Who / What?
Who are Manasamitra?
Manasamitra, an artist led organisation based in the Yorkshire region was formed in February 2005 with objective to promote the traditional Asian music and dance. We also promote the visual arts, traditional and otherwise.
Objective
Create awareness of the rich cultural heritage of South Asian Arts. To promote British based and international, musicians, artists and dancers, through concerts, events, exhibitions and workshops.
Latest News
Talvin Singh and Niladri Kumar at Harewood
03/04/09
Manasamitra and Harewood House are proud to be hosting an exclusive concert with Mercury Music prize winner Talvin Singh and Sitar Maverick Niladri Kumar in the Gallery.
Even on paper, this combination is breathtaking; the mind can only begin to imagine what subtle brilliance will be created by two of the most innovative musicians around. By combining their deep rooted Indian classical training and their modern, contemporary surroundings, this performance will display each musician’s formidable talents and spectacular skills of musical expression and musicianship to unfold a novel soundscape within the classical music context.
- date/time
- Friday 22nd May /7pm
- tickets
- Performance: £24/£20 cardholders/concessions
- venue
- Harewood House
The Gallery Leeds, LS17 9LG - Harewood House contact
- tel 0113 218 1010
website www.harewood.org
Sanjay Subramaniam to sing in Batley Town Hall
23/03/09
Sanjay Subramaniam, a dynamic and powerful singer from the Carnatic tradition of Indian music will be presenting a special recital in the wonderful setting of the Batley Town Hall.
- date/time
- Saturday 9th May /7pm
- tickets
- £10/£8 concessions
- venue
- Batley Town Hall, Market Square, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF15 5DA
- Dewsbury contact
- tel 01924 324501
Aruna Sairam comes to Yorkshire
17/02/09
Prepare yourself for a rare treat with a debut performance in the UK by the sublime Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam. Her smooth and resonant tones, expressive execution and unique style will take your breath away. She will be accompanied by Patri Satish Kumar, one of the great mridangam players in the modern era, and Jyotsna Shrikanth, a violinist of dynamism and finesse.
- date/time
- Saturday 28th March /7pm
- tickets
- £10, concessions £8
- venue
- Dewsbury Town Hall, Old Wakefield Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8DG
- Dewsbury contact
- tel 01924 324501
Journey Through India Exhibition & Performance
17/02/09
Manasamitra and the North Light Gallery present this exhibition that will show you a wide variety of Indian art works from Mughal Miniatures by Farrah Rana from Pakistan, to traditional styles of painting and works from British-asian emerging artists of today, including Kamaljeet Ajimal, Shameela Hussain and Vidula Shukla.
Accompanying this exhibition will be a concert on Saturday 28th February leading us through the literary heritage of India. It will be an evening of Sanskrit poetry and ancient shokla (rhymed poetic verses) from the 6th century to the present day, accompanied by live Indian classical music, dance and song.
The Desh Series @ The Carriageworks, Leeds
01/01/09
manasamitra will begin a new series of events at The Carriageworks in Leeds on Friday 23rd of January. 'Journey to India' will be the first show in this series of three; 'Free Spirits' featuring in the second show on Friday 27th February; with the final show on Friday 27th March featuring an old style 'Baithak', reminiscent of the Mughal courts of India during the 15th century.
