Music: March 2013

Vishesha Fine Arts

Brigade Gardenia, Bangalore

23.03.2013 – 6:00 PM

Jayanthi Kumaresh. Accompanied by: Bangalore Sudhindra – Mridangam & Giridhar Udupa – Ghatam

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M A Narasimhachar Music Foundation

24 March 2013 Sunday, 5:45 pm

Venue : Indian Institute of World Culture, J P Wadia Road, Basavangudi.

Madhu Kashyap (Vocal) / Sindhu Suchetan ( violin) / N G Ravi (mrudangam) / M Gururaj ( Morsing)

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Gayana Samaja – monthly concert
24th March Sunday @ 5:00pm
Sandeep Narayanan (vocal) / Nalina Mohan (violin) / B C Manjunath ( Mrudangam) / S N Narayana Murthy ( Ghatam)

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BTM Cultural Academy
Venue : Shree Ramana Maharshi Academy for the Blind , 3rd Cross, 3rd Phase, JP Nagar, Bangalore
23rd Mar 5:30 pm :  Shilpa Shashidhar & Party (  compositions of Karnataka Mahila Vaggeyakar)
24th Mar 5:30 pm :  Amruta Venkatesh & Party ( Swathi thirunal bi0-centenary )

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Hindustani  Vocalist and Kannada Cine playback singer Smt. H.G.Chaitra is giving a vocal concert on 15.3.2013 at Bangalore Lalitha Kala Parishat. Concert will be at National College, Jayanagar auditorium from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm. She is accompanied on tabla by Sri H.S.Gopinath and on harmonium by Sri Umakanth Puranik. All are welcome.

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Svarakshema cordially invites you to The Grand Release Function of Album ‘Krishna Bhakthi’ Performed by Vidushi T S Ramaa.

The Album will be released by Guest of Honour Sangita Kala Acharya Vidushi Neela Ramgopal
In the August Presence of Special Guest – Professor K S Shanthamani (Chief Mentor, Jain University)
At
Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore On 19th March 2013 (Tuesday) Time: 6:00 pm

The release will be followed by Carnatic classical vocal Recital by Vidushi T S Ramaa.

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Nadasurabhi – Koramangala
Monthly Concert at  Indian Heritage Academy
17th March , Sunday  4:15 pm
Vidwan Saketharaman      Vocal
Vidwan H.K.Venkatram       Violin
Vidwan H.S.Sudhindra      Mridangam
Vidwan S.N.Narayanamurthy   Ghatam


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Date: 1.3.2013. Time: 6 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
Venue: H. N. Kalakshetra, Jayanagar, Bangalore.
Vidwan Shri Ramakrishnan Murthy- Vocal.
Vidushi Smt. Charulatha Ramanujam – Violin.
Vidwan Shri K. U. Jayachandra Rao – Mridangam.
Vidwan Bangalore Shri Amrit – Khanjira.

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Shriram properties presents

Vid. Aruna Sairam( Carnatic Vocal)

on 1st March 2013 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall at 7 pm .

Free concert.

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Gudiya Sambhrama

Sri Dodda Basavanna Devasthana, Basavanagudi, Bangalore
02 March 2013 at 6:30 pm : Anupama Hoskere Dhaatu Puppetry
03 March 2013 at 6:00 – 7:30  : Sikkil Gurucharan & Party
7:45 pm : Rukmini Vijayakumar – Bharatanatyam

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Agra Gharana  – Ek VataVriksh

unique show conceived and directed by Smt. Lalith J. Rao.

Venue : Kicha Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Race course Road

Date & Time :  02- Mar – 2013  5:00 pm

Ten of her disciples will be singing solo and in chorus and we will be presenting traditional as well as rare compositions of the Agra Gharana.

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Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha

Theme:Compositions of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal

Date : 9th March , Saturday , 2013

Time: 6pm to 9pmPrince Rama Varma – Vocal
Avaneeswaram Sri S.R Vinu – Violin
Sri B.Harikumar – Mridangam
Sri Giridhar Udupa – Ghatam

“Purandara Bhavana”
8th Main Road HAL II stage

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Sursagar in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Bangalore presents as a part of “Music discourse” series, Hindustani vocal recital by Sri Omkar Dadarkar (Musician and Junior Guru at ITC Sangeet research academy, Kolkata. Disciple of Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar)
Accompanied by Sri Gurumurthy Vaidya on tabla and Sri Ashwin Walavalkar on Harmonium
When: Friday, 8th Mar @ 6.30 PM
Where: Alliance Francaise
The performance will be followed by an interactive session with the audience on ‘My experiences & experiments at the Gurukul’

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Ranjani Fine Arts
1st anniversary program on March 9th, 2013
@ Sobha Lakeview Clubhouse, Off Sarjapur Outer Ring Road, Bellandur, Begaluru :

4 pm : Music by children from Rukmani Music Foundation

5 pm : Grand classical music concert by

Vocal : Vidwan R K Padmanabha

Violin : Vidwan B Raghuram

Mridanga : Vidwan C Cheluvaju

Khanjira : Vidwan B N Chandramouli

Tabla : Pandit Vishwanth Nakod

Ticketed : Rs 100/-

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Essae Music Foundation

Lecture Demonstration

Veenaya Bedagu – The Life and Music of Veena Seshanna by Prof. Mysore V Subramanya

Sunday 17th march, 9:25 am

by invitation only

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Suswaralaya College of Music

(#12, 28th Cross, Geetha Colony, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560011 )

(Ph: 26545655, 26633623 Mobile: 94480-59595 Email: suswaralaya@yahoo.com)

Karnatak Music Appreciation Awareness-2 For Rasikas Exclusively.

Date : March 17^th 2013,

Venue : Bangalore Gayana Samaj.

Lunch 2 P.M.

All Are Welcome

The Panel of Experts
In the gracious presence of Padmbhushana  Dr R K Srikantan,

Vidwan Sri.D Balakrishna,Vidwan Sri.Neyveli Santhanagopalan,Vidwan Sri.Anoor Anantha krishna Sharma,Vidwan Sri.Kumaresh,Vidwan Sri.V Krishna,Vidushi Smt.Kalavathy Avadooth,Vidwan Sri.B S Purushotham

Events: 01-10 March, 2013

 Music


Ek Safar...’

