TUESDAY 3 MAY 10am
Transition Towns: exploring practicality, purpose and vision “Only let me make my life simple and straight, like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.“ – Tagore Transition Towns are a practical and profound expression of our longing for meaning. Naresh will explore how to create a resilient world.
Gavin Frank
12 noon
Listen to Your Voice “My song will be like a pair of wings to your dreams.” – Tagore Come and explore the power and depth of your voice using simple practices such as chant, movement, the Indian scale an improvisation. No vocal experience needed. Gavin performs in the duo Madrum.
Hossein M.E. Ghomshei
2.30pm
Praise of Love – Inspired by Rumi and Tagore This will be followed by a very brief sketch of the lives and works of the two poets. Hossein will gently focus on the theme of love and how it is treated by each poet in his respective lyric poetry as well as in his love stories and tales. Hossein graduated from the Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies at Tehran University, where he later taught. He now writes, translates books and lectures in the field of mysticism, literature and art.
Julie Richardson
4pm
The Ethos of New Economics Why we need an The 21st century will see the emergence of a new kind of economy away from a debt-fuelled industrial reality. How can we ensure that compassion and values are at the heart of this new system? Julie is Coordinator of Economics at Schumacher College.
Culture Café hosted by Anna Tanvir and Anusha Subramanyam
UPPER GATEHOUSE TUESDAY 3 MAY
Naresh Giangrande
5.30pm
Anna Tanvir studied music at Dartington then went on to study singing at the Royal Academy of Music. Since then she has been singing and playing harp all over the world, collecting traditional songs that express universal sentiments. Anusha Subramanyam is known as an exciting exponent of Bharatanatyam working ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ of its tradition. “Artists like Anusha have enriched South Asian dance in this country and continue to do so with unsung grace and quite dedication” – Pulse 15