india awareness day (iad) at the bharatiya vidya bhavan
DESCRIPTION
A PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO GIVE VISITING SCHOOL PUPILS OF ALL AGES A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE FIRST-HAND THE CULTURAL ARTS OF INDIA. THE FOLLOWING IS A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION THAT TAKES YOU THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS OF A COMPLETE STANDARD INDIA AWARENESS DAY. THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, TO ADVANCE FOLLOW THE INDICATION ‘please click’ WHILST IT APPEARS IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE. ALTERNATIVELY THE PRESENTATION CAN BE ADVANCED MORE QUICKLY BY CLICKING AT ANY TIME.TRANSCRIPT
India AWARENESS DAY(IAD)AT THE
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN,INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ART AND CULTURE
A PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO GIVE VISITING SCHOOL PUPILS OF ALL AGES A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE FIRST-HAND THE CULTURAL ARTS OF
INDIA
THE FOLLOWING IS A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION THAT TAKES YOU THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS OF A COMPLETE STANDARD INDIA AWARENESS DAY.
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, TO ADVANCE FOLLOW THE INDICATION ‘please click’ WHILST IT APPEARS IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE.
ALTERNATIVELY THE PRESENTATION CAN BE ADVANCED MORE QUICKLY BY CLICKING AT ANY TIME.
AN EXAMPLE OF AFULL DAY SCHEDULE
COVERING A COMPLETE STANDARD India AWARENESS DAY
TIME SESSION
10.00 am Tour of the Bhavan
10.15 - 11.00 amIntroductory Video
on Indian Culture and Customs, Music, Dance and Architecture
11.15 – 12.45 pmSOUTH INDIAN
TRADITION
South Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of talla (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
South Indian Dance session : Introduction to Bharatanatyam - Dance
participation - Bharatanatyam Dance performance
12.45 - 1.30 pm
LUNCH BREAK :there is a canteen for students to sit and
consume packed lunches (vegetarian only), otherwise a provisional meal (Indian
vegetarian) can be arranged (please get in contact)
1.30 – 3.00 pmNORTH INDIAN
TRADITION
North Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of taal (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
North Indian Dance session : Introduction to Kathak - Dance participation
- Kathak Dance performance
A full day programme includes the video introduction to India and its culture, and
provides the full music and dance session in both the North Indian and SouthIndian tradition (the day being split
between the two traditions). This schedule forms the standard
complete day.
Introductory Video on Indian Culture and Customs, Music,
Dance and Architecture
The video session is designed to provide an introductory overview of the vast Indian subcontinent and its diverse cultures. Taking the viewer across time, it visits the different religious climates that have shaped India’s cultural visual arts and architecture up until the modern period.
Introductory Video on Indian Culture and Customs, Music,
Dance and Architecture
The video session is designed to provide an introductory overview of the vast Indian subcontinent and its diverse cultures. Taking the viewer across time, it visits the different religious climates that have shaped India’s cultural visual arts and architecture up until the modern period.
Introductory Video on Indian Culture and Customs, Music,
Dance and Architecture
The video session is designed to provide an introductory overview of the vast Indian subcontinent and its diverse cultures. Taking the viewer across time, it visits the different religious climates that have shaped India’s cultural visual arts and architecture up until the modern period.
South Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of talla (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
A complete music session covers all the learning outcomes above: please refer to the IAD PDF Information Pack pages 4-5 for details. There is the alternative option (as necessary) for a session covering, or focusing more on, just one or two of these learning outcomes. The last one especially can be offered in more depth as appropriate to the students’ curriculum (for example, GCSE Indian/World music). Please get in contact to find out more.
Photographs of an India Awareness Day visit by Allenby Primary School / North London Collegiate School
South Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of talla (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
South Indian Dance session : Introduction to Bharatanatyam - Dance
participation - Bharatanatyam Dance performance
South Indian Dance session : Introduction to Bharatanatyam - Dance
participation - Bharatanatyam Dance performance
A complete dance session covers the items below: please refer to the IAD PDF Information Pack page 6 for details. A longer session or full day programme providing a greater introduction to the dance tradition through participatory workshops is also possible for students visiting from specialist dance/performance schools. Please get in contact to find out more.
