MILAPFEST
The Best of Indian Music & Dance
Spring-Summer 2019
LIVERPOOL / MANCHESTER
Events Calendar
FEBRUARY 23
Afternoon Ragas Manish Pingle, Gurdain Rayatt & Jack Jennings
LIVERPOOL
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL Manish Pingle, Gurdain Rayatt & Jack Jennings
MANCHESTER
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: Josh Feinberg & Kousic Sen
LIVERPOOL
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: Josh Feinberg & Kousic Sen
MANCHESTER
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Half of Me: Swati Dance Company
LIVERPOOL
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: Dr Subhadra Desai, Kousic Sen & Rekesh Chauhan
LIVERPOOL
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: Dr Subhadra Desai, Kousic Sen & Rekesh Chauhan
MANCHESTER
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: MURAD ALI & KOUSIC SEN
manchester
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: MURAD ALI & KOUSIC SEN
liverpool
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: Indrayuddh Majumder & Kousic Sen
MANCHESTER
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MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL: Indrayuddh Majumder & Kousic Sen
LIVERPOOL
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Welcome to our 2019 Spring/Summer Season of Indian arts. Hindustani Music takes centre stage this season, with a beautiful variety of instruments and styles presented in Liverpool and Manchester. Hindustani music, one of two principle styles of Indian classical music, originates in Northern India and features some of India’s most loved musical instruments and stunning dance styles. This season, you can experience some of the finest emerging artists demonstrating these incredible styles. We welcome you to join us this season, and start your year off in the most beautiful, melodious and calm way with the sounds of Indian music.
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Liverpool | Manchester
Manish Pingle, Gurdain Rayatt & Jack Jennings AFTERNOON RAGAS Saturday 23 February / 1pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool £6.50 Tickets may be subject to booking fees A pre-concert lunch is available to purchase from Mayur Indian Restaurant from 12pm in the foyer Part of the Liverpool International Jazz Festival
MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL Sunday 24 February / 1pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester £12/£10 concessions Tickets may be subject to booking fees
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In this unique performance, three extraordinary musicians come together to celebrate the beauty of Indian Classical music and its long association with Jazz. Manish Pingle is one of the world’s leading Mohan Veena (Indian Slide Guitar) players. The world class musician is a disciple of Ustad Shahid Parvez, the renowned sitar maestro. Joining him on stage is Gurdain Rayatt, a disciple of Pandit Shankar Ghosh and is one of the UK’s leading tabla players, having accompanied many of India’s most prestigious artists. Completing the line-up is electric guitarist, Jack Jennings. Jack studied the sitar with Donough Sanfay, a disciple of Amarnath Mishra, and is known for his pioneering approach to the adaptation of Indian classical music for the electric guitar. The Trio will take the audiences on a dynamic and exciting journey through the world of Indian Classical music. Whilst the music they play is in keeping with tradition, the innovative inclusion of the electric guitar embraces new timbres and melodic nuances without compromising the original spirit and intensity of the music. This is a rare combination of instruments and musicians from different backgrounds, celebrating the music that brought them together. Manish Pingle - mohan veena Gurdain Rayatt - tabla Jack Jennings - electric guitar
Part of the Liverpool International Jazz Festival
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Part of the Angel Field Festival
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Liverpool | Manchester Music for the Mind & Soul:
Josh Feinberg & Kousic Sen
Saturday 30 March / 1pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool FREE ADMISSION Priority Admission tickets available from milapfest.com A pre-concert lunch is available to purchase from Mayur Indian Restaurant from 12pm in the foyer Part of the Angel Field Festival
Sunday 31 March / 1pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester £12/£10 concessions Tickets may be subject to booking fees