‘Ek Safar (Germany): An East West Jazz Journey to Remember’ will be presented on March 1, 7.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. It is a Bangalore School of Music presentation. The tabla, piano and clarinet come together to weave rich sounds. All three musicians have a wide-range of experience that goes far beyond the restricted borders of style. For details, call 23536090.
Violin strains
T T Srinivasan will present a violin solo recital at the conference hall, MES College, Malleswaram on March 3, 5.30 pm. He will be accompanied by MT Rajakesari (mridangam), CP Vysa Vittala (kanjira), Dayananda Mohithe (ghatam) and M Gururaj (morsing). Srinivasan will be also be felicitated on the occasion. The programme is organised by MES Alumni Association.
Rock on
‘Spindle Galaxy’, a gig, will be held on March 3 at 5 pm at Ion Bar and Kitchen, Brigade Road. This gig is also one-of-a kind since it is also a visual extravaganza, where the audience can witness not only the bands perform but also vivid visuals on a massive projector screen.

Light notes
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will be presenting a light music (vocal) by Niranjan G Heremath, under the ‘Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme’ on March 1, 6.30 pm at Yavanika, State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road.

Vocal delight
Sursagar, is presenting along with Alliance Francaise, a vocal concert by Omkar Dadarkar on March 8, 6.30 pm. This is part of the ‘Music Discourse’ series. The venue is Alliance Francaise. He will be accompanied by Gurumurthy Vaidya on the tabla and Ashwin Walavalkar on the harmonium. 

‘Qawwali’ time
The India Foundation for the Arts is presenting ‘An evening of qawwali with the Warsi Brothers’ at Chowdaiah Hall on March 8, 7.30 pm. The brothers — Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi — belong to the Delhi gharana of Hindustani music. Donor passes are available on www.indianstage.in and www.bookmyshow.com.

You can also pick up passes from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Apurva, Ground Floor, No. 259, 4th Cross, RMV 2nd Stage, 2nd Block. For details, call 23414681/82.

Dance

 Nritya Jahnavi’

A classical dance festival called Nritya Jahnavi will be held on March 10, 6 pm at Sri Munivenkataih Bayalu Ranga Mandira, Ideal Homes, Rajarajeshwarinagar. The inauguration of the festival is by Guru Vasanthalakshmi.

The artistes who will be participating are from the Academy of Bharatanatyam, Rajarajeshwarinagar; Vishrutha School of Performing Arts and Tandava, the vibrance.

 ‘Gudiya...’

Gudiya Sambhrama, the temple festival organised by ‘Heritage’, will be held every weekend till March 3 at the ancient temples in the City.

The theme this year is ‘Sacred Animals’ and ‘Divine Vahanas’. Nadamrutha group (Carnatic vocal), H G Chaitra (Hindustani vocal) and Punya group (bharatanatyam) will present recitals on March 1 at Karanji Anjaneya Devasthanam, Basavanagudi. Anupama Hoskere’s puppetry show will be on March 2; Sikkil Gurucharan’s Carnatic vocal recital and Rukmini Vijayakumar’s bharatanatyam will be held on March 3. The venue is Sri Dodda Basavanna Devasthana, Basavanagudi. For details, call 9731207477.

‘Rangapravesha’
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, as part of Kalabharathi, is presenting the bharata­natyam rangapravesha of Chaitra on March 2, 6 pm at Ravindra Kalakshetra, JC Road.

 ‘Yudh’
‘Yudh: Three Perspectives, One Truth’, a solo bharata­natyam dance theatre performance, will be presented by Savitha Sastry on March 9, 7 pm at Chowdaiah Hall. The story and stage play is by A K Srikanth. The music is scored by Chennai-based composer Rajkumar Bharathi. Entry is free. 

Drama

‘Yashodhare...’

As part of the ‘Curtain Raisers’ event at Jagriti, Whitefield, Workshop Productions’ will present ‘Yashodhare Awakens’ from March 1 to 3; AllMyTea’s (Mumbai) ‘Cock by Mike Bartlett’ will be staged from March 8 to 10; Flinntheater’s ‘C Sharp C Blunt’, a devised performance, from March 15 to 17; Q Theatre Productions’ (Mumbai) ‘So Many Socks’ by Annie Zaidi from March 22 to 24; and Tortilla’s ‘Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Peter Bloedel from March 29 to 31. For tickets, log on to www.bookmyshow.com

Young actors

TEA Arts is presenting ‘Bangalore Theatre League’ on March 3, 3 pm at Alliance Francaise. The event will see performances by  theatre troupes from BMS College of Engineering, Mount Carmel College, Amrita Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management followed by a professional performance by the TEA arts team (MSRIT students).

The event will have three phases: Phase one will see Mount Carmel staging ‘Rumors’ ( Neil Simon) at 3 pm. The production is by MCC’s drama team ‘Tye & Die’. BMS College of Engineering will then stage the play Rakshasa, which is produced by Pravruthhi, the BMSCE theatre team. Phase two will begin at 5 pm with Amrita Institute of Technology’s play ‘Untitled’.

The production is by ASE-B. This will be followed by the Indian Institute of Management’s play ‘Party’, produced by ‘IIMB Dramatics’. Phase 3 will see TEA Arts presenting Gun-Jha at 3.45 pm.

 Pot Pourri

Illustrated talk
The  International Music and Arts Society is presenting an illustrated talk by architectural art historian George Michell on his recently released book ‘Mughal Architecture and Gardens — The lesser known monuments and unexplained enigmas’, with photographs by Amit Pasricha, on March 1, 6 pm at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Palace Road. The talk will be supported by audio visuals.

Film screening
The screening of the documentary film, ‘Where is my Tent’ by Zubin Sethna, will be held on March 2, 3 pm at the mini-auditorium, Bangalore School of Music. The sound track is by Ek Safar. For details, call 41285017.

Women composers
As part of ‘International Women’s Day’, a musical programme called ‘Women Composers of India – Celebrating the Unsung, Songs in Eight Languages’ will be held on March 8, 6 pm at Bangalore International Centre, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage. Concept, script and narration are by Sakuntala Narasimhan. Archana Udupa will sing on the occasion.

