Carnatic music course: At Music Academy
Applications for a three year music course at the Advanced School of Carnatic Music at Music Academy, Alwarpet will be issued from June 1. Faculty members include noted musicians R. …
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Concerts by ‘rising stars’ of Carnatic music
Aanmajothi, a body which promotes Indian culture and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore are hosting a series of concerts featuring what the curators say are some of the best, young talent …
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Remembering musicologist Dr. S. A. K. Durga
A special lecture has been organised on June 1 to commemorate the 79th birth anniversary of noted musicologist Dr. S. A. K. Durga. The talk on music and medicine will …
Read MoreKodai Nataka Vizha award function: On June 1
Kartik Fine Arts’ 30th Kodai Nataka Vizha award function will be held at Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet on June 1. The Kartik Ramanujam Award of Excellence will be conferred on …
Read MoreDiploma course in Carnatic vocal music
Swami Haridhos Giri School of Music, Narada Gana Sabha Trust, is offering an intermediate and advanced course in Carnatic vocal music. The three year diploma course is recognized for admission …
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Two schoolboys make a mark on stage
A few school boys have been seen on stage this season as sabhas have been hosting Thamizh drama festivals at halls across the city. Two of them have caught many …
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‘Total Moonsense’, play for children to be staged on May 25 in Alwarpet
‘Total Moonsense’ is a play inspired by James Thurber’s classic ‘Many Moons’ but has been written with an Indian-ness to it – of doting kings and a lovable princess, bumbling …
Read MoreThis play reflects the ‘Indian Ayah Service’ but is mediocre. It is called ‘Virus’
What does IAS stand for? Indian Administrative Service, is the right answer. But it also means Indian Ayah Services. And you will laugh well because you are probably aware of this …
Read MoreAugusto’s new Thamizh play is his 25th
Augusto is a veteran on the Thamizh theatre circuit. And his 25th play ‘Vaanavillin Ambu’ is already making an impact. On Saturday evening, staged at the annual drama fest of …
Read MoreKathak workshop at Bhavans from May 20
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore in association with Jathiswaralaya Academy of Dance and Music is organising a ‘KATHAK SHIVIR’. This is a lec-dem-cum-workshop by Kathak guru Prof. Shri Vijay Shankar Singh …
Read MoreDrama festival at Bhavans: From May 16
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s annual drama festival ‘Navarasa Nadaka Vizha’ will be conducted from May 16 to 24 this year. The festival will start off with the drama ‘Thuglak Darbar’ by …
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Sabha hall overflows at Revathi Sankaran’s show on female stars of Thamizh cinema of b&w era
900 seats – all taken. Another fifty standing in the aisles and some 50 more who couldn’t find a seat,hanging around and going out. This was possibly one of Mylapore’s …
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