Music and dance fest
To commemorate the 81st birth anniversary of Pt. C. R. Vyas, Pancham Nishad (Ph: 2416 8918/2416 8461) has organised a two-day festival of dance and music titled, `Swar Nritya Utsav,' at Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Apart from maestros like Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Ustad Rais Khan, Pt. Jagdish Prasad, Pt. Satish Vyas, Ustad Rashid Khan, Rajan-Sajan Mishra and Madhavi Mudgal, young artistes like Mandeera Manish (Bharatanatyam), Niladri Kumar (sitar) and Jayateerth Mevundi (vocal) will also participate. In Chennai, the two-day event takes place at the Music Academy. Mandeera Manish will open the festival tomorrow with a dance recital followed by a concert by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.
The next day's programme begins with a vocal duet by Anooradha Sriram and Sriram Parasuram. A jugalbandi concert of Dr. L. Subramaniam and Ustad Rais Khan will follow. This is the first time both the stalwarts are coming together for the music aficionados of Chennai, says Sameer Mehta, Pancham Nishad's director.
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Bangalore
Chennai and Tamil Nadu
Delhi
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Thiruvananthapuram
