From: Equator Festival [events_at_equatorfestival_dot_com]
Sent: 19 May 2015 22:54
Subject: re - Equator Nepalese Charity Gala - Ashford School Sat
June 27th
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Equator's Nepalese Charity Gala
Sat June 27th, 7pm, Brake Hall, Ashford School East Hill, Ashford TN24 8PB
An evening of food, music and dance Authentic Nepalese food provided by Gurkha Spice Restaurant
Tickets: ?35 adults, ?10 children under 16 yrs (Food included, drinks can be purchased separately)
There will be a Bar and a raffle to raise more funds.
We are asking schools and music/ dance groups that are interested in taking part to please email us. Book online at www.equatorfestival.com (Booking opens 27th May) Pay via Paypal for your e-tickets that will be emailed to you.
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Curriculum related school workshops Cultural workshops linked to History / Geography / Religion based on: the Tudors, Victorians, Egyptians, Central and Eastern Europe, Gypsy Middle East and Islam, India, Nepal, Africa, Caribbean, China, Latin (Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico), Thailand, Japan and Indonesia Music, dance, songs, arts and crafts workshops Special rates for Kent schools + special offers for first 3 weeks of July.
Please email us on admin_at_shivanova_dot_co_dot_uk Equator Choir Competition 2015
Friday July 10th, 7.30pm, Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford TN24 0QJ tickets: ?7, ?4 children
Once again amateur, school, and community choirs based in Kent
and Medway are invited to take part in the Equator Choir Competition 2015. This event is part of the Equator
Festival Music Series 2015, and is done in partnership with Kent-based
organisations. The series is organised by ShivaNova a
cutting edge world music company with an international reputation. Past
choirs have been outstanding and have included:
Entry criteria Amateur
choirs of all ages are invited to apply including youth, school and adult
choirs. The
choir must have a minimum of twelve singers and be available to perform at
the finalist's concert on Friday 10th July 2015 at Norton Knatchbull Grammar
School, Hythe Road, Ashford TN24 0QJ, Kent at 7.30pm. Applicants
need to submit an application form with a list of 3 songs, one of which must
be from another country or culture. Duration of performance for each choir
will be not longer than 15 minutes. Please send us an email asap if you wish
to take part. How the competition will be judged There
will be a judging panel that will include highly experienced musicians from
round the country, and include Paul Patterson - composer of many choral
works, choral tutors from Kent and Equator/ShivaNova. Performing
choirs will also be involved in the final adjudication. Choirs
will be judged on the following: presentation, quality, and choice of
material. Choirs
of all ages are encouraged to apply. Community Choirs and Adults Choirs are
also encouraged to apply. Deadlines The
deadline for receipt of applications is June 10th 2015. Please
include the application letter with the following details: name
of choir or school, address and contact name, telephone and mobile number,
email address, size and age-range of choir and list of the 3 songs. The
postal address to send the entry is: Equator Choir Competition, c/o
ShivaNova, Peregrine, Grange Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6TJ. Email
entries must be sent to: events_at_equatorfestival_dot_com What to expect next Applicants will be sent
a final schedule soon after the deadline date and provided with further
information about the event. Exclusions Choirs
managed or run by professional music organisations. Choirs with less than 12
singers. Choirs from outside Kent and Medway.
Book online at www.equatorfestival.com (Booking opens 10th June)
Future events
The Way of the Drum
Friday June 5th , 7.45pm (Free Taiko drumming workshop for
ticket holders - 6.30- 7.15pm) Southbank
Centre, London SE1
Equator's Women of the World series Sat Oct 17th and Sat Oct 24th Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG
Following our successful 2014 Women of the World series we will
be holding our
WOW -Women of the World 2015
series at Kings Place London on Sat
Oct 17th and Sat Oct 24th.
If you would like to be involved in our
2015 series or would like to suggest other
women musicians, composers and groups
which are led by women
please do email us on:
Other events coming up: ! Thud ! - Equator's Percussion Festival Taster workshops and performances all day dates tba for the Spring/summer/Autumn in Ashford and Chatham Please email us if you are interested in taking part or performing.
Notes to Editors: The Equator Festival is a world music and dance festival produced by ShivaNova. ShivaNova is a cutting-edge arts organisation with an international reputation, specialising in music. Shiva Nova is an ensemble of musicians from around the world, who blend urban and folk, jazz and ambient sounds with influences from Indian, African, Caribbean and Western music. ShivaNova celebrates cultural diversity through music as well as through other art-forms including storytelling, dance, visual art and projection, circus and theatre.
EQUATOR FESTIVAL was set up by ShivaNova in 2007 as a promotional arm of the company. It promotes and tours high quality international world musicians and dancers from all over the world in its series of concerts and events in London as well as in areas of Kent. Venues and regions it is promoting include Royal Festival Hall, RichMix in London, Chatham, Sevenoaks, Folkestone, Whitstable, Faversham and Ashford in Kent. Shiva Nova is led by Priti Paintal, a woman composer, performer, music producer and promoter. Her music brings together traditional, classical and jazz performers in a unique mix of Indian roots and contemporary flair. ShivaNova has worked with girls and young woman from a range of communities and in 2006 set up the Girls Only Global Orchestra (GoGo) when the idea of the Equator -Women of the World Festival (WOW) was also born.
ShivaNova/Equator has been awarded Strategic Touring Funds from Arts Council Lottery Funding and works with many partners and arts organisations to promote culturally diverse work and seeks to extend its touring and promotional activities in Kent and London including Ashford, Chatham, Folkestone, Margate, Rye, Sevenoaks, and Whitstable. For more information on Shivanova & Equator:
Websites: www.myspace.com/shivanovacom
Facebook:
For information please email: events_at_equatorfestival_dot_com
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