Performing together for the first time, this concert features a unique collaboration between sitarist Josh Feinberg and tabla maestro Kousic Sen. First introduced to classical music as a child, Josh is trained in both piano and bass violin. Through his Jazz studies with Dan Weiss and a passion for improvisation, Josh was introduced to North Indian classical music and decided to continue his musical journey with the sitar. He has trained under Vijaya Sundaram and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Josh is an internationally acclaimed musician and has regularly toured the US, Canada, India and Europe. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including tap dancer Savion Glover, saxophonist Patrick Lamb and jazz drummer Richie Barshay. He is also a dedicated teacher and author. The Music for the Mind and Soul concert series welcomes the return of its Artist in Residence, tabla artiste, Kousic Sen. Kousic is a percussionist sought after by musicians of the highest calibre. Having performed across the globe, he has earned the nickname “the Master Drummer from Kolkata”. His unique mastery of rhythm elevates concert experiences to new heights. Josh Feinberg - sitar Kousic Sen - tabla
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Liverpool
Half of Me – Swati Dance Company
Saturday 13 April / 7:30pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool £8
Half of Me is an emotive work that brings together cross genre of dance and theatre performed by highly charismatic Bharatanatyam dancers with modern choreography, using poignant story-line and spellbinding music by Praveen D. Rao, a versatile music composer from India who creates new genre of music connecting classical music with modern sensibilities. Inspired by Satinder Kaur Chohan’s play by the same title, Half of Me is based on a modern day theme which shares often unheard stories of young people born through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and draws parallel to a similar storyline based on motherhood from famous Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’. The artistic idea of this work is grounded in the technique of Bharatanatyam, a classical South Asian dance form but has contemporary relevance in connecting with diverse audience. This work has wider appeal and especially easy to reach young dance audience, as well as families. Swati Dance Company - bharatanatyam dance
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Liverpool | Manchester Music for the Mind & Soul:
Dr Subhadra Desai, Kousic Sen & Rekesh Chauhan
Saturday 27 April / 1pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool FREE ADMISSION Priority Admission tickets available from milapfest.com A pre-concert lunch is available to purchase from Mayur Indian Restaurant from 12pm in the foyer
Sunday 28 April / 1pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester £12/£10 concessions Tickets may be subject to booking fees
Dr Subhadra Desai is a Hindustani vocalist known for her contemplative melodies. For this performance, her stunning vocals will be elevated to new heights by the percussion mastery of Kousic Sen and rising star Rekesh Chauhan on harmonium. Dr Subhadra Desai is a musician, researcher and academic, as well as an empanelled artist with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and an accredited A Grade artist at All India Radio. She has composed music for ancient Sanskirt and Pali texts in classical Ragas and has performed in venues across the globe. Kousic Sen provides a unique rhythmic heartbeat to any concert experience in a style that is uniquely his own. Known across the globe as a master collaborator, he has performed with some of the top names in Indian Classical music. Rekesh Chauhan is a multi-talented musician. In today’s performance he will be playing the harmonium, but he is also known for his mastery of the piano. He released his debut album Beyond Roots with the support of Milapfest in 2015. Dr Subhadra Desai - hindustani vocals Kousic Sen - tabla Rekesh Chauhan - harmonium
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Manchester | Liverpool Music for the Mind & Soul:
MURAD ALI & Kousic Sen
Saturday 18 May / 1pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester £12/£10 concessions Tickets may be subject to booking fees
Sunday 19 May / 1pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool FREE ADMISSION Priority Admission tickets available from milapfest.com A pre-concert lunch is available to purchase from Mayur Indian Restaurant from 12pm in the foyer
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Experience one of India’s most unique instruments - the sarangi! Maestro Murad Ali will be performing alongside percussion master Kousic Sen in this concert of stunning melodies and rhythmic beats. Murad Ali is a sixth generation sarangi player, having begun his musical journey at the age of 10. Alongside his classical training, he has also participated in cross-cultural and experimental musical endeavours. Murad is an award-winning musicians who has played in venues across the world. A Music for the Mind and Soul concert would not be complete without tabla favourite, Kousic Sen. The master drummer from Kolkata is known globally for his world-class percussion skills and he is one of the most sought after accompanists. Murad Ali - sarangi Kousic Sen - tabla
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Manchester | Liverpool MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SOUL:
