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“Nila Sangita” an Evening of Indian Classical Music and Dance Saṅgītarasikā Experiències Musicals presents: “Nila Sangita” An evening of Indian Classical Music and Dance Nila Sangita is a voyage through the ancient and sacred art of North Indian Classical Music and Dance. The ensemble opens the show with the instrumental performances of the bansuri (Indian flute) and the sarod (Indian string instrument), both accompanied by the tabla (Indian percussion). The kathak (Indian classical dance) recital, in which the dancer performs the sacred love stories of Radha and Krishna, brings all the artists together on stage. ARTISTS: CONTACT: NURIA CABO (ES) – KATHAK Eulàlia Cuxart Benas DANCE [email protected] AMIT MISHRA (IN) – TABLA + 34 653 52 50 21 JORDI PRATS (ES) – SAROD JACOPO PACIFICO (IT) – BANSURI NURIA CABO – Kathak dancer Nuria Cabo has been trained in western dances since childhood (jazz and contemporary). In 2010 she discovered kathak and moved to India to be trained in this beautiful dance, following the traditional Guru Shishya Parampara system under the guidance of Pandit Om Prakash Mishra, nephew and main disciple of the living legend of kathak dance Pandit Birju Maharaj. She is currently achieving her Bachelor in Kathak Dance at Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. This training in different styles makes her a versatile dancer bringing East and West, tradition and modernity on stage. She has performed in Spain (Cadiz, Sevilla, Barcelona) and India (in the prestigious Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi). AMIT MISHRA – Tabla player Amit Mishra is an exponent of the renowned Banaras Gharana of Indian Classical Music. He was born in the city of Varanasi, famed not only for its religious significance but also for its rich heritage of music. He is one of the current scions of this ancient tradition and legacy. Amit was born into the famous Mishra family of Banaras known for its numerous generations of musicians including sarangi players, tabla players and vocalists. Amit Mishra started learning tabla under the guidance of his father, Pt. Kishor Kumar Mishra and uncle Pt. Pramod Kumar Mishra. He received advanced instruction from his Guru, the internationally acclaimed late Pt. Sharda Sahai (a direct descendant of Pt. Ram Sahai ji, the founder of the Banaras Gharana style of playing the tabla) in the traditional guru-shishya parampara of India. Amit Mishra has the distinction of topping the instrumental music division of M.Mus examinations of the Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.) Amit gave his first performance as a tabla soloist, at the age of 8 in a concert organized by UNICEF. Thereafter he performed extensively in Varanasi and many other Indian cities including: Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Bangalore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Agra, Patna, Jalandhar, Bhopal and Dharwad, to name a few. He has accompanied some of the finest artists of India like: Vidushi Girija Devi, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Smt Sitara Devi, Vidushi Sonal Mansingh, Pt. Ajay Pohankar and Pt. Channu Lal Mishra, to name a few. Amit has also toured extensively in France (2007) and Japan (2007, 2009, 2013), Belgium, Germany, Italy,Hungary, Switzerland, Spain, UK, Sri Lanka, Peru, Argentina, Thailand, Nepal for concerts, workshops and collaboration with musicians of these countries. MORE INFO ABOUT AMIT MISHRA AT: www. amitmishratabla.com JORDI PRATS – Sarod player Jordi Prats plays sarod since 2005 under the expert guidance of his Guru Pt. Shivdas Chakraborthy, a renowned exponent of the prestigious Senia Mehiar Gharana of Indian classical music. He has performed in India, as well as in several European and African countries, together with famous Indian musicians like Arup Sen Gupta, Indradeep Gosh, Debashish Battacharjee, Einav Baram, Gauri Guha, etc. JACOPO PACIFICO – Indian flute player Jacopo Pacifico is an Italian renowned instrumentalist. After his musical studies at several Music Institutes and Conservatories of Music – among the others the "National Academy of Jazz" in Siena (vocal), the "Conservatory of Music A. Boito" of Parma (vocal and piano) and the "Conservatory of Music A. Peri" of Reggio Emilia (flute) - he meets Indian music enrolling in the course of bansuri (Indian flute) at the "Conservatory of Music A. Pedrollo" of Vicenza, where he graduates with full marks and honours in 'Non-european Musical Traditions' - Indian course of Studies. In 2011, Jacopo Pacifico moves to India where he attends the Bachelor of bansuri at the "Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Performing Arts" of Varanasi. He is a first class student and the first foreigner ever to enroll for such a degree at the B.H.U., one of the most renowned Universities in the Indian ranking. In 2014, he joins the Master in 'Musicology and Musical Heritage' at the "University of Bologna - School of Arts, Humanities and Cultural heritage". At summers every year, Jacopo Pacifico comes back to Europe where he gives lectures on Indian music and he plays Indian flute, both in solo concerts and as an accompanist for Indian dance: Rome, Venice, Pesaro, Turin, Genoa, Verona, Assisi, Modena, Zurich, Zug, Basel etc. MORE INFO ABOUT JACOPO PACIFICO AT: www.jacbans.jimdo.com .
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