Major Events
The organisation also believes in promoting the Indian arts beyond the Indian student and the institution itself has created fine non-Indian exponents of classical Indian music. Working actively with national arts programmes, the institution hosts the prestigious annual event; Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance. With the government's recognition of the event as a national cultural event, the festival itself brings the best talents as well as budding artistes from all over the world especially India to showcase their abilities. Internationally reputed artistes perform in the world famous Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.
The National Arts Council Indian Music Competition is another major annual event, where classical Indian music schools in Singapore showcase their talents and SIFAS has always clinched the top spots with talents exhibited by its students.
SIFAS has five bharatanatyam teachers, 1 kathak teacher, and 4 vocal teachers, with many instrumental teachers who all teach the best form of art education anyone can ever dream of.
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