Yorkshire arts organisation brings global sounds to York

Yorkshire arts organisation booked for meditative story reading performance Global arts organisation, Manasamitra, is set to return to The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) this November, with two semi-improvised music and story-telling performances centred on stories from around the world.

Yorkshire arts organisation booked for meditative story reading performance

Global arts organisation, Manasamitra, is set to return to The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) this November, with two semi-improvised music and story-telling performances centred on stories from around the world.

The organisation, which has performed across the world in Iceland, Thailand and India, will unite stories in multiple languages in a creative soundscape, providing a stimulating experience and entertaining children and adults alike.

Having previously performed at NCEM while touring Lullaby, The Sound of Tea and Shivoham, Manasamitra will perform a double bill featuring two of its most popular performances. Slumber Stories will weave contemporary tales and music from around the world into a relaxing and rejuvenating story time, while Dusk Notes is the performance of a spiritual spoken word album to the Hindu gods.

 Photograph: Credit Duncan Chapman

Creator and artistic director of Manasamitra, Supriya Nagarajan, said: “We are so excited to be performing Slumber Stories to more families in York this November.

“The soundscape and themes of the show are prepared to suit the mood of a mellow winter evening, and will provide a unique experience to those who have never seen our show before.

“We are interested in engaging with audiences in new and exciting ways, creating events and experiences that involve all the senses. By channelling my experiences of synaesthesia to create a multi-sensory experience, combined with Duncan’s real-world soundscape recordings of nature, we hope to engage you in a new and artistically rich genre with the Slumber Stories and Dusk Notes performances.”

Accompanying Manasamitra for the performances is Duncan Chapman, a composer and sound artist who has worked with many leading music organisations throughout the world. Dusk Notes uses his own samples of natural sounds including the Lincolnshire dawn chorus, Swiss streams, evening ambiences in Helsinki and Bergen, and even candles burning in St James Church in Reading.

Manasamitra’s performance can be seen on 11 November 2022, starting at 5pm. Tickets are available now via: www.tickets.ncem.co.uk/en-GB/shows/slumber%20stories/events.

About Manasamitra

 Manasamitra is a Yorkshire-based arts organisation that delivers a range of South Asian arts and cultural experiences and develops traditional styles to embrace different cultural influences.

 The company’s work is stimulated by ideas, forms and aesthetics from India located within a contemporary British context.

 Projects are often delivered in unusual settings; from Minsters to country parks, and with the occasional festival and theatre thrown in.

 Manasamitra collaborates, using diverse disciplines, talents and cultures to create new sounds.

 For more than 10 years, Manasamitra has presented original touring productions, one-off commissioned performances and challenging community projects, such as the recent Festival of Conversations.

Web: www.manasamitra.com

Twitter: @manasamitrauk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/manasamitradewsbury