[Reader-list] Song of You and Me - A Workshop for Young Adults at Gurgaon Valley School

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The Gurgaon Valley School, in association with The Arshinagar Project, presents "Song of You and Me",  a workshop targeted at young adults. The workshop is within the frame of The Flame Project, an on-going, primarily youth oriented programme conceived by The Arshinagar Project, which aims to create a transformational inner journey that moves through the terrains of Self, Other, identity and freedom, in the process implicitly promoting notions of tolerance, respect for difference and a culture of peace. 



The essential work involves research-by-doing, i.e. working through the body towards attaining a condition of   simplicity, organicity, flow. Thus, what we are speaking of is a kind of unmasking – a dropping of our daily-life mask, of the many guards society conditions us to adopt, and a return to a state where there is no need to hide in front of the other person. 



Workshop Overview: ‘Song of You and Me’, presented within the frame of The Flame Project (outlined above) is specifically designed for young adults and involves a deep and embodied immersion in mystical poetry, music, authentic movement, breath and voice work, mindful, non-pedantic discourse and reflection. 

The core of the work is based on Sufiana Qawwali as practised by the musicians of the Dargah Hzt. Nizamuddin (Qawwal Bacchon ki Gharana) in New Delhi. This form was created by Hzt. Amer Khusrao Dehlavi, a 13th century Sufi poet-saint, and the songs are of a transcendent and transgressive nature, and it is this transgressive nature that is of interest to us, because they take us to a space where the boundaries of the Self dissolve. We will work with the songs, the vigorous clapping, the whirling dance (Raqs) and the chanting (Zikr) practices associated with it, as well as with simple, organic patterns of movement created in response to the music as stimulus.


Age Group: 14-17 years

Maximum group size: 16 participants


Dates and timings: June 25th to July 1st, each day from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM


Venue: Gurgaon Valley School, P5 (Behind Oakwood Estate), Akashneem Marg, DLF City Phase 2, Gurgaon 122002



Fees: The suggested contribution is Rs. 2,500/-, which includes light refreshments which will be provided to the participants. However, this will be on a sliding scale and will depend on each participant's financial circumstances.  Even though we do not receive funds of any kind from any source, it has always been a policy of The Arshinagar Project to not turn away any genuinely interested potential participants on purely financial grounds, and this means that all our programmes have had participants who’ve attended for free or at substantially discounted rates, and this programme will follow the same policy.  At the same time, if someone is able and wishes to contribute more than the stipulated fee, we will accept that as this effectively sponsors the participation of others who are not able to pay. 



Registration Details: In order to register, please send an e-mail to: thearshinagarproject at gmail.com, with the subject line "Registration for Workshop at Gurgaon Valley School" and with the following details in the body of the mail: 


Name of the participant
Age
Name of either parent or legal guardian, or contact person in case the participant is being sponsored by an institution
Contact number
Emergency contact number 
E-mail 
Monthly family income 
The amount that you would like to contribute 
Reasons for requesting a discount in case you are doing so

Any medical conditions/injuries that the participant suffers from, which may prevent her from participating fully in the work

Please also attach a recent photograph of the participant. 


Deadlines: Last date for receiving applications is 20/06/2012. Participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once we receive your application, if places are available, we will get back to you with the payment details. Last date for making payments is 22/12/2012.



For any other details/enquiries, please contact the e-mail ID given above.






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The Arshinagar Project is envisioned as a collective of artists
and cultural practitioners from different traditional and contemporary 
disciplines, as well as practitioners from other disciplines such as 
anthropology, education and ecology, for research into performance 
as transformational action.


'Arshinagar' means 'the city of mirrors', and the name is derived 
from a song by Lalon Phokir, one of the greatest masters among 
the Bauls of Bengal - wandering mystical musician-performers who 
through embodied practice attempt to touch the unbodied.The logo 
represents the 'ektara' (literally 'one-stringed') - a drone-like 
instrument used in different forms and names in different Asian 
cultures, which has come to symbolize the Bauls.


The Arshinagar Project aims to foster a spirit of freedom, respect for 
human diversity, ecological harmony and love, among young adults, 
youth in colleges and universities, educators and others, through 
performances, immersive workshops in urban and natural settings 
based on traditions of mystical performance and practice as well as 
contemporary performance-craft, through lecture-demonstrations, 
seminars, and journeys through inner and outer spaces.


--
stat rosa pristina nomine,
nomina nuda tenemus