Beautful ensemble
The Rasika Dance Ensemble will perform, as part of Thyagaraja Vaibhavam, a dance presentation of Thyagaraja Krithis in new choreographies by Kiran Subramanyam, for the Kinkini Nrithyotsava, on January 31, 7.15 pm at JSS Auditorium, Shivarathreeswara Circle, 1st Main, 8th Block, Jayanagar.
This presentation has been organised by Usha R K.
Rhythm divine
The Centre for Performing Arts is presenting Parampara Nrithyotsava on January 31 at Ravindra Kalakshetra, J C Road.
Annual fest
Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha is holding its annual music and dance festival from February 8 to 13 at Purandara Bhavan, HAL Second Stage, Indiranagar. The inauguration will be on February 8, 5 pm. Purandara Award will be conferred on violin maestro T N Krishnan. The musicians participating are Hyderabad Brothers, Sikkil Mala Chandrashekar and M S Sheela. The dancers performing are Alarmel
Valli, Surupan Sen, Bijayani Satpathy. There will also be a performance by senior students of Sabha’s ‘School of Performing Arts’.
‘Sai Nrityostav’
Irina Kushhelevich will present a bharatanatyam recital, as part of the Sai Nrityostav, on February 1, 5.30 pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram. She is the disciple of Rajyashree Ramesh. The other artistes performing are Sindhuja (kuchipudi), Anwesha Das (bharatanatyam), Manjula Pall (kuchipudi) and Prachi Hota (odissi).
Spring delight
Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira is holding ‘Spring Music Festival 2013’ from February 3 to 10, 5.45 pm at Bangalore Gayana Samaja. The artistes participating are Bombay Jayashree (February 3), Neela Ramgopal (February 4), T M Krishna (February 5), Sanjay Subramanian (February 6), S Shankar (February 7), Ramakrishnan Murthy (February 8), Vishaka Hari (February 9) and Sudha Ragunathan (February 10). Entry is free.
The US Consulate
General Chennai and Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, in association with the Bangalore School of Music, are presenting ‘Stirring Voices’, a concert by the Emmy award-winning ‘Chicago Children’s Choir’ on February 2, 6.30 pm at Bishop Cotton Boys’ School Auditorium, Residency Road.
The highlight of the Bangalore concert will be a joint performance by the ‘Chicago Children’s Choir’ and the children of Featherlite Pottery Town Government High School, which forms a part of The Bangalore School
of Music’s outreach programme. For complimentary passes for the concert, write to chennaipasprograms@state.gov or call 22355426, 9841047478. Each pass
admits two.
‘Chirantan’
New Age Foundation is holding a classical music programme called Chirantan at Ravindra Kalakshetra on February 2 and 3. It is a tribute to Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur. On February 2, 6 pm, there will be vocal recital by Priyadarshini Kulkarni, Pandit Srinivas Joshi and Pandit Venkatesh Kumar. On February 3, 10 am, Atul Kumar Upadhye and Vinayak Torvi will present vocal recitals. On the same day at 6 pm, vocal recitals will be held by Pandit Shounak Abhisheki and Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar.
Classic tracks
‘Ministry of Blues’ will be playing at Hard Rock Café on January 31, 8.30 pm. The band is known for its unique rock renditions of classic tracks making its music appealing to lovers of rock, rhythm and blues.
‘Nada Namana’
Karnataka College of Music and Percussion, Malleswaram is holding Nada Namana — a tribute to music composers — on February 2 and 3 at Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, Malleswaram. The inauguration will be on February 2, 5.30 pm. On February 3, 9 am to 1 pm, there will be recitals by R A Ramamani and T A S Mani. There will also be a musical quiz.
Vocal competition
The Asawari Music Foundation, in collaboration with Majolly Music Trust, will present ‘The Outperformers’, a vocal competition (Western classical, music theatre, pop vocals) for youth from 12 to 16 years of age who are residents of India. Interested participants must have completed a vocal exam from ABRSM/TRINITY/LCM in 2011/2012 and will need to outperform this examination level. There will be a cash prize of Rs 10,000, trophy and a certificate awarded to the winner.
A scholarship is also offered for a student for the duration of April 2013 to March 2014. An interview and audition is essential to be considered for the scholarship. The closing date is February 28. For details, email to: majollymusictrust@gmail.com.
Electronic beats
‘Scratch Bandits Crew’, an electronic music concert, as part of Unmaad, will be presented on February 10, 6.45 pm at the Indian Institute of Management. ‘Scratch Bandits Crew’ is another approach to scratch music played by Supa-Jay, Geoffresh and Syr, who love hip-hop. They play with voices, be it soul, hip-hop, funk, and mix these to create surrealist collages that tell stories with holes.
On the piano
A piano concert by Christina Harnisch, which is a Bangalore School of Music presentation, will be held on February 15, 7.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. For details, call 23536090.
Digital show
‘Bangalore 360’ by Puce Muse will be held on February 9, 7.30 pm at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, Promenade Road, Fraser Town. ‘Puce Muse’ creates electronic music and visual graphics for monumental concerts which take viewers on a discovery of unexpected visual and sound spaces. ‘Bangalore 360’ is a digital show that invites one to listen to images and watch music. Joysticks invite spectators to participate as composers of this multimedia concert. Entry is free.
