“A defining period in Montessori’s outlook”: Letters from India

Maria Montessori Writes to Her Grandchildren In October 1939, while the “storm of war was gathering in Europe”, Maria and Mario Montessori set off to India to deliver a training course and lecture tour. When Italy became involved in the war, the British rule of India did not give the Montessoris permission to leave; they …

Indian music in intercultural education – ISME Glasgow

Whatever we understand and enjoy in human products instantly becomes ours, wherever they might have their origin – Rabindranath Tagore* During this presentation, musical figures from several distinct traditions were explored in a practice-oriented manner. The figures selected are appealing beyond South Asia where they originated many centuries ago and continue to play a key role in classical and …

A Musical Lotus Pond – ISME 2012 in Thessaloniki, Greece

Workshop given on Monday 16 July 2012 Impressions | Song lyrics and video introduction >> This workshop celebrates the capacity of all educators to bring beauty into the lives of children, young people and adults – not only music specialists. This includes those for whom such an experience may so far have seemed a distant dream. Here we explore the …

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Book release | “Mudra the language of Kutiyattam, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam” – Natanakairali

Published by Natanakairali, Irinjalakuda (Kerala, India) | Worldcat.org title descriptions and library collections >>1st ed. March 2023 (Rs. 3000)Inquiries: abhinayakairali@gmail.com T: ‭+91 98464 52933‬ A compilation covering the contributions by all speakers (duration 2:11:42) is found here: https://youtu.be/gIDgpX47u1s >> Transcript Already at first glance its sheer scope is impressive: 1341 hand gestures rendered in minute …