apsaras Arts, Asia Pacific, Bharatanatyam, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, Dhananjayans, Indian Dance, Indian Music, July, Kathak, Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Liverpool, Mythili Prakash, Singapore, Young talent | Leave a commentThis year, the third international edition of Dance India takes place in Singapore, presented by Milapfest’s Singapore partners Apsaras Arts, with The Esplanade and supported by National Arts Council Singapore. A new #DIAP14 series of articles on the Milapfest blog will tell some of the stories of this Asia Pacific edition of our international school.
Posted in Dance India, Dance News, News Based, Sub Brands | Tagged Asia, Bharatnatyam, Dance India, Dance India Asia Pacific, DIAP, DIAP14, Goodman Arts Centre, Indian arts, Indian Dance, Kathak, National Arts Council Singapore, Odissi, Singapore, The Esplanade Theatre | Leave a commentLearn more about Swadesh dancer Monisa Nayak and her thoughts and feelings about her homeland.
Posted in Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2014, Bharatya Vidya Bhavan, dance, Indian Dance, Kathak, Liverpool, London, Milapfest, Swadesh, The Capstone Theatre | Leave a commentIn this series we introduce the Dance India faculty through bios, videos and messages from the tutors themselves! This time it’s Kathak!
Posted in Dance India, Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2014, Indian Dance, July, Kathak, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest | Leave a commentTake a glimpse behind the scenes at Swadesh rehearsals
Posted in Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2014, Bharatanatyam, Bhavan, Capstone Theatre, dance, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Kathak, Liverpool, London, Milapfest, Odissi, The Capstone Theatre | Leave a commentA series of beautiful and dynamic pictures of Swadesh, taken by photographer Sunny Lamba.
Posted in Dance News, News Based | Tagged 2014, Bharatanatyam, Bharatiya Vidya Bkavan, Capstone Theatre, Concert, dance, Indian Dance, Indian Music, Kathak, Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University, Milapfest, Odissi, Swadesh, The Capstone Theatre, vocal, Young talent | 1 Comment ← Older posts
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