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December season Special
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themes, waves of emotion by Chitra Swaminathan
Some will come solo, others with their disciples but they all have something fresh to offer. Artists on their presentations. http://www.hindu.com/ms/2007/12/01/stories/2007120150340900.htm |
| Madras Music Marvel - package for music and dance lovers this December season |
Season Schedule 2007 - 2008
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Aishwarya
Narayanaswamy
Dec 11, 2007: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 9.30am, Theme: BHALA BHEEMAHA MARUTHI Dec 16, 2007: Indian Fine Arts Society, German Hall, 7.30pm, Theme: BHALA BHEEMAHA MARUTHI Jan 6, 2008: Presentation of the title NATYA CHUDAR, 6.30pm, Kartik Fine Arts, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Jan 10, 2008: Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, Vani Mahal, 6.30pm e-mail: bhavashya@yahoo.com |
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Alarmel
Valli
Dec 15: Bharat Kalachar, 7pm Dec 28: Narada Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 20: Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Jan 5: Madhavi Mudgal & Valli in SAMAN VAYA, Music Academy, 6pm |
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Ananda
Shankar Jayant and Shankarananda Kalakshetra
 Wednesday
5th December 2007: Inaugural Day Program by Purnima Ashok Kumar
For Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 7pm Venue: Dr Nalli Gana Vihar, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar Saturday 15th December 2007: SRI RAMA NAMAM - ENTHA RUCHI RA For Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Venue: Dr Nalli Gana Vihar, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar Sunday 16th December 2007: SRI RAMA NAMAM - ENTHA RUCHI RA For Karthik Fine Arts, 7.30pm Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Main Hall, East Mada Street, Mylapore e-mail: anandasj@rediffmail.com / www.anandashankarjayant.com |
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Anita
Ratnam
Dec 18, 2007: Lecture demonstration on SANGEETAM IN DANCE at Krishna Gana Sabha, for Natya Kala Conference, 10am Dec 28, 2007: FACES... of blessed unrest at Krishna Gana Sabha, (music Anil Srinivasan), 7.30pm Dec 29, 2007: NEELAM... drowning in bliss, for Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Petachi Auditorium, 6.30pm Jan 12, 2008: NEELAM... drowning in bliss, for Mudhra Fine Arts dance festival at Infosys Hall, Chennai, 7pm e-mail: arangham@gmail.com www.arangham.com / www.anitaratnam.com |
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Anita
Sivaraman
Jan 5: 6pm - Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, Mylapore Jan 7: 7.15pm - Mylapore Fine Arts Auditorium, Mylapore e-mail: anitas87@gmail.com |
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 Anuradha
Shridhar and Shridhar
The renowned dance couple from Bangalore present Dec 13, 2007: Mahakavi Kalidasa's"s epic poem KUMARASAMBHAVAM, for the Karthik fine Arts Festival At Narada Gana Sabha Main hall, TTK Road, 6.45pm Jan 8, 2008: Bharatanatyam for the Annual Dance Festival At Music Academy, 11.45am Jan 11, 2008: A 'yugala' (duet) dance drama MAHABHARATAM At Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar, 7.30pm Contact: shridhar_anu@yahoo.com or Tel: (080) - 26851133 www.khechara.com |
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Bharatakalaanjali
/ The Dhananjayans
 Dec
12, 2007: The Dhananjayans’ Bharatanaatyam, for inauguration
of Hamsadwani
NRI Naatya & Music Festival, at Indira Nagar Youth Hostel, Adyar, 6pm Dec 14, 2007: Shobana Balachander's Bharatanaatyam group production - "Ullam Perumkoil" at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, 7.00pm Dec17, 2007: Radhika Santhanam’s arangetram, Kalakshetra Auditorium, 6pm Dec 21, 2007: Srikrupa Raghuraman’s arangetram, Abhirami Auditorium (Chettiar Hall), Kotturpuram, 6.30pm Dec 23, 2007: Priya Ravindran, Bharatanaatyam, Abhirami Hall, Kotturpuram 6pm Dec 26, 2007: Lavanya Raghuraman, Bharatanaatyam, for Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, 4.30pm Dec 27, 2007: Trupthi’s Bharatanaatyam performance At Besant Nagar Pillayar Koil, Aima's Music & Naatya Festival 