Indrayuddh Majumdar & Kousic Sen
Sunday 9 June / 1pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ÂŁ12/ÂŁ10 concessions Tickets may be subject to booking fees
Saturday 29th June / 1pm The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool FREE ADMISSION Priority Admission tickets available from milapfest.com A pre-concert lunch is available to purchase from Mayur Indian Restaurant from 12pm in the foyer
For this Music for the Mind and Soul concert, one of the brightest sarod players of his generation takes to the stage alongside a seasoned Tabla master. Having begun learning the Sarod at a young age, Indrayuddh Majumdar was principally under the tutelage of his father, world-renowned sarod maestro, Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar. He has a keen interest in all genres of music and is passionate about preserving the purity of Indian Classical music. Indrayuddh has performed extensively in India, the USA and Europe, and has performed alongside the tabla legend, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Indrayuddh was the first Indian to receive the Salon Di Virtuoso Award in New York in 2018. Kousic Sen has accompanied many notable musicians and dancers throughout India and is a regular participant in major music festivals around the world. He has toured extensively in USA, Canada, Europe and South and East Asia. Kousic has also collaborated with musicians from other traditions, working with Western, Cuban, Indonesian, Persian and Spanish musicians. Indrayuddh Majumdar - sarod Kousic Sen - tabla
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TICKET/VENUE INFORMATION
The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool
Ticket Information
The Capstone Theatre is located within Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus.
To purchase tickets, please visit www.milapfest.com/whats-on. For more information, call 0151 291 3949 or email info@milapfest.com. Tickets can be purchased from our website (www.milapfest. com/whats-on) or via the venue booking sites. Tickets may also be purchased from the venue Box Office on the day of the performance (subject to availability). Please check individual venues for opening times. For shows with Free Admission, Priority Admission tickets are available to book at www.milapfest.com/whats-on. Tickets may be subject to a booking charge. Please check the venue website for details. Where indicated, concessionary ticket rates are available to under 18 year olds, students, unwaged & senior citizens (proof of eligibility may be requested). Child tickets may also be available for those under 12.
Box Office Opens 30 minutes before the start of an event. Facilities For Music for the Mind & Soul concerts, a pre-show lunch is available to purchase from Mayur Indian Restaurant – available from 12pm in the foyer. For other events, refreshments may be available. Please contact Milapfest or the venue to enquire about what will be available on the day. Parking There is limited parking available on site from 45 minutes prior to a performance (this is on a first-come, first-served basis). For cyclists, there is a small bike parking area next to the theatre. For more information visit: www.thecapstonetheatre.com/venueinfo. 17 Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP 0151 291 3578 | capstone@hope.ac.uk www.thecapstonetheatre.com
Venue Information
Milapfest provide a gift shop at the majority of our The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester events, with items ranging from CDs, DVDs & books, to beautiful & unique Indian handicrafts. We also offer Box Office Box Office is open Mon-Sat 10-6pm Milapfest Gift Cards that can redeemed against tickets and Sun 12-6pm (concert nights only). or gift shop purchases. For more information, visit www. The Foyer opens 1 hour 30 mins before milapfest.com/shop. concert starts (Evening & Weekends). All of our venues are fully accessible to wheelchair users. Please contact us in advance of the event to enquire about tickets for accompanying carers. Assistance for visually/hearing impaired patrons is available in all venues. Please contact Milapfest or the venue to enquire about specific requirements.
Facilities
A range of restaurants & bars available.
Parking
A limited number of guaranteed spaces are available to Bridgewater Hall concert patrons at RCP Park Avenue car park for £6. Spaces must be booked with the Box Office or online at least a week before the concert. Concert patrons can also validate their NCP parking ticket at the Hall for Manchester Central Car Park (formerly G-Mex), Great Northern Phase 1 & 2 or Oxford Street for a discounted rate. Please contact the venue regarding disabled parking. For more information visit: www.bridgewater-hall. co.uk/your-visit Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS 0161 907 9000 | box@bridgewater-hall.co.uk www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
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