Free dance workshops get 2010 off to an energetic start

Jan 15 2010 Perthshire Advertiser Friday

HORSECROSS Arts is offering a series of free Indian music and dance workshops.

The evening workshops, which start on Monday, will be led by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish/Indian dance group Dance Ihayami. They form part of Samaagam, one of the Home and Away events Horsecross Arts has created for Perth 800.

Held in various locations in Letham and Tulloch, participants, who need no previous experience, can choose to specialise in either dance or music.

The Samaagam project also involves S1 pupils from St John’s Academy and Primary Seven pupils from Our Lady’s Primary and culminates in a performance on Wednesday, March 10, when community participants and school pupils will have the chance to show off their new found skills on the Perth Concert Hall stage alongside musicians from the SCO, Dance Ihayami and world renowned sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan.

Jenn Minchin, music development co-ordinator at Horsecross Arts said: “Samaagam is an Indian word meaning, 'confluence' or 'coming together', and that is the objective of our Home and Away series for Perth 800. Perth 800 is a celebration for everyone. It’s a great time of year to jump up off the sofa and try something new.”

Anyone aged 16+ from anywhere in Perth and Kinross can register for a free workshop place. Contact Jenn Minchin atjminchin@horsecross.co.uk or telephone on 01738 477 722.