7.30pm(Check timings) Dec 28, 2007: Puneet Panda, Bharatanaatyam performance For Aima, Besant Nagar Pillayar Koil, 7pm. Dec 30, 2007: Puneet Panda performs for Hamsadwani Indiaranagar Youth Hostel Auditorium, 7pm Jan 2, 2008: Anitha Ranjini, Rani Seethai Hall, Gemini Circle, Anna Salai For Kalarasana Jan 5, 2008: Saranya Ravi's Arangetram –Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, 6.30pm Jan 6, 2008: Anitha Ranjini, Bhartanaatyam, Bharatakalanjali presentation Besant Nagar Pillayar Koil, 7 to 8.30pm Jan 7, 2008: Lavanya Raghuraman in ‘Alchemy of Opposites,’ a Bharatanaatyam exploration choreographed by the Dhananjayans, for Sri Krishna Gana Sabha 6pm Jan 7, 2008: Sangeetha Balasingam (London), Bharatanaatyam, 6 to 7pm Venkatakrishnan, 7.15 to 8.30pm At Besant Nagar Pillayar Koil Jan 8, 2008: Manjula Amaresh, for Kartik Fine Arts, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 4pm Jan 9, 2008: Anusha & Narendrakumar at Narada Gana Sabha Mini hall, 6.00pm Jan 13, 2008: Sreelatha Vinod, for Mylapore Fine Arts Club Jan 29, 2008: Arthi & Jyotsna, Bharatanaatyam, Thyagabhrahama Gana Sabha, Vanimahal G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar 6pm e-mail: bkalanjali@gmail.com |
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Lavanya
Raghuraman
Bharatanatyam solo Dec 26, 2007: For Nungambakkam Cultural Academy Jan 7, 2008: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 'Yin & Yang- Alchemy of Opposites' Shantha Dhananjayan - nattuvangam, R Vanathy - vocal, Vedakrishnan - mridangam & Kalaiarasan - violin |
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Malavika
Sarukkai
Dec 18: THE SACRED IN DANCE, Narada Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 23: RAGOTSAV – A CELEBARTION OF LOVE, Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 28: MOHANA KRISHNA, Bharat Kalachar, 7pm Jan 9: Music Academy, 6pm |
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Manaswini
Sridhar
Bharatanatyam dance recital by Manaswini Sridhar (Disciple of Suma Mani) Jan 5: 7pm - GanaMukunapriya / RK Swami Auditorium, Mylapore Jan 8: 7.15pm - Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Oliver road, Mylapore Jan 23: 7pm - Mamallapuram Dance festival, Mamallapuram Jan 30: 7.15 pm - Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha / RK Swami Auditorium |
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 Narthaki
Nataraj
Dec 8: Sri Ayyappan Kovil Chennai 600034, 7.15pm Dec 10: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 11am Dec 14: Kala Seva Bharati Award – Bharat Kalachar, 6.30pm Dec 15: Swathi Thirunal Maharaja Trust Endowment Award, Narada Gana Sabha, 6.30pm Dec 18: Narada Gana Sabha, 2pm Dec 22: ICCR Chennai in association with Shri Ariyakudi Music Foundation, R K Swamy Auditorium, 11am Dec 28: Mahabalipuram Dance Festival (Inaugural Day), 7pm Dec 31: Tamil Isai Sangam, 5.30pm Jan 1: Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, 7pm e-mail: narthakiandsakthi@yahoo.com |
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Navia
Natarajan
Dec 30, 2007: For Music and Dance Festival of Kalapradarshini, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, 5pm Jan 8, 2008: For Brahma Gana Sabha, at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, Mylapore, 4:30pm e-mail: navnat_9@yahoo.com |
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Neeraja
Srinivasan, Thandavam School of Dance
Dec 8, 2007: A traditional margam by Neeraja Srinivasan The Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Musiri Subramaniam Salai, Mylapore, 7.15pm Jan 11, 2008: For Mudhra, Neeraja presents TRI RATNA, based on the compositions of the unequalled musical trinity - Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama Shastri At Infosys Hall, Ramakrishna Mission School, 71 Bazullah Road (near Vivek’s showroom on North Usman Road ), T.Nagar, Chennai 600017, 5pm Jan 14, 2008: A Traditional margam by Nivedita Narayanan for Kartik Fine Arts At Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, Chennai 600004, 4.30pm Jan 16, 2008: Inaugural performance by Neeraja for Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha BHARATHAMUM BHARATHIYIN KAVIAMUDHUM, a margam composed of poems by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi At RK Swamy Auditorium, Sundareswarar Koil St. Mylapore, Chennai 600004, 7pm Jan 29, 2008: Saint Tyagaraja’s Pancharatna Kritis on the occasion of Sri Tyagaraja Aradhana for Kalapradarshini, recital by Neeraja Srinivasan: ‘Dudukugala’, Pancharatna Krithi in Ragam Gaula, Adi Talam At Petachi Auditorium, M.CT.M. School, Luz Church Road , Mylapore, 6pm. Feb 8, 2008: Recital by Nivedita Narayanan: A traditional margam, for Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha At Vidya Bharathi, 55 Bheemasena Garden Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600004, 7.15pm e-mail: asaveri123@yahoo.com |