Exhibition
‘Nice Package’, in collaboration with Time and Space Gallery, is presenting ‘Home’, an exhibition of vintage furniture, old rugs and handmade linen. The exhibition will be on from March 3 to 10, from 11 am to 7 pm at Time and Space Gallery, Lavelle Road.

‘Chaitra’ collection
Chaitra (‘A riot of colours’), an exhibition of saris and fabrics, will be held on March 1 and 2 at Vermilion House, 3/12 Cleveland Road Cross, Fraser Town. The collection will have ‘Kota Masuria’ by Mohammed Israr from the family of weavers for the Royalties of Kota.

There will also be a collection by Ruby Sharan, a young designer from Chanderi district and Banares silk from the ghats of Ganges. Kota weaves are woven in cotton with real zari; there is silk kota with real zari, silk lehariya, bandini, kota tissue with real zari etc. The timing is 11 am to 7 pm.   

Reliance Retail Organizes Blood Donation Drive

Reliance Retail Organizes Blood Donation Drive

Reliance Retail Limited, country’s leading retailer would be organizing a nationwide Blood Donation Drive with the aim of raising awareness on the issue. The Blood Donation Drive will be conducted through various formats of Reliance Retail covering more than 50 stores across 35 cities as part of its community based initiative. Reliance Retail has tied up with several associations like Red Cross, Rotary Club (Delhi) and Swasthya Kalyan  Blood Bank among others to ensure that the blood reaches the beneficiaries.

Day & Date: Thursday, 28th February, 2013
Time: 10.30am to 4.30pm
Venue : Reliance Mart,1st Floor, Near Maruthi Temple, TTMC Vijay Nagar, Vijaynagar, Bangalore
Phone : (080 - 23012401)

Women composers of India- Celebrating the unsung-songs

Dance DISCourse:Nritya Milana

Dance DISCourse

The Alliance Française de Bangalore and

Ashish Khokar invite you to

Nritya Milana

A unique presentation of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi Jugalbandi

By Anuradha Vikranth and Shama Krishna

Saturday March 2

At 6.30 pm

Auditorium, Alliance Française de Bangalore

Alliance Francaise-Ashish Khohar's  Dance DIScourse's 2nd event of 2013 focuses on bringing two divergent forms together. The idea is to see commonalities and meeting points. A must see for all who find Indian forms vastly varying.  Ace historian-presenter will again help contextualize and present this episode of Dance DISCourse. Open to all and new members to Dance History Society are welcome to register (form or www.attendance-india.com). The evening begins with a film on dance, not to be missed at 6.00 pm

Indian classical dance is a poetic expression of life’s variegated moods and speaks through manifold rhythmic patterns, melodic gestures and subtle facial expressions, creating a world of ecstasy and ethereal existence. To share the same experience two renowned professional dancers of Karnataka, Anuradha Vikranth and Shama Krishna, come together to present ‘Nrityamilana’ a jugalbandi of two beautiful classical dance forms, Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.

In ‘Nrityamilana’ one can see, Bharatanatyam style  known for its technique and tradition; clarity and composition and the technique of Kuchipudi which makes use of fast rhythmic foot work and sculpturesque body movements. The Charis and Karanas have also been adopted to bring out the similarities between both the styles.

For Kids

 

Short story contest

  Duckbill Books has organised a short story contest to mark Platypus Day. Participants need to complete a short story in 100 words and mail their entries by Fri Mar 1 using the opening line “Platypus was confused”.

Mail feedtheplatypus@duckbill.com for details.

Book activity: Rainwater harvesting and seed planting

 At this session by Tulika Books, kids will learn about rainwater harvesting and seed planting. This activity will be based on a series of books by Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer: Let’s Plant Trees and Let’s Catch The Rain! Ages 3+.  Sat,Mar 2

Nurture,  307, II Main Road, Kasturi Nagar. To register, call +91 80 6579 0512.

62nd Mahashivarathri Celebrations: Kalotsav 2013

The Sree Ramakrishna Bhajana Sabha and the Odukathur Mutt will present concerts at this fortnight-long festival that marks the sixty-second Mahashivarathri celebrations.

All concerts are at 6:00pm.

02-Mar-2013 Sat : T V Shankaranarayanan

03-Mar-2013 Sun:Krishna Mohan 7 Ramkumar Mohan ( Trichur Brothers)

04-Mar-2013 Mon : Ramakrishnan Murthy

05-Mar-2013 Tue :  K Gayathri

06-Mar-2013 Wed: Sikkil Gurucharan

07-Mar-2013 Thu : Mysore Nagaraj & Manjunath

08-Mar-2013 Fri : T M Krishna

09-Mar-2013 Sat: Vocal Duet Visaka Hari & Saketharaman

10-Mar-2013 Sun:  9:30pm to 5:00 am  (next morning)
Divyanamasankeerthanam Udayalur Kalyanaraman

11-Mar-2013 Mon: Kutchipudi Prathiksha Kasi

12-Mar-2013 Tue: Abhishek Raghuram

13-Mar-2013 Wed: P. Unnikrishnan

14-Mar-2013 Thu: Bombay PSN Murthy ( Bhajan on Kandan and Kannan)


Sayam Sangeeth (4:30pm-6:00pm)

3/3/2013 (Sun) : Chithur Y Gangadharan

8/3/13 (Fri) :Tarun Ravikumar (Violin)

9/3/13 (Sat) : K. R. Rahul (Vocal)

11/3/13:  Bharathanatyam Anjana Ramesh & Pavithra Ravi

Nrithya Vaibhava 2013

My Child & I

Excited voices from the boys' room.

Firstborn: "Now you're 18, no 20!"

Secondborn: "Hey! you're only 36!"

Then they call out to Mom.


Firstborn: " Amma, let's find your age!"

While Mom's still guessing what's going to happen next - Secondborn shows her to the Weight Machine!

Weighty Issues!

2 cents for the boys:

Weight is directly proportional to one's age and woman hate to accept let alone talk about it!

