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Event
- Title:
- Utsavam - Music from India
- When:
- 14.09.2008 15.00 h - 16.00 h
- Where:
- Horniman Museum - Forest Hill
- Category:
- Music
Description
Every Sunday in September
Join us for a series of performances that explore the instruments and traditions shown in the Museum's exhibition Utsavam-Music from India.
Carnatic Music Performance featuring the Vina
Sun 14 Sept 3–4pm
Experience music of the vina, the most important stringed instrument of south Indian classical music, played by Subathra Raguraman. With accompaniment by the mrdangam, the tuned barrel drum of south India, and other percussion instruments.
Kala Chethana Kathakali
Sun 21 Sept Workshops 10.30am– 2.30pm, Performance 3– 4pm
Dancers and musicians from Kerala will perform Kathakali, one of the best known dance forms of Kerala. Before the performance, workshops will explore Kathakali music, the dancers' symbolic gestures or mudras, and their elaborate costumes and make up.
Assamese Dance and Pandit Biplab Mondal
Sun 28 Sept Dance 11am–12pm, Music 3–4pm
Traditional Ojapali dance from Assam incorporating a talk, followed by a performance of the rhythms and ragas of north India led by Pandit Biplab Mondal.
| Conservatory | Free admission |
Limited places. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Venue
- Venue:
- Horniman Museum - Website
- Street:
- 100 London Road
- Postcode:
- SE23 3PQ
- City:
- Forest Hill
- Country:
- UK
Description
The Horniman, through its collections and related exhibitions and events, seeks to encourage a wider appreciation of the World, its peoples and their cultures, and its environments.
Museum
Daily 10.30am - 5.30pm except 24 - 26 December
Gardens
Monday - Saturday 7.30am - sunset and Sunday 8am - sunset except 25 December
Library
Please note, the library is now closed until 24 September 2008.
From May 1st 2008 the Horniman Library is changing to an appointment system so that it can better anticipate your information needs. Please visit the library page for further details.
Phone
020 8699 1872
Entrance to the Museum and Gardens is FREE. A charge is made for some major temporary exhibitions.
Facilities and access
The Museum and Gardens are both wheelchair and pushchair friendly with accessible toilets. A lift gives access to all the exhibition areas. Baby changing facilities are available in Gallery Square.
By bus
176, 185, 197, 356, P4 (Stop outside the Museum and Gardens)
122, 363, P13 (Stop nearby)
Buses from Forest Hill - Transport for London map (PDF)
By train
The Museum is signposted from Forest Hill station takes around five to ten minutes to walk.
Forest Hill station is well served by trains from Central London, Croydon and Surrey. Direct train services run from London Bridge (approx every ten minutes, journey time 13 minutes) linking with the Northern and Jubilee lines, London Victoria linking with the Victoria, Circle and District lines, New Cross Gate linking with the East London line, East Croydon, West Croydon, Sutton, Purley and Caterham.
National Rail Enquiries - for details of train times
Limited on site car parking is available for disabled visitors - call 020 8699 1872 for more details.
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