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Informative sessions with expertsWITH THE president of the Conference, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman in the Chair, the fourth day's session commenced with the devotional rendering of songs by various composers on Goddess Durga, by Subhasruti Group of Dr. Mathangi Ramakrishnan. The ... More
Pictures of a masterRECENTLY, THE Consulate General of Japan in Chennai and the International Cine Appreciation Forum jointly organised a Japanese film festival, sponsored by the Japan Foundation. Inaugurating the festival Mr. Masayuki Makiya, Consul-General of ... More
Nuances captured well BOTH THE starting and concluding items - a Varnam in Valaji and Tillana in Kalyanavasantham - were her own compositions in the violin concert of T. Rukmini and her disciple Ramakrishnan. Rukmini's choice of ragas were apt for the morning _ ... More NUNGAMBAKKAM CULTURAL ACADEMY 
Veterans show their calibreVETERAN VIOLIN maestro M. S. Gopalakrishnan and his daughter, Dr. Narmada, packed all the essential ingredients of a great concert — vidwat, sruthi alignment, laya, bhava, bhakthi, melody and tempo (built into raga alapana and ... More Pleasing tone PRABHAVATI GANESAN, a faithful exponent of the Chittibabu style of veena, and who performed in the morning session of the Music Academy, is a very enthusiastic artiste.The opening Ata tala varnam in Kanada set the tone and tenor of the ... More KRISHNA GANA SABHA 
Silk and steel combineAT THE Krishna Gana Sabha, T. M. Krishna began with the Begada varnam (the nishada on the high side, was it the mike?) before breaking into a lightning Pantuvarali (``Ninne neranamminanu", Rupakam) where neraval and swaram seemed to race ahead of ... More INDIAN FINE ARTS 
Delicate sketch of raga contoursTHE OPENING day (December 19) of the 69th South Indian Music Conference and Festival organised by the Indian Fine Arts Society at Bala Mandir German Hall, in T. Nagar, belonged to Sanjay Subramaniam, who gave a delicate colouring to his concert, ... More 
Enchanting sitar recitalDESPITE THE rain and clogged roads there were quite a few at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan auditorium on December 24 to listen to Pt. Janardhan play the sitar for Karthik Fine Arts. As he warmed up to the chosen ragas the hall filled up - the only ... More SRI PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA 
Voice in sprightly formMADURAI T. N. SESHAGOPALAN thrilled the audience for Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. The flow of his voice had a sort of "flustered sprightliness" during his execution of his recital's initial pieces, Valachi (the navaragamalika varnam) and ... More HAMSADHWANI 
It is youth timeTHE THREE cute kids looked almost insignificant on the huge stage of the Youth Hostel. It was not a children's programme. Nor was it a parody of a Carnatic music concert. It was the seventh annual music festival of Hamsadhwani. The smallest and ... More NARADA GANA SABHA 
Impact with rare ragaWhat can you say that is new about the much heard much reviewed Sudha Ragunathan? The recital at the Narada Gana Sabha was not her season's best. For that very reason there was something to learn from the artiste. Here was admirable ... More THYAGA BRAHMA GANA SABHA Fit to be savoured ENDOWED WITH a flair for both Carnatic music and light music of the films, P. Unnikrishnan delighted a large gathering of his admirers with his vocal recital for Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha. He opened the concert with a serious rendition of the ... More BHARAT KALACHAR 
Bolstered by supportBOMBAY JAYASHREE'S vocal recital at the Bharat Kalachar turned out to be a success with a simple pattern and good voice. Swaras in ``Sankari Neeve'' (Begada) and a plain krithi, ``Sri Rama Saraswathi'' (Nasika Bhooshani) had the desired effect. ... More Captivating ensemble VIDYA BHARATI, venue for Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha's annual music festival, reverberated on Sunday morning (December 23) with the effective combination of instruments that made the gloomy day light up with cheer and brightness. It was a ... More MUSIC ACADEMY 
Explorer on traditional linesTHE CONCERT of T. M. Krishna created the impression that he was on a voyage to re-discover the glory of Carnatic music of the past through present fascination by happily maintaining harmony and balance. It was good in the sense the emphasis was ... More KARTHIK FINE ARTS 
In true Alathur traditionTHE ALATHUR Brothers, foremost among the classical singers of the late forties, fifties and sixties, possessed abundant `vidvat', `gnanam' and `sikshai'. An important part of their equipment was stage presence. They could give a signal to the ... More
She breathed life into music``BALA" _ says the gate of a large house on Ramanathan street in Kilpauk. But it is obscured by a large illuminated board of the Agriculatural University that has hired the place. T. Viswanathan's soul-stirring flute melody wafts in the air. ... More NARADA GANA SABHA 
Medley good in partsRAGHUNAT MANET presented a medley of dance and music at the Narada Gana Sabha. The programme was titled ``Chidambaram". It would be rather difficult to call it Bharathanatyam as it did not follow any of the requisites of the style. The programme ... More KRISHNA GANA SABHA Dancers share experiences ``IN THE past the projector did not work, now the video gives trouble,'' said an NRI visitor who attended the Natyakala Conference, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, after a long break. Not quite true, as over the years, this weeklong morning session has ... More 
Vignettes of BharatiTHEY ARE so much in sync. They also complement each other intuitively. They are Lata and Gita, popularly known as the Krishnaswamy sisters, who presented a Bharatanatyam feature on Subramania Bharati's songs at Bharat Kalachar. Who better to ... More 
On the spot choreographyTHE DHANANJAYANS are creating a new trend in performances now. The couple, both in their 60s presented one item for the entire evening. They have coined a new word ``Nrityopaharam'' for the choreography of composition varnam. The Nrityopaharam ... More KRISHNA GANA SABHA 
Sparkling performancegave a sparkling performance for Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. The recital commenced with a vigorous, colourful Pancharatna Mallari, composed by Kulikkarai Pichaiappa. 
Distracted by rhythmic nuancesPERFORMING FOR Kartik Fine Arts, Rajeswari Sainath presented a new Varnam, a composition addressed to Hari and Hara, set in Adi Tala-Khanda nadai, a composition of Kumbakonam Gajendran. The Jati patterns for this piece composed by Karaikkudi Mani ... More 
Well-defined characters``NALAGIRI DAMANAM" or ``Taming Nalagiri, the mad elephant" a dance drama composed by Prof. V. Subramaniam was presented in the Kathakali style by Margi Kathakali Troupe, Thiruvananthapuram as the world premiere on December 22 at the Indian Fine ... More
Incredible passion for theatreNelia Veksel, who directs plays and teaches drama in Europe, was in Chennai recently. KAUSALYA SANTHANAM meets the experienced play enthusiast. More 
With a touch of finesse"NALLAVAL", THE Tamil adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's ``The Good Woman of Setzuan", presented by the Max Mueller Bhavan and the Koothu-p-pattarai repertory had a lot going for it. Fine sets (Ranjan De and Palani) to begin with. Hand woven mats ... More |
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