August 6, 2020
Learn to make crepe paper flowers at this workshop organised by Mylapore based Shrishti School of Culinary Arts and Crafts. For adults and children aged 5 years and above. Course fee: Rs. 500, inclusive of materials and courier charges. From […]
August 5, 2020
As soon as schools closed due to the lockdown during the second week of March, Bharatanatyam dancer Jayanthi Srivatsan, the director of a dance school called ‘Naatya Aradhana’ at Abhiramapuram, swung into action. She switched into the online mode and […]
August 1, 2020
A five day Warli painting on canvas workshop will be held from today (Aug 1) for five days. Organised by Mylapore based Shrishti School of Culinary Arts and Crafts. For adults and children aged 7 years and above. Fees: Rs. […]
July 29, 2020
Hamsanadam Music School, founded by music guru, Dr. Shubha Ganesan ( seen in the photo) , is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Every year, in the month of September, the school would conduct its annual day wherein the students […]
July 21, 2020
A discussion on ‘The future of the past-re-evaluating contemporary interpretations’, will be held by Prof. AGK Menon and Prof. Rajeev Bhargava on Thursday(July 23) at 5 p.m. Sushila Ravindranath is the moderator. Organised by INTACH’s Chennai Chapter based at Janaki […]
July 8, 2020
S. Balaji, a fifth-generation veena repair craftsman based in Mylapore has tapped into technology to help his customers during the lockdown. Balaji along with his father Shankar has been managing the well known ‘Shankar Musicals’ veena repair shop at Mundagakanni […]
July 5, 2020
This July 5 Sunday morning, the Nageswara Rao Park should have been abuzz with the monthly mikeless kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance. However, the extended lockdown has meant the cancellation of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park for the fourth […]
July 3, 2020
With live dance/music programmes being a distant possibility, Natyarangam, the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha Trust, Alwarpet presents the 2019 recorded recitals of its signature festival “Devi Bharatham” (performed 15th – 19th Aug., 2019) on YouTube. You can subscribe […]
July 2, 2020
R. A. Puram based InKo Centre, in association with The Korea Foundation, Arts Council of Korea and Royal Opera House, Mumbai initiated an Indo-Korean collaboration that brought together and showcased music and dance traditions from both countries. The performance premiered […]
July 2, 2020
If you are active on social media, you must have come across scores of videos of music and dance recitals, replays of archival records and even contests. Mylapore’s music and dance teachers who tap into online tech to conduct classes […]
June 30, 2020
Here is a helpline for dancers, dance students and anybody associated with classical dance. It is a helpline for those who feel down, dispirited and lonely. Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes of India ( ABHAI) which has its operations out of […]
June 29, 2020
Two senior Bharatanatyam dancers and gurus are hosting four learning sessions in July and in doing this, also inviting donations for a fund that supports retired, sick and senior artistes who served the art and are in dire need this […]
June 26, 2020
Wordy Tales’ is ‘an explorative creative writing workshop for those between 11 and 14 years, who love stories and are interested to find the magic behind them, and make friends with words for life.’ Writer-editor Praveena Shivram of Abiramapuram who […]
June 13, 2020
The wife of a young violinist who resided in the heart of Mylapore committed suicide a day ago. Police say the couple, recently married seemed to have been affected by dwindling savings and the economic situation at home and this […]
June 10, 2020
The first anniversary of the death of the multi-faceted ‘Crazy’ Mohan ( actor-playwright, director and screenwriter) which falls on June 10 will be marked by a series of events, all online from 3 pm IST. These can be accessed on […]
