Music and dance reviews
Graceful duet Dr Priyashri Rao, Veena C Seshadri and Dr Dwaritha Viswanatha -students of Kalakshetra-jointly paid homage to Dr Rukmini Devi Arundale, the doyen. Apart from performances, there were few...
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Torchbearer of Kolar tradition Dr C Radhakrishna is the torch bearer of the Kolar Dance tradition. Being a disciple of Nattuvanar N Gundappa, he is the worthy heir of the Yajaman Kolara Kittanna...
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Spring music festival The Sri Rama Lalithakala Mandira conducted the annual Spring Music Festival for 9 days, with music and dance programmes. On the occasion, the "Sangeetha Vedantha Dhureene" Award...
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Swaralipi awards Smt B S Chandrakala was not only a vocalist but also a violinist, author, teacher and recipient of few awards. In her memory, the Bangalore Gayana Samaja conducts a music programme and...
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Music and dance reviews Pleasing "Sukhabhumi" The Bangalore Environment Trust is working hard to bring awareness to the city. It had organised a special programme called "Sukha Bhumi" - "a concept to...
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Beautiful nrityotsava The Kalapremi Foundation conducted a 3 days Nrityotsava with an Odissi, Mohiniyattam and a Kathak recital, last week. The inaugural recital was by Arushi Mudgal, a talented young...
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Purandara Dasa Aradhana Purandara Dasa Punya Dina [Aradhana] is being celebrated by different institutions with great devotion and fervour, in many parts of the city. One such organisation Sri...
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Harmany at Harmonium habba Harmonium is effectively used alongside Indian classical music. It is a popular, widely used accompaniment and occasionally we also hear Harmonium solo recitals. Many of our...
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The Panchamrutha Sugama Sangeetha Academy is conducting music classes in both Sugama Sangeetha and folklore from last two decades under the direction of Gayathri Keshavamurthy.Apart from monthly...
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Tributes to veena maestro Veena Vidwan L. Raja Rao (1909-1979) was one of the prominent Veena players of the "Mysore Baani" (Mysore School of Veena) and an able teacher, author and composer. When he...
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Ghata galore Vikku Vinayakram is a great Ghatam Maestro, known all over the world. His 75th Birthday was celebrated in a unique way, by the Sunadam Trust, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi...
View ArticleMusic and Dance reviews - Margali Sangeethotsava
Margali Sangeethotsava Sri Yadugiri Yathiraja Mutt celebrated the Margali Sangeethotsava last week, under the direction of H.H. Sri Yathiraja Jeeyar Swamiji. The festival comprised of vocal, veena and...
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Music and dance reviews Anniversary of Sursagar Sursagar celebrated the 36th Varshikotsav with two music concerts - a vocal and an instrumental recital at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall last Sunday. It is...
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KARTHEEKA SANGEETHA SAMBHRAMA The Nada Jyothi Sangeetha Sabha Trust celebrated the Kartheeka Sangeetha Sambhrama last week, with vocal, veena and a musical feature, in collaboration with the Sri Rama...
View ArticleMusic and Dance Reviews: MUSIC CONCERT FOR A CAUSE
MUSIC CONCERT FOR A CAUSE The Prathyarpana Foundation founded in memory of L.S. Narayana Swamy Bhagavathar and Prof. H.V. Krishna Murthy conducts cultural programmes in collaboration with the Vijaya...
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Chowdiah was a renowned violinist and inventor of 7-stringed violin and also a great teacher. In his memory the Academy of Music has built a historical auditorium in the shape of a violin. In memory of...
View ArticleMusic and Dance Review- Successful conference
Successful conference The Bangalore Gayana Samaja conducted the annual music conference last week, successfully.R N Tyagarajan and R N Tharanathan (Rudrapattana Brothers) presided over the 48th music...
View ArticleMUSIC AND DANCE REVIEWS- GOOD IN PARTS
GOOD IN PARTSYashaswini, who gave a Bharathanatya recital under the banner of EFCEP, is a student of Kalaranga School of Dance and has performed her Ranga Pravesha in 2007 itself. Now, she is learning...
View ArticleMUSIC AND DANCE REVIEWS- Nitya Nritya and Odissi
Nitya NrityaCurtains came down on this years Nitya Nritya dance festival with a Odissi dance performance on Sunday at Krishnadevaraya Kala Mandira.Nupura, the reputed dance school of Bengaluru,...
View ArticleMusic and Dance reviews: Group songs in unison & Nrithya Utsava
Group songs in unisonRanga Samsthana, one of the premier cultural institutions of Bengaluru, conducts classes, training camps, brings out CDs and publishes books and has the distinction of entering...
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