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TRIBUTE - Sivasakthi Sivanesan
Sivasakthi Sivanesan, well known Carnatic vocalist, vainika, and music teacher with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London, passed away on 31 October 2021.Sivasakthi was born in Jaffna, in northern Sri...
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Editors Note
Dance is a visual medium and you cannot deny that the glamour quotient does play a part in the making of a “star”. Artists, who can combine it with style and substance, shine for long and even light up...
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TRIBUTE - G. Sundari
G. Sundari of Kalakshetra passed away on the morning of 3 February 2022 in a comfortable Home in Chennai. She was 93 years old. She served Kalakshetra as Superintendent of studies, was Secretary to...
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Editor's Note
The nagaswaram and tavil, popularly known as the ‘mangala vadyam’, enjoy the pride of place in Tamil Nadu. These ‘auspicious instruments’, which have been integral to temples and weddings over...
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Through The Lens
Clicking live vs clicking a shoot Ever since the pandemic began, life has changed, and the art industry which is a completely visual and aural medium, is no exception. Not shattered by lockdown,...
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Indo-French Reflection Group celebrates 30 years
The Indo-French Reflection Group, whose official name is “Le Groupe de Réflexion Franco Indien” (GRFI) is not only familiar among Parisians but also with frequent travellers to the city. GRFI reflects...
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Visakha Music Academy's 52nd Annual Music Festival
The Visakha Music Academy was formed in 1969 at Visakhapatnam by a group of rasikas, to promote and propagate Carnatic music in the city.The 52nd edition of Visakha Music Academy’s music festival...
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Explorations: a journey of 25 years in Odissi
Ileana Citaristi’s Art Vision closed their year-long silver jubilee celebrations of performances, webinars and discussions with a grand presentation of some of the landmark items choreographed by...
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Chairman N. Sankar passes away
Sruti mourns the passing away of N. Sankar, Chairman of The Sruti Foundation, on Sunday 17 April in Chennai, after a brief illness. He was 76.A few years after the demise of Sruti’s founder &...
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Editor's Note
Sunday 17 April 2022 was a sad day for Sruti as N. Sankar, Chairman of The Sruti Foundation, passed away in Chennai, after a brief illness. He was 76. As chairman of The Sanmar Group, he was an icon of...
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Award for Veena Jayanthi Kumaresh
Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira honoured Vidushi Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh with ‘Sangeetha Vedantha Dhurina’ which is instituted in the name of its visionary founder G Vedantha Iyengar on on 8 May 2022 at...
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A decade of Bhubaneswar Music Circle’s Samarpan
With the recently concluded tenth edition of Samarpan, an annual Sufiana music festival staged in Odisha’s capital city of Bhubaneswar, host Bhubaneswar Music Circle (BMC) achieved another milestone in...
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Indradhanush Mahotsav 2022
The much-awaited annual mega festival of the Fine Arts Society, Chembur— Indradhanush Mahotsav 2022, was successfully held in March/April this year in Mumbai. It heralded a ‘welcome back to the...
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Homage to Tyagaraja in Mylapore
The annual Tyagaraja Aradhana was celebrated by Sri Mannargudi Sambasiva Bhagavatar Cultural Trust on 12 February 2022 at Mylapore in Chennai; it was organised by S. Rajaraman, the Managing Trustee. A...
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Press Release: The Music Academy announces Sangita Kalanidhi and other awards
The Executive Committee of The Music Academy has decided to give Sangita Kalanidhi and other awards for the two missed years 2020 and 2021 also along with the current year's awards. It may be recalled...
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Editor's Note
That the performing arts scene has bounced back to life—after a long hiatus during the pandemic—is evident from the sudden spurt in the number of posters and invitations to live programmes received...
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17TH SANGAM FESTIVAL 2021, BY ART VISION BHUBANESWAR
Distinguished Odissi dancer Ileana Citeristi’s institution Art Vision planned their 17th Sangam Festival with the hope that this year the doors of Rabindra Mandap auditorium will open in time for their...
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Antardrishti — 96th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Srjan Odissi Nrityabasa in collaboration with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre celebrated the 96th Birth Anniversary of the doyen of Odissi dance, guru Kelucharan Mohapatra with an...
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