Partner Schools & Guru Network
Teach with Purpose.
Perform with Pride.
Grow Through Partnership.
Manollasini works with Gurus, independent educators, partner schools, ensembles, bands, and arts organizations to create meaningful performance and collaboration opportunities across New Jersey.
Our partners nurture artistic development through their independent teaching and preparation. Manollasini complements their work by creating curated stages where students and artists can perform, connect, and share their artistry with the community.
Manollasini Inc. is a New Jersey-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit performing-arts organization.
A SHARED COMMITMENT
A Shared Commitment to Artistic Growth
Education & Instruction
Gurus and partner schools provide the instruction, discipline, mentorship, and artistic foundation that help students and performers grow.
Performance Platforms
Manollasini creates professionally organized concerts, festivals, showcases, ensemble productions, and community arts experiences where that preparation can come alive on stage.
Together, we recognize the work of educators, celebrate the achievements of participants, and connect audiences with Indian and cross-cultural performing arts.
Important distinction:
Manollasini does not operate or supervise the independent instructional programs of its partner schools, Gurus, or educators. Each partner remains responsible for its own instruction, administration, student relationships, fees, policies, and operations.
WHAT PARTNERSHIP MAKES POSSIBLE
Together, We Create Stages That Inspire
Showcase Student Achievement
Create meaningful opportunities for prepared students and artists to present their work before supportive public audiences.
Connect the Arts Community
Bring Gurus, schools, ensembles, artists, families, volunteers, and audiences together through shared cultural experiences.
Celebrate Artistic Traditions
Present the depth and diversity of Indian music, dance, percussion, instrumental, cinematic, and contemporary arts.
Encourage
Collaboration
Create opportunities for educators and artists to connect across schools, disciplines, languages, traditions, and creative practices.
A NETWORK ACROSS THE ARTS
Who Can Join the Network?
Gurus & Independent
Educators
Manollasini welcomes partnership interest from independent teachers, Gurus, artistic directors, choreographers, conductors, and mentors working across music, dance, percussion, instrumental, cinematic, and contemporary performing arts.
Partner Schools, Ensembles & Arts Organizations
Music and dance schools, academies, bands, ensembles, cultural organizations, community arts groups, and other performing-arts institutions may express interest in participating or collaborating.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES
Classical Music &
Percussion
Classical &
Cultural Dance
Cinematic, Contemporary & Collaborative Arts
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Carnatic music
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Hindustani music
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Tabla, mridangam and other percussion
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Indian and global instrumental music
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Bharatanatyam
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Kuchipudi
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Kathak
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Mohiniyattam
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Indian folk and regional dance
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Indian film music and dance
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Live bands and ensembles
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Jazz, fusion and contemporary music
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Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary arts
Eligibility note:
Partnership participation depends on alignment with Manollasini’s mission, artistic and program relevance, participant readiness, scheduling, venue requirements, production capacity, and mutual agreement.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Ways We Can Collaborate
Program Participation
Present prepared students or artists in an appropriate Manollasini concert, festival, showcase, or community arts experience.
Community & Cultural Events
Contribute to programs that celebrate Indian artistic traditions, languages, cultural occasions, and community participation.
School & Ensemble Showcases
Participate through thoughtfully selected solo, group, school, band, or ensemble presentations.
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Featured Artist Opportunities
Recommend accomplished artists, senior students, Gurus, ensembles, or collaborators for consideration in selected programs.
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Explore shared productions connecting vocal music, instrumental music, percussion, dance, storytelling, cinematic arts, or contemporary expression.
Outreach & Audience Connection
Help connect students, families, artists, and audiences with inclusive performing-arts experiences across New Jersey.
Opportunity note:
Not every type of participation is available in every program. Manollasini determines program structure, duration, artistic balance, scheduling, and production requirements for each event.
FROM INTEREST TO COLLABORATION
How Partnership Works
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Share Your Interest
Discuss Program Fit
Coordinate Participation
Perform & Celebrate
Tell us about your teaching practice, school, ensemble, organization, artistic discipline, participants, and areas of interest.
The Manollasini team may contact you to learn more about your work and discuss relevant current or future opportunities.
When an appropriate opportunity is identified, we coordinate repertoire, participant information, performance duration, schedules, technical needs, registration, and event requirements.
Prepared participants take part in a curated Manollasini program alongside artists, educators, schools, families, and audiences.
Process note:
Expressing partnership interest does not guarantee acceptance, event participation, performance time, featured placement, or future programming.
All opportunities are subject to artistic fit, program needs, participant readiness, scheduling, venue policies, technical feasibility, available capacity, and written event-specific confirmation.
OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE ARTS
Meet the Gurus, Schools, Ensembles & Organizations in Our Network
Manollasini is grateful to the educators and organizations whose instruction, mentorship, preparation, and collaboration help bring meaningful artistic experiences to the community.
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WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY
Reflections from Our Guru and Partner Network
Thank you Manollasini for giving students of Laya performing arts, the opportunity to perform today. It was a beautiful venue and a very well organized event and we thoroughly enjoyed performing as well as watching other performers in our segment.
- Anupama Shridharan
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Heartfelt thanks to Manollasini team for providing such an inspiring platform for the next generation to showcase their talents, learn, and grow. We are truly fortunate to have a vibrant cultural forum like this around us. Wishing you continued success, many more memorable events, and endless accolades in the future.
- Sujoy Mukherjee
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Thank you Manasa and team for organizing such a wonderful event and giving young artists an opportunity to share their talent!
- Chaithra Rao
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Thank you Manasa for bringing us all together yesterday! Appreciate being a part of such a wonderful organization and seeing other wonderful schools’ students participate was a treat! Onwards and upwards
- Henna Khanijou
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EXPRESS PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
Manollasini welcomes opportunities to collaborate with Gurus, teachers, performing arts schools, cultural organizations, artist groups, and community partners who share our commitment to creating inclusive public performance opportunities.
Please tell us about your work and how you would like to partner with Manollasini. Our team will review your information and contact you to explore suitable programs and possibilities for collaboration. Submission of this form does not confirm or establish a partnership.