The rich and varied music and dance tradition in India is born out of complex interactions between different races and cultures over several thousand years. While North India’s classical dance, Kathak, is renowned for its elaborate footwork, south India’s Kathakali is admired for its minute movements of eyebrows and eyeballs. While Hindustani classical music is noted for its melody, the Carnatic music is extremely soulful. There are umpteen forms of regional folk music and dance, each of them creations of different socio-economic setups and traditions.
We design music and dance tours as per your specific Interests. You may choose to follow a particular form of music or dance or survey the best that India has to offer. We promise to take you behind the scenes at traditional music and dance centres around the country, help you get familiar with the fundamentals and techniques of various art forms, and connect you with real people, which will leave an indelible impression and create lifelong memories.
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Given below are two of our signature Music & Dance tours in India.
If you don't find what you are looking for, tell us where your interest lies and how many days you have; although no duration of time is enough in India, we will design a tour for you that best satiates the music & dance lover in you. You may choose to follow a particular form of dance & music or explore a broader range of art forms, the best that India has to offer. We will assist you every step of the way....
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Rhythm of Music - North India
Visit a Sufi Mausoleum in Delhi and listen to devotional qawalis, Lucknow for a lecture-cum-dance performance of Kathak Dance form, Varanasi where you will enjoy Sitar recital and Thumari vocal classical music performance, Khajuraho where a magical dance performance will be organised against the backdrop of a temple, Gwalior to enjoy classical singing of Khayal style, and Jaipur which is an important centre for Hindustani classical music.
ROUTING: DELHI - LUCKNOW - VARANASI - KHAJURAHO - GWALIOR - JAIPUR
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Rhythm of Music - South India
Begin the tour in Chennai and explore Kalakshetra, literally meaning a holy place of arts, Fly to Madurai where a lecture will be organised on the ancient Indian Devadasi tradition, Drive to Paradisa Plantation Retreat in Thekkady region for some peace and relaxation, Drive to Alleppey and spend a night in a Houseboat and cruise along the backwaters of Kerala, Drive to Cochin and see Kathakali, Kerala’s very own classical dance-drama, and end the tour in North Kerala where you will witness Theyyam dance, a Hindu ritual of worship.
ROUTING: CHENNAI - MADURAI - THEKKADY - ALLEPPEY - COCHIN - NORTH KERALA
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