Events: 22 Feb - 3 March, 2013

MUSIC
All that jazz
Windmills Craftworks, Bangalore’s first jazz theatre and microbrewery, is presenting an exclusive performance by progressive jazz-fusion band, ‘Dhruv & Co’, on February 22 and 23, 8 pm at Windmills Craftworks, 331 Road, 5B EPIP Zone, Whitefield. Dhruv will be on guitar, F A Ramiandrisoa on keyboard and saxophone, Sheldon D’Silva on bass, Gino Banks on drums and guest performer Yuichiro Tokuda on saxophone. For details, call 25692012.

‘Ragavalli 2’
Ananya is holding Ragavalli 2, introducing new compositions for music and dance, on February 24, 10 am at Ananya Sabhangana, 4th Main, Malleswaram. On the occasion, Sataavadhaani R Ganesh and Rajani Nagaraj Vasuki will present a music recital. They will be accompanied by Adamya (mridangam) and Venkatesh Joshier (violin). The venue is Ananya Sabhangana, 4th Main, Malleswaram.

Soothing touch
The ‘Vienna University Choir’ will present a concert at St Andrew’s Church, 27, Cubbon Road on February 23, 7 pm. The choir consists of 82 singers and 15 musicians. Vijaya Upadhyaya is the artistic director of the ‘Vienna University Orchestra and Choir’.

‘Yours Forever’
The Lions Club of Sundarnagar is organising a music show of retro Bollywood hits, ‘Yours Forever’, on February 24, 5 pm at Sophia’s High School Auditorium. Hits of Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle will be rendered on the occasion. The singers are Anil Bajpai, Vinod Seshadri, Mukhtar Shah, Neelima Gokhale and Samapada Goswami. The proceeds of the show are meant for a home for special children. For details, call 9341253607, 9980995045.

‘Qawwali’ moments
India Foundation for the Arts is presenting ‘An evening of qawwali with the Warsi Brothers’ at Chowdaiah Hall on March 8, 7.30 pm. The brothers — Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi — belong to the Delhi gharana of Hindustani music. Donor passes are available on www.indianstage.in and www.bookmyshow.com. You can also pick up passes from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), ‘Apurva', Ground Floor, No. 259, 4th Cross, RMV 2nd Stage, 2nd Block. For details, call  23414681/82.

‘Nadajyothi’
The ‘48th Nadajyothi Music Festival 2013’ will be held till February 24 at R P Ravishankar Sabhangana, Sri Kanyakaparameshwari Temple premises, 8th Cross, Vasavi Temple Road, Malleswaram. The festival will have artistes like Gayathri Girish Chennai, A Kanyakumari, T S Pattabhiram Pandit, M S Sheela, Vinayak M Thoravi, HK Narasimhamurthy and D Shashikala performing. For details, call 9945771383.

Vocal strains
Ananya and M A Narasimhachar Music Foundation is holding a vocal recital by Tanmayee Krishnamurthy, accompanied by Arati Shankar (violin), Prithvi Krishna (mridangam) and Sunad Anoor (khanjira), on February 23, 6.30 pm at Ananya Sabhangana, 91/2, 4th Main, Malleswaram.

ART

‘Dawn Upon...’
National Gallery of Modern Art is holding an exhibition titled ‘Dawn Upon Delhi: Rise of a Capital’ till March 16 at the NGMA Gall­ery, Palace Road. There will also be a panel discussion on ‘Visualising Bangalore Photo­graphy and the City' on February 24, from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Varied vision
Tasveer is presenting ‘Magnum’s Vision Of India — The Last 50 Years’ till March 1, 10 am to 6 pm. The venue is Cinnamon, 1st Floor,11 Walton Road, off Lavelle Road.

Group show
A group show will be held till February 22 at Renaissance Gallerie. Paintings by Karuna Bhat, Manjusha Athani and Neha Agarwal will be on display.

Water colour
A two-week exhibition of water colour art by Kudalayya Hiremath will be held till February 28, 10 am to 7 pm at Nivriti – The Art Quarter, 72, Vishweshwaraya Layout, near Sir MVIT Engineering College, Nellakunte, Bettahalasur.

Great strokes
A group show will be held from February 23 to 28 at Renaissance Gallerie. Paintings by Elbin Paul S, Maxine Silva,Shridhar Upadhye, Sudipta Kundu will be on display at the show.

‘Skin of ...’
‘Skin of the Earth’, an exhibition of recent works by Babu Eshwar Prasad, will be on display at Gallery Sumukha, Wilson Garden till March 13.

Working across media with painting, digital prints and videos, the exhibition engages with the idea of soil.

DRAMA

Play on
TEA Arts is presenting ‘Bangalore Theatre League’ on March 3, 3 pm at Alliance Francaise. The event will see performances by  theatre troupes from BMS College of Engineering, Mount Carmel College, Amrita Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management followed by a professional performance by the TEA arts team (MSRIT students).

The event will have three phases: Phase 1 will see Mount Carmel staging ‘Rumors’ ( Neil Simon) at 3 pm. The production is by MCC’s drama team ‘Tye & Die’. BMS College of Engineering will then stage the play Rakshasa, which is produced by Pravruthhi, the BMSCE theatre team. Phase two will begin at 5 pm with Amrita Institute of Technology’s play ‘Untitled’. The production is by ASE-B. This will be followed by the Indian Institute of Management’s play ‘Party’, produced by ‘IIMB Dramatics’. Phase 3 will see TEA Arts presenting Gun-Jha at 3.45 pm.

On the streets
Avishkara Pragathi Sanskruthi Vedike is holding a Kannada street play festival from February 22 to 24. Plays like Samskruthi Marevanige, Parivarthane, Chitra and many others will be staged at the Malleswaram Grounds. For details, call 23561257.

‘Somewhat Like...’
As part of the ‘Curtain Raisers’ event at Jagriti, Whitefield, Just Theatre will stage ‘Somewhat Like a Balloon’, a devised performance, on February 22, 23 (8 pm) and February 24 (3 pm and 6.30 pm). ‘Somewhat Like a Balloon’ is written and directed by Vinod Ravindran. 

It is devised and performed by Anshul Pathak, Anjali Nair, Rency Philip and Swetanshu Bora.

