OUR MISSION To Unite Hearts through Arts OUR OBJECTIVE The advancement of education and culture among persons resident in Merseyside and elsewhere in the United Kingdom & internationally, by the promotion of Indian Arts, Music and Crafts. OUR VISION Milapfest is Britain’s leading Indian arts development trust, producing world class performances, education and artist development opportunities across the UK. We are a British Art Organisation specialising in Indian Arts with a strong track record of creating and delivering ground breaking artistic projects nationally. Milapfest’s aim is to bringing people together by providing audiences, aspiring artists and teachers with memorable and inspirational experiences of Indian arts through a dynamic programme of performances, tours, commissions, festivals and innovative educational projects. In the exciting and challenging task of building and strengthening today’s multicultural Britain, our committed endeavour is to unite the hearts and minds of all communities through an exhilarating celebration of arts and culture. In other words, our aim is “to Unite Hearts through Arts,” by giving our audiences memorable, inspirational experiences in Indian Arts through a year round programme of performances, tours, commissions, festivals and innovative educational projects which create and provide sustained career development opportunities for artists learning and practising different genres of Indian Arts. In recent years our educational projects have multiplied considerably, and our aim has been to inter-connect all our projects so that the maximum possible impact is made to the lives of our audiences and participants. In recent years, the Trust has created international partnerships and projects to further strengthen and widen our work, resulting in some exciting cross-cultural collaborations. Our principal work includes the three city Indian Music concert series, Samyo, the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, Tarang, the National Indian Music Ensemble, as well as career development opportunities for young music and dance practitioners of Britain. In 2016 we have embarked upon the creating as new National Choir for Indian Music in England. We deliver a very popular Arts School at Liverpool Hope University, delivering excellent teaching courses in Indian Music and Dance. In the exciting and challenging task of building and strengthening today’s multicultural Britain, our committed endeavour is to try and unite the hearts and minds of all our communities through an exhilarating celebration of arts and culture. ------- Discover and learn more about the instruments and dances you see in these videos at 'Instruments India', our online archive of sounds, images and videos exploring the details of a variety of Indian instruments: www.milapfest.com/instruments...​ ------ Milap is an Indian arts and culture company operating in the UK. Our aim is to inspire, educate and entertain people of all backgrounds through Indian Arts. We produce festivals, performances and events across the UK, including our annual festival in Liverpool - Indika. Milap has also produced a career pathway in Indian arts, including education events, the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, Dance India International Summer School and the UK's National Indian Arts Awards. For further information, visit www.milap.co.uk/​ Facebook: www.facebook.com/milapfest​ Instagram: www.instagram.com/milapfest/​ Twitter: twitter.com/milapfest​ Sound Cloud: soundcloud.com/milapfest​ Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/milapfest​ Credits: Produced by Milap. All Rights Reserved © 1985 Milap Festival Trust