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.
‘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.
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
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
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.
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