About the video:
Ancient Indian philosophers reveal the secret of sound and vibration, concepts central to both spiritual traditions and modern science. In this video, we explore how ancient teachings about “Om,” the primal sound of the universe, align with current theories of the cyclical universe and human evolution. Composer Nigel Osborne, alongside tenor Darren Abrahams and Dhrupad singer Prakriti Dutta, demonstrates how sound, vibration, and music influence us on emotional and neurophysiological levels. Classical Indian music, a mirror of human evolution, continues to resonate within our biological systems.
Join us in uncovering the profound impact of sound on our existence, emotion, and connection with others. Learn how the essence of vibration, believed by Indian philosophers, creates universes with every breath we take, and how music has been a vital part of human communication and development from infancy.
About Nigel Osborne:
Nigel’s works have been featured in most major international festivals and performed by many leading orchestras and ensembles around the world. He has also composed extensively for the theatre. Professor Osborne, through his Institute in Edinburgh, is exploring the interfaces of music and science in important areas such as mental and physical well-being. Nigel Osborne is a member of the World Economic Forum Committee on Culture. He is leading the Music and Disability engagement programme as part of Naciketa in India with Vidya Sagar, Opera Circus.
About Darren Abrahams:
Darren Abrahams is a singer and performer who has appeared in opera all around the world, working for such companies as the ROH, ENO, Scottish Opera, WNO, Wexford Festival Opera, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, American Opera Projects and the Young Vic. Darren regularly premieres new works and has helped develop new operas for The Royal Opera, Scottish Opera, Complicite, The Opera Group, Opera Circus, the Batignano Festival and the Brian Irvine Ensemble in places as diverse as Belfast, Italy and India. Concert appearances have taken him around the UK, US and Europe and includes performances with the LPO, the Royal Seville Symphony, and the St Petersburg Symphony. Darren is also a busy recitalist, creating concerts that defy genre and style.
About Prakriti Dutta:
Prakriti Dutta is an internationally acclaimed dhrupad singer .She is a performer, actor and composer. After securing first position in M.A from Rabindra Bharati university, India, she had received a MSc degree in Music in the community from University of Edinburg and honed her skill as an music therapist and community musician .She was under the tutelage of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar in his dhrupad gurukul in Mumbai. Recently she has founded a performing art company ‘Sound Space’ for sound, movement and arts in her hometown Kolkata. It is an organically designed amphitheatre which promotes creative minds and art in South of Kolkata. Presently her work is divided between two cities Kolkata and London. She is actively associates with a London based music theater company ‘Opera Circus’ in their production Naciketa.
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