Saturday, August 25, 2012

Bengaluru International Arts Festival 2012 (BIAF 2012)


BIAF an initiative by AIM…Artists’ Introspective Movement (AIM) is initiated by internationally known Veena exponent Dr.Suma Sudhindra and renowned Kuchipudi exponent Veena Murthy Vijay.

The BIAF will bring in a global perspective and in the process create a platform and opportunity for the Local artists and the Guest artists to interact and perform in an international context.The goal is to provide a unique and unprecedented environment to regenerate and build bridges between the society & artists through public-private partnership

BIAF 2008,2009,2010,2011 were grand sucess. Inspired from this, This Year BIAF will be spread over 3 weekends from 31st Aug, 16th September.


Bengaluru International Arts Festival 2012 - Programme Schedule 
Venues Date Timings Artists Details of the programme
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 16th Cross, G.D. Park Extension, 2nd Main Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560003. Ph. No. 080-23445810, 080-23443956 8/31/2012 6:00pm Kadri Gopalanath Saxophone
Ranjana Gauhar 'Odissi - 'Chitrangada' a dance drama based on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's literary works. 
Chowdiah Memorial Hall 9/1/2012 6:00pm Deepti Sudhindra Bharatanatyam
Aruna Sairam Carnatic Classical Vocal
Chowdiah Memorial Hall 9/2/2012 6:30pm Malavika Sarukkai Bharatanatyam -"Sakthi Sakthimaan – Energies Auspicious and Fearsome" - In Assosiation with International Music & Arts Society.
Zowe Madrigal - Chorus Group The only Neo-classical male chorus group from Nagaland
Chowdiah Memorial Hall 9/3/2012 7:00pm Astad Deboo "Interpreting Tagore" choreographed by Astad Deboo and performed by the astad deboo dance company - In Association with  Academy of Music (Chowdiah Memorial Hall) - Contemporary Dance.
Taj Westend, 23, Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560001 (Opposite Turf Club) Ph. No : 080-66605660 9/7/2012 6:30pm Art  Exhibition Art exhibition  in association with Concern India Foundation
Brigade MLR Convention Center, Brigade Millenium Campus, 7th Phase, J P Nagar, Bangalore - 560078. Ph. No. : 080-4018222, +91-9880405439 9/7/2012 6:30pm Suddhashil Chatterjee &  Jonathan Kay - Canada "Indian Santoor Collaborates with Western Saxophone"
Arun & Pallavi Arun Fusion with Mattis Muller - Guitar
Jagriti, Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Road, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066, Ph No : 080- 41242879 * 9/7/2012 8:00pm Evam - Theatre group from Chennai Standup Comedy
Brigade MLR Convention Center. 9/8/2012 6:30pm Shashadhar Acharya - Chhau "Seraikella" and "Mayurbhanj" chhau- An energetic and spirited dance, evolved from martial art techniques
Bharatanjali Group Bharatanatyam by Disciples of Guru Bhanumathi
Amphitheatre - U B City, level 14 & 15, Concorde Towers, 1 Vittal Mallaya Road, Bangalore - 560001. Ph No: 080- 40300300. 9/8/2012 7.00pm Jyotsna Srikanth - Violin & Marten Wisser (Austria) - Saxophone Fusion Dreams' an Indo- Jazz contemporary fusion 
Suma Sudhindra, Gerard Machado & Andrew Kay Carnatic - Jazz Fusion Ensemble
Jagriti, Whitefield * 9/8/2012 6:30pm Madras String Quartet Carnatic Classical Music on Westren Instruments 
Manasi Prasad Carnatic Lounge 
Jagriti, Whitefield * 9/9/2012 6:30pm Kamila Kama Jezierska (Poland)
 & Abhilash Ningappa
"Troubled Duet"- Contemporary Dance
Hari, Chetana & Troupe Kathak dance couple Hari and Chethana present with their Disciples  'Kathak Ki Shaam' 
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, No - 43, Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560001. Ph No: 080-22267421 9/13/2012 6:00pm Poornima Ashok Bharatanatyam 
Jayant Kastuar Kathak
Opus, No: 4, 1st Main, Chakravarthy Layout, Palace Cross Road, Bangalore - 560020. Ph No : 9844030198, 080-23442580 9/14/2012 7:30pm Karthik Mani & group with Nepal Band Fusion Band - Nepal to Bangalore Express
Radha Thomas & Aman Mahajan Two For The Road - Jazz Music
Cosmopolitan Club, 22nd Cross, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560011. Ph. No: 080-26630110. 9/15/2012 6:30pm Folk Rhythm Ensemble  Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Assam, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur & Karnataka
Shillong Group Choir Music 
Sanjay Shantaram Shivapriya Dance Ensemble
Dr.Meernanda Barthakur Sattriya Dance
Freedom Park, Sheshadri Road, Opposite Maharani College, Bangalore - 560009. Ph No : 080-22727008.  9/16/2012 6:30pm Folk Festival  Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Assam, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur & Karnataka
Sukrushi, Organic farm, Marasarahalli, Nelamangala. 9/16/2012 10:00am Go Green Bengaluru - Afforestation Sapling Planting Programme
* Programs are subject to Change        

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