‘Pancha Veena...’
Gudiya Sambhrama will present Pancha Veena Concert, a Carnatic classical recital by Suma Sudhindra and team on February 2, 6.30 pm at Sri Guddada Ramanjaneya Temple, Hanumanth Nagar.
Pot Pourri
‘Bonjour India’
‘Bonjour India’, the colourful India-France cultural exchange, is being held in the City As part of it, PVR Cinemas is holding a ‘French Film Festival’ by showcasing a series of French films at PVR Koramangala, for movie aficionados. The multiplex will be running six French films (with English subtitles) from February 15 to 17. The films are Populaire, In the House, Zarafa, ‘Hand in Hand’, ‘The Dandelions’ and ‘Camille Rewinds’ etc.
German course
The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is offering a combined weekday evening and weekend German language courses from February 17 at their centre on Cunningham Road. These courses are designed according to the ‘Common European Framework of Reference for Languages’. The courses are conducted in a learner-friendly ambience by highly qualified, trained teachers using the latest interactive teaching methods and state-of-the-art equipment. Besides the general language courses, they also have on offer tailor-made courses and inter-cultural workshops to cater to the needs of the corporate sector. For details, call 25205305/06.
Book reading
Toto Funds the Arts, in association with The British Council Library, is holding the reading-cum-launch of Jerry Pinto’s ‘Em and the Big Hoom’ on February 1, 6.30 pm at The British Library, Prestige Takt, 23 Kasturba Road Cross. He will be in conversation with writer and critic Arul Mani.
‘Speak out!’
The ‘4th German Teachers Conference 2013’, with about 150 teachers of the German language from schools and universities of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, will be held on February 9 and 10, 9 am to 5 pm at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan.
This annual event is a meeting point and platform for teachers to scale up learner-centred activities in the language classroom. This year’s conference, titled ‘Speak out!’, offers workshops in phonetics, short films, interactive grammar and creative methods. International guest speakers and insiders from industry will demonstrate through their sessions, how to make German classes exciting and full of fun.
The conference will also offer a forum for exchange of ideas and experiences. All sessions will be in German. For details, call 25205305.
‘Sahitya Sanje’
Lecturer and writer M C Prakash will discuss the writings of poet Dr K S Narasimhaswamy on February 2, 5.30 pm at Suchitra Ki. Ram. Nudimane, 36, 9th Main, B V Karanth Road, Banashankari 2nd Stage. For
details, call 26711785.
The Rasika Dance Ensemble will perform, as part of Thyagaraja Vaibhavam, a dance presentation of Thyagaraja Krithis in new choreographies by Kiran Subramanyam, for the Kinkini Nrithyotsava, on January 31, 7.15 pm at JSS Auditorium, Shivarathreeswara Circle, 1st Main, 8th Block, Jayanagar.
This presentation has been organised by Usha R K.
Rhythm divine
The Centre for Performing Arts is presenting Parampara Nrithyotsava on January 31 at Ravindra Kalakshetra, J C Road.
Annual fest
Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha is holding its annual music and dance festival from February 8 to 13 at Purandara Bhavan, HAL Second Stage, Indiranagar. The inauguration will be on February 8, 5 pm. Purandara Award will be conferred on violin maestro T N Krishnan. The musicians participating are Hyderabad Brothers, Sikkil Mala Chandrashekar and M S Sheela. The dancers performing are Alarmel
Valli, Surupan Sen, Bijayani Satpathy. There will also be a performance by senior students of Sabha’s ‘School of Performing Arts’.
‘Sai Nrityostav’
Irina Kushhelevich will present a bharatanatyam recital, as part of the Sai Nrityostav, on February 1, 5.30 pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram. She is the disciple of Rajyashree Ramesh. The other artistes performing are Sindhuja (kuchipudi), Anwesha Das (bharatanatyam), Manjula Pall (kuchipudi) and Prachi Hota (odissi).
Spring delight
Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira is holding ‘Spring Music Festival 2013’ from February 3 to 10, 5.45 pm at Bangalore Gayana Samaja. The artistes participating are Bombay Jayashree (February 3), Neela Ramgopal (February 4), T M Krishna (February 5), Sanjay Subramanian (February 6), S Shankar (February 7), Ramakrishnan Murthy (February 8), Vishaka Hari (February 9) and Sudha Ragunathan (February 10). Entry is free.
The US Consulate
General Chennai and Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, in association with the Bangalore School of Music, are presenting ‘Stirring Voices’, a concert by the Emmy award-winning ‘Chicago Children’s Choir’ on February 2, 6.30 pm at Bishop Cotton Boys’ School Auditorium, Residency Road.
The highlight of the Bangalore concert will be a joint performance by the ‘Chicago Children’s Choir’ and the children of Featherlite Pottery Town Government High School, which forms a part of The Bangalore School
of Music’s outreach programme. For complimentary passes for the concert, write to chennaipasprograms@state.gov or call 22355426, 9841047478. Each pass
admits two.
