(photo credit the Step Out Arts)

Artists: Chinese Opera Troupe of the National College of the Performing Arts

from Taiwan

Venue: Asian Music Centre

Ticket: Free

These free workshops are part of China In London festival and supported by Mayor of London

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MARCH

5 & 7 March 26,27,28 March

Artists: London Jing-Kun Opera

Venue: Asian Music Centre

Ticket: Free These free workshops are part of China In London festival and supported by Mayor of London

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• Artist: Jayasree Sen Gupta
• Venue: Asian Music Centre
• Ticket: £30 for three days

Would you like to learn how to sing Indian music? Are you aged between 7 and 16 years old?

This 3-day course will offer an introduction to north Indian classical vocal music, taught by renowned teacher and performer Jayasree Sengupta.

Jayasree specialises in the North Indian classical and semi-classical vocal genres of khyal, thumri and ghazal. She has learnt with many famous singers such as Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and Ustad Ghulam Ali.

t will be a great chance to learn the basic techniques and vocal exercises as well as learn some short pieces and compositions. There will be classes on rhythm and tal and how to keep in time with the tabla whilst singing. At the end of the course students will be able to perform what they have learnt to their parents in an informal concert. This will be followed by an evening recital given by Jayasree Sengupta on 16 April from 6 – 8pm. An event not to be missed!

A fun-filled workshop featuring mask dance from

Eastern India

* In association wit the British Library

Download flyer/booking form here.

A rare and exciting opportunity to experience the Ramayana stories danced by the Royal Rarhi Chhau dancers in their first visit to the UK.

In this ancient dance form the young dancers wear colourful outsized masks and perform tremendous acrobatics, martial art movements and comedy scenes accompanied by exhilarating live drumming. Performances traditionally take place outdoors, during festivals and special occasions.

The dancers are based at the Royal Chhau Dance Academy, which was created in 1985 and they have been learning these ancient dances from the young age of 3 or 4 years old.

This workshop will introduce the Chhau dance style, with a lively demonstration of dance and drumming. There will be a short introduction to the main characters in the Ramayana epic story, the masks and costumes and the musical accompaniment. This will be followed by a dance and movement workshop where children can try out some of the movements of these different characters.