Events at Bhavans this coming week
Two events will be held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore this coming week -The centenary of D. K. Pattammal and Muthuswami Dikshitar’s aradhana will be held on Nov 6 and …
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Ras Barse Utsav: At Narada Gana Sabha on Nov 9
Ras Barse Utsav, an intitiative of Pt. S. Ballesh and his son Krishna Ballesh to honour their gurus Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pt. Sanna Bharamanna Gawai, will be held on …
Read More#MeToo issues: Bharatanatyam artistes body hosts meet on Sunday
The Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes ( ABHAI) is hosting a meeting on Sunday, November 4 in Mylapore to discuss and clarify issues that arise from sexual harassment cases and issues …
Read MoreSexual harassment in arts world: Sabhas body provides some key info
Harishankar Krishnaswami, the secretary of the Federation of City Sabhas, Chennai ( who also manages Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet) posted this note after the setting up of the ICC for …
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Savithri Muralidharan, Divya Anand and S. Rajarathnam win quiz on arts and culture
Aalaap hosted the fifth edition of its annual quiz based on the performing arts at 136.1 Yoga Studio, Alwarpet last weekend. 15 teams participated in this quiz dedicated to classical …
Read MoreSabhas federation sets up committee to deal with sexual harassment complaints
The Federation of City Sabhas in Chennai has set up a committee – Internal Complaints Committee – to receive complaints of sexual harassment which will then be processed as per …
Read MoreRemembering flutist N. Ramani; event on Oct.31
Late flute maestro N. Ramani will be celebrated on his 85th birth anniversary with a daylong music event on Oct.31 at Raga Sudha Hall, Luz. From 9.30a.m. onwards, there will …
Read MoreGroup singing competition: At Music Academy
A group singing devotional music competition will be held under an endowment instituted by Rukmini Arts and Music Trust at Music Academy, Alwarpet on Nov 4. Groups with three to …
Read More#MeToo movement: local sabhas yet to decide on featuring ‘named’ artistes in December Season concerts
The #MeToo movement which also spread to the performing arts community has found its first big echo when The Music Academy removed seven artistes listed to perform at its annual …
Read MoreDance school to celebrate its annual day on Oct 28
Jathiswaraalaya Academy of Dance and Music, founded by keyboard artiste and music composer R. Venkata Subramaniam in 1996, is celebrating its 22nd annual day on Oct 28 at Mylapore Fine …
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Mylapore Arts Academy’s music festival inaugurated on Sunday: On till Oct 28
Mylapore Arts Academy’s 23rd music festival was inaugurated on Oct 21 by Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti. A memento was presented to carnatic vocalist Abhishek Raghuram by S. Jagadeesan, retired judge, …
Read MoreKuchipudi dance classes launched in Abiramapuram
SKS Cultural Academy, the Chennai chapter of Sainadha Kala Samithi (an institute registered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh for Indian classical dance) commenced its Kuchipudi dance classes on October 19 at …
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