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Nirmala
Rajasekhar
Music - Veena Dec 17: Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, Vidya Bharathi Hall, 12:30pm Dec 19: Chennai Fine Arts, Gokhale Hall, 6pm Dec 21: Ganamukundha Priya, 4:30pm Dec 22: Music Education Trust, Sri Parvathy Hall, Eldams Rd, 6:30pm Dec 27: Mylapore Fine Arts Club, 12pm Dec 28: Hamsadwani, Indira Nagar Youth Hostel, 5:30pm Dec 29: Brahma Gana Sabha, (MCTM School Hall), 10am Dec 31: Narada Gana Sabha (Mini hall),12:30pm Jan 01: Nada Inbam (Raaga Sudha Hall), 4:30pm e-mail: nirmalarajasekar@hotmail.com |
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Padma
Subrahmanyam
Dec 9: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 7pm Dec 15: GEETA GOVINDAM, for Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, at Rama Rao Kala Mandap, 7pm Dec 17: Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, 6.30pm Dec 25: ANNAMAYYA PRATHIBA, Bharat Kalachar, 7pm Dec 30: MEENAKSHI KALYANAM for Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Jan 1: HARIDASA GEETHA NRITHYAM, Narada Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Jan 13: Lalgudi Jayaraman’s compositions, Krishna Gana Sabha, 6pm |
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Priyadarshini
Govind
Dec 24: For Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 26: Bharat Kalachar, 7pm Dec 28: for Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, at Rama Rao Kala Mandap, 7pm Jan 6: Music Academy, 6pm |
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Rama
Vaidyanathan
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Dec 2007: Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar, 7.30pm
17 Dec 2007: Karthik Fine Arts, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Auditorium, 7.30pm 24 Dec 2007: Bharat Kalachar, 7.30pm 28 Dec 2007: Brahma Gana Sabha, Pethachi Sivagami Auditorium, Mylapore, 7.30pm 7 Jan 2008: Madras Music Academy, TTK Auditorium, 6pm Rama Vaidyanathan will be accompanied by K Sivakumar - Nattuvangam, Sushant Parambath - Vocal, Sumod Sridhar - Mridangam and GS Rajan - Flute. e-mail: ramaconcerts@yahoo.com |
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Shobana
Dec 21: Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 24: Narada Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 29: Bharat Kalachar, 7pm |
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Sudharani
Raghupathy & Shree Bharatalaya present MAMMUDHA - FROM DUST TO LIFE
Dec 12, 2007: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 7pm Dec 16, 2007: For Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, 6.30pm Dec 22, 2007: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm Dec 26, 2007: For Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, Rama Rao Kala Mandap, 7pm Dec 29, 2007: Mylapore Fine Arts, 6.30pm Dec 31, 2007: Bharat Kalachar, YGP Auditorium, 7pm |
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Sweta
Ravisankar, disciple of Padmini Radhakrishnan, Soundarya Natya Kalalaya,
Mumbai
Dec23, 2007: For Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai At Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Main Hall, 4.30pm - 5.45pm Jan 3, 2008: For Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, at Rama Rao Kala Mandap, Habibullah Road, T Nagar, 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Jan 19, 2008: For Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, at RK Swamy Hall, 5 Sundareswarar Street, Mylapore, 5.45pm - 7.15pm e-mail: kousankar@yahoo.com |
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Vyjayanthimala
Bali
Dec 22: Bharat Kalachar, 7pm Jan 6: Music Academy, 10am |
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