Simple tribute at Luz park to popular caricaturist
Many little events take place inside Nageswara Rao Park in Luz. Informally. But this Sunday, May 6 members of Chennai Weekend Artists (CWA) an informal group which meets at various …
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Trust honours artistes, scholars at start of Vasant Utsav at Sri Kapali Temple
As dusk fell over the streets of Mylapore on Tuesday, dance rasikas were at the annual Vasanth Utsav dancs fest at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. The Utsav, on till May 11, …
Read MoreDance, music fest starts today at Sri Kapali Temple
The Saraswathi Educational Cultural and Charitable Trust is organising the 15th edition of Vasant Utsav at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. A series of dance and music concerts will go on from …
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Two plays on one stage gets Augusto and team much appreciation
Everybody likes a taut play. The audience at Kartik Fine Arts’ annual Kodai Nataka Vizha did on Sunday evening at Narada Gana Sabha auditorium. The veteran theatreperson Augusto was presenting …
Read MoreBhavan’s Nataka Vizha: From May 8
Chief guest Dr. Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetti will inaugurate Bhavan’s Navarasa Nataka Vizha on May 8 evening at Bhavan’s main auditorium at East Mada Street, Mylapore. N. Ravi, chairman, Bhavan’s Chennai …
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Remembering Carnatic vocalist Ramnad Krishnan
Two concerts will be held at Raga Sudha Hall, Luz to mark guru Ramnad Krishnan’s centenary celebration. On April 28, Prasanna Venkatraman will be accompanied by H. B. Bhaskar and …
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Theatre fest: average quality of plays on stage
When members of the audience have to keep yelling to ask the actors on stage to speak into the mike because they are inaudible then artistes have certainly not got …
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When Narendra Modi helicoptered into a play in Alwarpet
Dummies Drama, the theatre group attempts to present a taut play and have it played out amidst well-made sets. On Monday evening, at the 29th edition of Kodai Nataka Vizha …
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Carnatic music scholar and guru Dr T. K. Govinda Rao remembered
Carnatic music scholar, guru and artiste late Dr T. K. Govinda Rao was remembered at a function held on the weekend at Raga Sudha Hall, Luz. Dr Premeela Gurumurthy, vice …
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Kartik Fine Arts’ annual theatre fest launched
As summer breaks, it is time for Kartik Fine Arts to roll out its annual Kodai Nataka Vizha – where a bunch of theatre groups present their new plays, a …
Read MoreTribute to Carnatic music composer Muthuswami Dikshitar
Veenavaadhini Sampradaya Sangit Trust (Regd.), based at Venkatakrishna Road, R. A. Puram will be celebrating the 243rd jayanthi of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar on April 28 and 29 at Arkay Convention …
Read MoreWellknown TV house ‘Minbimbangal’ launches first play
The legacy of theatreperson and film maker K. Balachander is moving in a new direction. On Friday evening, Balachander’s daughter-in-law Geetha Kailasam presented the first play of Minbimbangal, the well-known …
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