The other plays are Workshop Productions’ ‘Yashodhare Awakens’ (March 1 to 3); AllMyTea’s (Mumbai) ‘Cock by Mike Bartlett’ (March 8 to10); Flinntheater’s ‘C Sharp C Blunt’, a devised performance (March 15 to 17); Q Theatre Productions’ (Mumbai) ‘So Many Socks’ by Annie Zaidi (March 22 to 24); and Tortilla’s’ ‘Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Peter Bloedel (March 29 to 31). For tickets, log on to www.bookmyshow.com

DANCE
‘Gudiya Sambhrama’
Gudiya Sambhrama, the temple festival organised by ‘Heritage’, will be held every weekend till March 3 at the ancient temples in the City. The theme this year is ‘Sacred Animals’ and ‘Divine Vahanas’. Nadamrutha group (Carnatic vocal), Madhulita Mohapatra and Anjali Raj Urs (odissi dance duet) will perform on February 23 while Vasudha Balakrishna (Carnatic vocal) and Surya Rao (kuchipudi) will perform on February 24. The venue for the events is Sri Chokka­nathaswamy Devasthana, Domlur. H G Chaitra (Hindustani vocal) and Punya group (bharatanatyam) will present recitals on March 1 at Karanji Anjaneya Devasthanam, Basavanagudi. Anupama Hos­kere’s puppetry show will be on March 2; Sikkil Gurucharan’s Carnatic vocal recital and Rukmini Vijayakumar’s bharatanatyam will be held on March 3. The venue is Sri Dodda Basavanna Devasthana, Basavanagudi. For details, call 9731207477.

‘Platform One’
‘Platform One’, an initiative from The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet, is showcasing five choreographic works on February 22, 5.30 pm at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Palace Road. The choreographers are Abhilash Ningappa, Anirvan Singh, Rukmini Vijaykumar, Renukumar Siddanand, Safia Suboohi, Tamsin Magnay and Veena Basavarajaiah.

Kathak lessons
Nrityanidhi Dance Institute is presenting a Prayaas, a presentation by budding kathak dancers, on February 22 at Anandashram on Bannerghatta Road.
This will be followed by Natysadhana, a workshop on February 23 and 24 by Harshvardhan Singh, a disciple of Birju Maharaj.
The timing of the workshop is from 11 am to 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm to 5 pm. For details, call 9986761667.

‘Essence of life’
‘Essence of Life’, a multimedia production, will be held on February 22, 6 pm at Chowdaiah Hall.

The production is inspired by Jiddu Krishnamurti’s teachings. Artistes from established dance traditions, namely kathak, bharatanatyam, kuchipudi, mohiniyattam and odissi, will come together to bring to life contemporary thought in an engaging manner.
 Musician B Sivaramakrishna Rao and rhythm conceiver D A Srinivas have rendered the music. Singers Sanjeev Abhyankar and Hariharan have lent their voice to these compositions.

The dancers are Pali Chandra (kathak), Smitha Madhav (bharatanatyam), Rashmi Menon (mohiniyattam), Prateeksha Kashi (kuchipudi) and Japan’s foremost odissi exponent Masako Ono.

For tickets, log on to www.indianstage.in, bookmyshow.com. Tickets are also available at Landmark, Forum and Blossoms, Church Street.  For details, call 9886789594.

Festival time
Nrithya Vaibhava, a dance festival, will be held from February 25 to 27 at the Bangalore Gayana Samaja, K R Road.

On February 25, 6.30 pm, Divya Hosakere will present a bharatanatyam recital and at 7.30 pm, Aishwarya Nithyananda will showcase a bharatanatyam performance.
 On February 26, at 6 pm, Poornima Ashok will present a bharatanatyam recital. At 7.30 pm,  Vasundara Doreswamy will present a recital.
On February 27, 6 pm, there will be ‘Parangatha Prashathi’ by N S Krishna Murthy.
 At 6.30 pm, Thyagaraja Vaibhava will be presented by Soundarya Srivathsa, Satyanarayana Raju and Subhashini Vasanth.  

‘Bharata...’
Keshava Nrithya Shala is presenting a unique dance-drama called Bharata Bahubali, under the guidance of Karnataka Kalashree B K Shyam Prakash, on February 23, 6.30 pm at Gayana Samaj, as part of ‘Gamaka Sammelan’. For details, call 9886694202.

Fine footwork Natyaanjana School of Dance and Music is presenting the bharata­natyam rangapravesha of Shweta Kumar, a disciple of Asha Hemaraju, on February 23, 6 pm at Padmini Rao Parampara Cultural Auditorium, 5th Cross, 3rd Main, Channamanakere Achakattu, Banashankari 3rd Stage.

Pot Pourri

Mime workshop
Niranjan Goswami, a mime exponent and the director of the Indian Mime Theatre, Kolkata will conduct a 10-day mime workshop at Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography till February 28, 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm. For details, call 23348645.

Illustrated talk
The  International Music and Arts Society is presenting an illustrated talk by architectural art historian George Michell on his  recently released book, ‘Mughal Architecture and Gardens – The lesser known monuments and unexplained enigmas’, with photographs by Amit Pasricha, on March 1, 6 pm at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Palace Road. The talk will be supported by audio visuals.

Literary evening
‘An evening with multifaceted Gopalakrishna Adiga’ wil be held on February 23, 4.30 pm at Suchitra Auditorium, 36, 9th Main, Banashankari 2nd Stage.

Book world
Bangalore International Centre is holding a slide show and talk on the book ‘Kanara: A Land Apart’ by Clare Arni on March 1, 6.30 pm at the Centre’s auditorium, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage.