LUNCH BREAK :there is a canteen for students to sit and
consume packed lunches (vegetarian only), otherwise a provisional meal (Indian
vegetarian) can be arranged (please get in contact)
North Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of taal (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
A complete music session covers all the learning outcomes below: please refer to the IAD PDF Information Pack pages 4-5 for details. There is the alternative option (as necessary) for a session covering, or focusing more on, just one or two of these learning outcomes. The last one especially can be offered in more depth as appropriate to the students’ curriculum (for example, GCSE Indian/World music). Please get in contact to find out more.
Photographs of an India Awareness Day visit by Allenby Primary School / North London Collegiate School
North Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of taal (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
North Indian Dance session : Introduction to Kathak - Dance participation
- Kathak Dance performance
North Indian Dance session : Introduction to Kathak - Dance participation
- Kathak Dance performance
Photographs of an India Awareness Day visit by Allenby Primary School / North London Collegiate School
A complete dance session covers the items below: please refer to the IAD PDF Information Pack page 6 for details. A longer session or full day programme providing a greater introduction to the dance tradition through participatory workshops is also possible for students visiting from specialist dance/performance schools. Please get in contact to find out more.
TIME SESSION
10.00 am Tour of the Bhavan
10.15 - 11.00 amIntroductory Video
on Indian Culture and Customs, Music, Dance and Architecture
11.15 – 12.45 pmSOUTH INDIAN
TRADITION
South Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of talla (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
South Indian Dance session : Introduction to Bharatanatyam - Dance
participation - Bharatanatyam Dance performance
12.45 - 1.30 pm
LUNCH BREAK :there is a canteen for students to sit and
consume packed lunches (vegetarian only), otherwise a provisional meal (Indian
vegetarian) can be arranged (please get in contact)
1.30 – 3.00 pmNORTH INDIAN
TRADITION
North Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of taal (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
North Indian Dance session : Introduction to Kathak - Dance participation
- Kathak Dance performance
A FLEXIBLE PROGRAMME PACKAGE:The India Awareness Day package, designed
into such sessions, also allows the option for programmes on either just music or dance.
Additionally, since any music or dance session can cover all as standard, or cover/focus more on just specific learning outcomes/items (please refer to
the IAD PDF Information Pack for details), an India Awareness Day can be tailored to accommodate
different requirements…
Whilst sessions can thus be flexible, it is highly recommended that any arranged music or dance session is had in both the
North Indian and South Indian tradition.
TIME SESSION
10.30 – 11.35 amNORTH INDIAN
TRADITION
North Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of talla (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
North Indian Dance session : Introduction to Kathak - Dance participation
- Kathak Dance performance
11.35 - 12.00 pmBREAK :
there is a canteen for students to consume snacks (vegetarian only), otherwise
provisional snacks (Indian vegetarian) can be arranged (please get in contact)
12.00 – 1.10 pmSOUTH INDIAN
TRADITION
South Indian Music session : Introduction to melodic / rhythmic
instruments - Presentation of taal (beat) cycles and vocal syllabi - Presentation of a
melody / note structures
South Indian Dance session : Introduction to Bharatanatyam - Dance participation – Bharatanatyam Dance
performance
…for example, this half-day schedule was timetabled for a visit by the North London
Collegiate School.
PLEASE GET IN CONTACT TO FIND OUT MORE AND TO ARRANGE YOUR SCHOOL’S India AWARENESS DAY
All sound recordings and images in this presentation are from the India Awareness Days conducted for Allenby Primary School (March 3rd 2010) and the North London Collegiate
School (November 30th 2009).
To learn more about the Bhavan centre please get in contact / visit our website at www.bhavan.net