By Karna Ranjani In the premises adjoining Sri Krishna Temple, under the aegis of Krishna Gana Sabha, there was a spectacular concert by none other than Mysuru’s very own musical prince Dr. Mysore M. Manjunath, his son and protege Vid. Sumant Manjunath with mesmerising percussion support from Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar and Vid. Giridhar Udupa….
Shabari: A Bharatanatyam solo by Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy
January 17, 2021By Devanampriya Mysuru’s VPAC studded its recent five-day festival with a grand climax when veteran Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy presented her latest production ‘Shabari’, featuring the tribal devotee of Sri Rama. Septuagenarian dancer Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy came up recently with a solo Bharatanatyam performance, ‘Shabari’, entertaining audiences. Spanning 75 minutes, Dr. Vasundhara’s latest choreographic production, focuses…
Young musicians fascinate music-lovers
January 11, 2021By Vijayamala K. Saralaya Vid. C. Vishwanath and team’s mandolin concert marked the 5th concert under ‘Yuva Sangeetha Sambhrama’ series of Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, premièred on the YouTube channel of the Sabha on Dec. 5. Mandolin is a western instrument which naturally appeals to one by its melodious sound. Vishwanath initially learnt…
Absorbing father’s style and oeuvre
March 9, 2020By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sriranjani Santhanagopalan performs at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha Saketaraman from Chennai had to perform for Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 15th of February. But as he had an indisposition of health, Sriranjani Santhanagopalan gave a vocal recital with Trivandrum Sampath on violin and K.U. Jayachandra Rao on mridanga. Sriranjani has a…
‘Dhanurvainika Brahma’ title conferred on Violinst HKN
February 7, 2020By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan In memory of Sangeeta Ratna T. Chowdaiah, Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha felicitates a senior violinist on the 19th of January every year. This is the day Chowdaiah breathed his last and on his death anniversary, his family, in collaboration with the Sabha, honours a senior Violin Vidwan with the title ‘Dhanurvainika Brahma’…
Kalabhivardhana enthrals Kala Rasikas
February 6, 2020Kalabhivardhana, a National-level Art Festival, is being organised by Kala Sandesha Prathishtana along with its seven sister organisations since 2014. In this art festival, the Prathishtana recognises the notable achievements of the artistes in the field of Classical Dance and music, Shastra, Indian Philosophy and Art at National-level, confer award to them and provide stage…
Nrutya Samarpana and Somashree Awards presentation ceremony
January 19, 2020By Kala Rasika Many people have different ways of expressions and different actions while paying tributes to their departed father and Guru. Vidushi Srilakshmi Kumar has her own way to express gratitude and salute her father Kalashree late T.N. Somashekhar and Founder of Shri Umamaheshwara Nrutya Kalakshetra Trust in 1951. Srilakshmi Kumar, an established dancer…
Talented Young Instrumentalists
December 29, 2019By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha had organised a fine flute concert on the 8th of December 2019, in memory of Lalitha V. Murthy. Young and proud flautist of Mysuru, Vidwan V. Vamshidhar presented this concert accompanied by Vidwan Matthur Srinidhi on violin, Vidwan H.S. Sudheendra on mridanga and Vidwan G.S. Ramanujam…
Parangathotsava: Classical Dance and Music Festival from tomorrow
December 27, 2019The long-awaited 33rd Edition of National-level Classical Dance and Music Festival of Veterans Parangathotsava-2019 under the aegis of Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre, Mysuru, will be held from Dec.28 to Dec. 31 between 6 pm and 9 pm at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road. This year the festival will be inaugurated by Madhuri Thathachari…
Niranthara Ranga Utsava from Dec.27 to 31
December 25, 2019Theatre claims an important place in the cultural arena of India. Being an expression of people’s joy, sorrow, and inner voices, theatre constructs a bridge between the inner sense of a man and his outer sense. Hence, theatre is an extension of sensual possibilities of man. Niranthara Ranga Utsava tries to become this extension of…
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