Rangashankara March schedule

Fri 01 Mar '13, 12:00 am To Sun 31 Mar '13. 12:00 am

Date	Play/ Language	Playwright/ Director	Troupe
1  Friday	Sahebara Circuit Kannada, 90 mins	M R Srinivasmurthy/ Sundar Pramod Shiggaon	Kriyative Theatre Bengaluru,  96206 04479 bookmyshow.com
2  Saturday 3  Sunday	Robinson and Crusoe English, 80 mins  (also at 3.30 pm on Sunday)	Nina D’Introna/ Giacomo Ravicchio Gracias Devaraj	Ranga Shankara bookmyshow.com
5  Tuesday 6  Wednesday 7  Thursday	Somewhat Like a Balloon English, 75 mins	Vinod Ravindran Vinod Ravindran	Just Theatre Bengaluru, 96116 95270 bookmyshow.com
8   Friday 9   Saturday 10  Sunday	Kunti-Karna English, 80 mins (also at 3.30 pm on Sunday)	A devised performance Koumarane Valavane	Indianostrum Theatre Puducherry bookmyshow.com
12  Tuesday 13  Wednesday 14  Thursday	The Interview English,  75 mins	Siddharth Kumar Akarsh Khurana	Akvarious Productions Mumbai, 98456 02265 bookmyshow.com
15   Friday 16   Saturday 17  Sunday	Baghdad Wedding English, 120 mins (also at 3.30 pm on Sunday)	Hassan Abdulrazzak Akarsh Khurana
19  Tuesday 20  Wednesday	Once on that Street English, 75 mins	Swetanshu Bora Swetanshu Bora	Dramanon Bengaluru,  99000 88432 bookmyshow.com
21  Thursday	Chirakumara Sabha Kannada, 100 mins	Rabindranath Tagore/ B Puttaswamaiah Manjunath L Badiger	Samashti Bengaluru,  98451 63380
22  Friday 23  Saturday	Bikhre Bimb Hindi,  70 mins	Girish Karnad Translated by: Padmavathi Rao Girish Karnad/ K M Chaitanya	Ranga Shankara bookmyshow.com
24  Sunday	Sahebara Circuit Kannada, 90 mins (also at 3.30 pm)	M R Srinivasmurthy/ Sundar Pramod Shiggaon	Kriyative Theatre Bengaluru,  96206 04479 bookmyshow.com
26 Tuesday	Bara Kannada, 90 mins	Dr U R Ananthmurthy/ K R Ganesh Shenoy Shashidhar Barighat	Sanchaya Bengaluru, 98453 82525
27  Wednesday	The Great Galata 10 short plays in English,  Kannada and Hindi, 120 mins	10 Playwrights in 3 languages 10 Directors in 3 languages	Just Theatre Bengaluru, 98450 02112 indianstage.in
28  Thursday	Let Polly Thrive: Yene Yaare Koogadali Kannada,  120 mins	Kotaganahalli Ramaiah Various	Aadima Kolar,  95917 28050
29  Friday	Matte Ekalavya Kannada, 120 mins	Kuldeep Kunal Satyabrata Raut
30  Saturday 31   Sunday	Karimayi Kannada, 130 mins  (also at 3.30 pm on Sunday)	Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar B Jayashree/ B R Prathima B Jayashree	Spandana Bengaluru, 97394 19319

Ranga shankara, JP nagar, bangalore

Fraser Town Parichay: Walk

INTACH Bangalore invites you to attend its next heritage walk, a  Fraser Town Parichay, to be held on 23 February 2013.

Promende down Promenade Road to find out about the transformation of  Mootoocherry to Fraser Town, the gradual gentrifcation of what was once a poor man's neighbourhood to a most sought-after address, and
the many, many contributions that Catholic and Protestant missionaries made, and still make, to our beautful city.

When: Saturday, 23 February, early morning hours
Where: Promenade Road

Seats are limited so do register in advance. Please email intach.blr@gmail.com to register. There is a fee of Rs 120 for this Parichay.

Unhurried - The Cathedral Walk

Unhurried - The Cathedral Walk: 

 

Sat 23 Feb '13, 08:00 am To 10:30 am 

 

Benson Town, Cox Town, Fraser Town - East Bangalore has been home to the English settlements that revolved around the Bangalore Cantonment.

The nucleus of these towns have been the many Cathedrals, Basilicas, ancient Chapels and Churches known for their varied architectural styles, elaborate carvings, colonial facades and domes.

Join us on a Cathedral Walk along the St John’s Church road as we take a tour through centuries old Cathedrals, admire the architecture and peek into pieces of Cantonment history that are engraved in their precincts.

Time: 8 am to 10.30 am
contact: poornima@unhurried.in for registering

Ananya Nrithyollasa-8

Ananya Nrithyollasa-8

Kavi Kaavya Nrithya

SrivijayaKalanikethana ® Shivamogga and Dept. of Kannada and Culture

Present “Audumbara Gatha”  Bendre Bhavanunarthana

(a solo performance based on Dr..Da.Ra.Bendre’s life epic)

By Dr. K.S Pavithra

Bharatantya Recital  “Kavya Nrithya Dhare”  – based on compositions of Pu.Thi.Na

by  Smt. Priya Raman

Mohiniyattam Recital based on DVG’s Anthahpura Geetegalu

By  Ms. Rekha Raju

On Sunday 24^th February 2013 at 6.00 pm

Venue: Seva Sadana, 14^th Cross, Malleswara, Bangalore-560 003

Holi Bazaar : March 2013

Coir Expo 2013

 

Do you imagine yourself carrying an umbrella made of coir? Or how about wearing footwear and jackets made out of coir? You can also replace your old furniture with coir sofas.

These are some of the attractions at the four-day Karnataka Coir Expo 2013 that was inaugurated on Saturday at Palace Grounds. Organised by the Coir Board, the expo features coir products on sale by various State and Central government coir undertakings.

Besides exhibition, there will be national level seminars, workshops for homemakers on the awareness of using coir in kitchen garden, home garden, roof top cultivation, market development programme and daily cultural programme etc.

 

 Gayathri Vihar, Palace Grounds from February 16 to 20. 

Rajdhani: Food Deal

48th Nadajyothi Music Festival - 2013

February 16 to 24 at R P Ravishankar Sabhangana, Sri Kanyakaparameshwari Temple premises, 8th Cross, Vasavi Temple Road, Malleswaram.

All Concerts are at 6:30pm.