‘Chirantan’
New Age Foundation is holding a classical music programme called Chirantan at Ravindra Kalakshetra on February 2 and 3. It is a tribute to Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur. On February 2, 6 pm, there will be vocal recital by Priyadarshini Kulkarni, Pandit Srinivas Joshi and Pandit Venkatesh Kumar. On February 3, 10 am, Atul Kumar Upadhye and Vinayak Torvi will present vocal recitals. On the same day at 6 pm, vocal recitals will be held by Pandit Shounak Abhisheki and Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar.
Classic tracks
‘Ministry of Blues’ will be playing at Hard Rock Café on January 31, 8.30 pm. The band is known for its unique rock renditions of classic tracks making its music appealing to lovers of rock, rhythm and blues.
‘Nada Namana’
Karnataka College of Music and Percussion, Malleswaram is holding Nada Namana — a tribute to music composers — on February 2 and 3 at Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, Malleswaram. The inauguration will be on February 2, 5.30 pm. On February 3, 9 am to 1 pm, there will be recitals by R A Ramamani and T A S Mani. There will also be a musical quiz.
Vocal competition
The Asawari Music Foundation, in collaboration with Majolly Music Trust, will present ‘The Outperformers’, a vocal competition (Western classical, music theatre, pop vocals) for youth from 12 to 16 years of age who are residents of India. Interested participants must have completed a vocal exam from ABRSM/TRINITY/LCM in 2011/2012 and will need to outperform this examination level. There will be a cash prize of Rs 10,000, trophy and a certificate awarded to the winner.
A scholarship is also offered for a student for the duration of April 2013 to March 2014. An interview and audition is essential to be considered for the scholarship. The closing date is February 28. For details, email to: majollymusictrust@gmail.com.
Electronic beats
‘Scratch Bandits Crew’, an electronic music concert, as part of Unmaad, will be presented on February 10, 6.45 pm at the Indian Institute of Management. ‘Scratch Bandits Crew’ is another approach to scratch music played by Supa-Jay, Geoffresh and Syr, who love hip-hop. They play with voices, be it soul, hip-hop, funk, and mix these to create surrealist collages that tell stories with holes.
On the piano
A piano concert by Christina Harnisch, which is a Bangalore School of Music presentation, will be held on February 15, 7.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. For details, call 23536090.
Digital show
‘Bangalore 360’ by Puce Muse will be held on February 9, 7.30 pm at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, Promenade Road, Fraser Town. ‘Puce Muse’ creates electronic music and visual graphics for monumental concerts which take viewers on a discovery of unexpected visual and sound spaces. ‘Bangalore 360’ is a digital show that invites one to listen to images and watch music. Joysticks invite spectators to participate as composers of this multimedia concert. Entry is free.
‘Pancha Veena...’
Gudiya Sambhrama will present Pancha Veena Concert, a Carnatic classical recital by Suma Sudhindra and team on February 2, 6.30 pm at Sri Guddada Ramanjaneya Temple, Hanumanth Nagar.
Pot Pourri
‘Bonjour India’
‘Bonjour India’, the colourful India-France cultural exchange, is being held in the City As part of it, PVR Cinemas is holding a ‘French Film Festival’ by showcasing a series of French films at PVR Koramangala, for movie aficionados. The multiplex will be running six French films (with English subtitles) from February 15 to 17. The films are Populaire, In the House, Zarafa, ‘Hand in Hand’, ‘The Dandelions’ and ‘Camille Rewinds’ etc.
German course
The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is offering a combined weekday evening and weekend German language courses from February 17 at their centre on Cunningham Road. These courses are designed according to the ‘Common European Framework of Reference for Languages’. The courses are conducted in a learner-friendly ambience by highly qualified, trained teachers using the latest interactive teaching methods and state-of-the-art equipment. Besides the general language courses, they also have on offer tailor-made courses and inter-cultural workshops to cater to the needs of the corporate sector. For details, call 25205305/06.
Book reading
Toto Funds the Arts, in association with The British Council Library, is holding the reading-cum-launch of Jerry Pinto’s ‘Em and the Big Hoom’ on February 1, 6.30 pm at The British Library, Prestige Takt, 23 Kasturba Road Cross. He will be in conversation with writer and critic Arul Mani.
‘Speak out!’
The ‘4th German Teachers Conference 2013’, with about 150 teachers of the German language from schools and universities of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, will be held on February 9 and 10, 9 am to 5 pm at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan.
This annual event is a meeting point and platform for teachers to scale up learner-centred activities in the language classroom. This year’s conference, titled ‘Speak out!’, offers workshops in phonetics, short films, interactive grammar and creative methods. International guest speakers and insiders from industry will demonstrate through their sessions, how to make German classes exciting and full of fun.
The conference will also offer a forum for exchange of ideas and experiences. All sessions will be in German. For details, call 25205305.
‘Sahitya Sanje’
Lecturer and writer M C Prakash will discuss the writings of poet Dr K S Narasimhaswamy on February 2, 5.30 pm at Suchitra Ki. Ram. Nudimane, 36, 9th Main, B V Karanth Road, Banashankari 2nd Stage. For
details, call 26711785.