16  Feb (Sat): Madurai TN Seshagopalan

17 Feb (Sun): Gayathri Girish

18 Feb (Mon): Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone)

19 Feb (Tue):  Pattabhiram Pandit

20 Feb (Wed):  M S Sheela

21 Feb (Thu): Vinayak M Thoravi (Hindustani)

22 Feb (Fri): Raj Narayan (Flute)  & Radhika Raj Narayan (Veena)

23 Feb (Sat): HK Narasimhamurthy (Violin Trio)

24 Feb (Sun) 5pm: D Shashikala

Sunday morning 9am- Goshti Ghana- Pancha Rathna Kritis

Sankramana 2013

Sapthaswara Arts & Creations along with Manjula Paramesh presents SANKRAMANA 2013: The 15th year celebration...!

15th Feb to 20th Feb at Ravindra Kalakshetra



15th feb time: 6pm


"Kavya Nruthya Sambhrama"

A unique concept & Choreography for over 20 famous Light music songs (bhaava geethe) specially conceptualized, composed and choreographed by Karnataka "Kalashree" Smt. Manjula Paramesh.

Dance presentation by the students of Sapthaswara Arts & Creations.

16th feb time: 6pm

venue: Ssamsa open air theater,behind ravindra kalakshethra,J.C road,bangalore

"Vachana Gaayana, Daasavani & Jaanapada Sambhrama"

following the ancestral tradition we have the authentic vachana gaayana & dasa vaani presented to us by famous singers of repute.

Jaanapada Sambhrama includes dancing of young & promising dancers from Sapthaswara arts & Creations. All tiny tots dancing to the tunes of authentic jaanapada. Please gather to encourage them.

17th feb time: 6pm

venue :Samsa open air theater,behind ravindra kalakshethra,J.C road,bangalore

on demand, its "NENAPINA ANGALADALLI" :)

numbers from popular hindi old movies!!!! music, dance & lots n lots of old memories..!!

18th feb time :6pm

venue: Ravindra kalakshethra,J.C road,bangalore

"MADHURA MADHURAVEE MANJULA GAANA"

a very popular show on the television(CHANDANA T.V).... Sapthaswara is proud about the popularity of the show

19th feb time: 6pm

venue: ADA Ranga mandira, opp Ravindra kalakshethra,J.C road,bangalore

Sapthaswara's platform for other dance institutes to show case their talent. Following are the teams:

1) Keshava Nrythya Shaala,

2) Saadhana Sangama Trust,

3) Bharathanatya presentation by the duo Namitha Rao & Vikram Suri

20th feb time: 6pm

venue: ADA Ranga mandira, opp Rravindra kalakshethra,J.C road,bangalore

A tribute to the Karnataka Sangeetha Pithamaha "SRI PURANDARADASARU, SRI KANAKADASARU & SRI THYAGARAJA"

"NRUTHYA SAMBRAMA"

bharathanatyam recital by the students of Sapthaswara Arts & Creations...

dance direction by Guru.Vidushi.Smt.Manjula Paramesh!!

Events: 15- 24 Feb, 2013

MUSIC
 

‘Guru Shishya...’

Bharatiya Saamagaana Sabha is holding its 4th annual music festival Guru Shishya Parampara till February 17 at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall.

On February 14, Prasanna Gudi will present a Hindustani vocal recital at 5 pm and Sreeranjini Santanagopalan will present a vocal recital at 6 pm. Carnatic vocalist T N S Krishnan will perform at 7.30 pm.

February 15 will have Maharajapuram Ganesh Viswanathan Srinivasan performing at 5 pm, Carnatic vocalist Vidwan Ramakrishnan Murthy rendering a concert at 6 pm and Carnatic vocalist Nisha Rajagopal performing at 7.30 pm.

Carnatic violinist Master Vittal Rangan will perform on February 16, 5 pm; Tanmayee Krishnamurthy at 6 pm and Sakethraman at 7.30 pm.

February 17 will see ‘Saint Thyagaraja Panchar­athna Krithis Veena Ensemble’, led by Balakrishna Dore­swamy Iyengar, performing at 10 am. Vocals by the Kasaravalli sisters will start at 11.30 am. Pandit Jasraj will be presented with ‘Saamagaana Mathanga National Award at 5 pm. Omkar Havaldar will present a Hindustani classical recital at 6 pm and Carnatic vocalist Abhishek Raghuram will perform at 7. 30 pm.

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 to 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, e-mail to: majollymusictrust@gmail.com


Vocal notes

Keshava Samskruti Sabha is presenting a Carnatic classical vocal concert by Sampagodu S Vighnaraja on February 16, 6 pm. H M Smitha (violin), Vasudev N (mridangam) and Bharadwaj Sathavalli (morsing) will accompany him. The venue is Samskruthi Bhavan, No 556, 11th Main, ISRO Layout. For details, call 26669565.

‘Nadajyothi’

The ‘48th Nadajyothi Music Festival - 2013’ will be held from February 16 to 24 at R P Ravishankar Sabhangana, Sri Kanyakaparameshwari Temple premises, 8th Cross, Vasavi Temple Road, Malleswaram. The festival will have artistes like Gayathri Girish Chennai, A Kanyakumari, T S Pattabhiram Pandit, M S Sheela, Vinayak M Thoravi, HK Narasimhamurthy and D Shashikala performing. For details, call 9945771383.

Veena strains

Veena artiste Thara Mohan will be performing on February 17, 5 pm at RT Nagar Cultural Association. Thara Mohan has been performing and teaching Carnatic music and is an A-grade accredited artiste of All India Radio.

Paying tribute 

A unique concert is being organised by MoonArra called ‘Tribute to Legends’ on February 23 at St John’s Ampitheatre, Koramangala. Loy Mendonsa will feature in the  concert.

Tributes will be paid to Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Sultan Khan, Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Gangubai Hangal, Dave Brubeck, Richard Wright (‘Pink Floyd’), Jon Lord (‘Deep Purple’), Barry Gibb, Whitney Houston, Rajesh Khanna and Devanand among others.

Piano recital

A piano recital by Swiss artiste Christina Harnisch will be held on February 15, 7.30 pm at Alliance Francaise. 

Entry is through donation cards available at Bangalore School of Music and Alliance Francaise.
Although Harnisch’s repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary music, her main focus lies on the works of women composers such as Cécile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, and Grazyna Bacewicz, among others. For details, call 23536090.

Pot Pourri

Language course

The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is offering a combined weekday evening and weekend German language courses from February 17 at its 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, it also has on offer tailor-made courses and inter-cultural workshops to cater to the needs of the corporate sector. For details, call 25205305/06.

Annual event

Nadasurabhi is presenting a three-day annual youth festival on February 15, 16 and 17 at Indian Heritage Academy Hall, Koramangala. As part of the programme, there will be Carnatic vocal concerts by Priyanka C Prakash on February 15 and Swarna Rethas on February 16 and a bharatanatyam performance by students of Nrithyakalamandiram on February 17. For details, call 25539368.

Kannada classes

Kannada Prasaara Parishat will start its next batch of spoken Kannada classes and Kannada script read-write learning classes in separate batches. The classes are held only on Sundays from 10 am to 1 pm at the Hosmat Hospital premises, Magrath Road. Successful candidates will be awarded certificates of merit. For details, call 9448878569.

Talk time

Bangalore International Centre has organised a talk on ‘Changes in Burma/Myanmar seen in a geopolitical context’ by Bertil Lintner on February 15, 6.30 pm at Bangalore International Centre Auditorium, Teri Complex, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur II Stage.

‘Gudiya...’

Heritage is presenting ‘Gudiya Sambhrama — The Bengaluru Temple Festival’ at Sri Shantidhama,
Shri Shankara Devasthana, Sai Mandira, JP Nagar on February 14.

At 6.30 pm, Sweekruth B P and Manasa Joshi will present a kathak recital and
at 7.30 pm, Bhuvanesh Komkali will present a Hindustani vocal recital.

The other section of the festival is Srishti Sambhrama. The festivals will be held till March 3 every weekend at heritage temples across Bangalore.

There will be music, dance, puppetry, storytelling, traditional games with 150 performing artists.
Srishti Sambhrama will be an exposition of flora and fauna, with a photography exhibition of over 350 exhibits, a photo contest for college students besides screening of documentaries, inter-active sessions with conservationists and a seminar.

Mime workshop

Niranjan Goswami, a mime exponent and the director of the Indian Mime Theatre, Kolkata will conduct a 10-day mime workshop at Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography from February 18 to 28, 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm. For details, call 23348645.

Outside view
The Alliance Française de Bangalore, in collaboration with the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium,
will host an Indo-French seminar by Jean Marc Bonnet Bidaud, Denis Savoie and B S Shylaja on February 15, between 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium.

For details, call 22203234.

 ART

Group show

Renaissance Gallerie is hosting a traditional collection of Pichwai art works by Udaipur-based artists till February 16. This group show is curated by Megha Maheshwari from Udaipur.

Varied vision

Tasveer is presenting ‘Magnum’s Vision Of India — The Last 50 Years’ till March 1, 10 am to 6 pm. The venue is Cinnamon, 1st Floor, 11 Walton Road, off Lavelle Road.

‘Dawn Upon...’

National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore is holding an exhibition titled, ‘Dawn Upon Delhi: Rise of a Capital’ from February 17 to March 16 at the NGMA Gallery, Palace Road. There will also be a panel discussion on ‘Visualising Bangalore Photography and the City' on February 24, from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Water colour

A two-week exhibition of water colour art by Kudalayya Hiremath will be held from February 15 to 28, 10 am to 7 pm at Nivriti – The Art Quarter, 72, Vishweshwaraya Layout , near Sir MVIT Engineering College, Nellakunte, Bettahalasur.

Abstract work

‘Unrealistic Expressions’,  an original series of ‘abstract on original art’, will be on display at Magnitude Gallery, 140/13, 27th Cross, 13th Main, 3rd Block, Jayanagar. The timing is 10 am to 8 pm.

Dance

Vivid expressions
Natyaanjana School of Dance and Music is presenting the bharata­natyam rangapravesha of Shweta Kumar, a disciple of Asha Hemaraju, on February 23, 6 pm at Padmini Rao Parampara Cultural Auditorium, 5th Cross, 3rd Main, Channamanakere Achakattu, Banashankari 3rd Stage.

Many moves

Sankramana 2013, a six-day dance and music festival, will be held from February 15 to 20, 6 pm at Ravindra Kalakshetra, ADA Rangamandira and Bayalu Rangamandira. For details, call 9845016228.

‘Rangapravesha’

The bharata­natyam rangapravesha of A V Deepashree, a disciple of G S Rajalaxmi, will be held on February 15, 6 pm at ADA Rangamandira, J C Road.

Odissi repertoire

An odissi repertoire will be performed by Devjani Sen and the senior students of ODC at Yavanika on February 15, 6.30 pm in collaboration with the Indian Council For Cultural Relations. The programme will begin with a mangalacharan, an invocatory piece, followed by pallavis and abhinayas from Jayadeva’s Geet Govindam. As it is Vasant Panchami on February 15, one of the abhinayas performed will be on raga vasant. The concluding piece will be moksha or salvation. 

DRAMA

‘Curtain Raisers’

As part of the ‘Curtain Raisers’ event at Jagriti, Theatre Nisha (Chennai) will present ‘84, Charing Cross Road’ by Helene Hanff from February 15 to 17 and Just Theatre will stage ‘Somewhat Like a Balloon’, a devised performance, from February 22, 23 (8 pm) to February 24 (3 pm and 6.30 pm). ‘Somewhat Like a Balloon’ is written and directed by Vinod Ravindran.

It is devised and performed by Anshul Pathak, Anjali Nair, Rency Philip and Swetanshu Bora.
The other plays are Workshop Productions’ ‘Yashodhare Awakens’ (March 1 to 3).

AllMyTea’s (Mumbai) ‘Cock by Mike Bartlett’ (March 8 to10), Flinntheater’s ‘C Sharp C Blunt’, a devised performance (March 15 to 17); Q Theatre Productions’ (Mumbai) ‘So Many Socks’ by Annie Zaidi (March 22 to 24); and Tortilla’s’ ‘Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Peter Bloedel (March 29 to 31). For tickets, log on to www.bookmyshow.com

Theatre festival

‘Remembering A S Murthy’, a theatre festival, will be held from February 16 to 22 at Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy, Banashankari.