Special edition from www.artindia.net
Madras Music Season - is back again with over 1000 performances of Indian classical music, dance and allied arts spread over a period of almost two months. Scholars, critics, organisers, festival directors, artists and art lovers from all over the world reach Chennai to participate. More than 25 major month-long festivals along with mini festivals of seven to ten days plus seminars, discussions, lecture-demonstrations etc. will be presented by several music and dance organizations/sabhas.
www.artindia.net brings you a select list (trying not to repeat same artists appearring in various paltforms) of performances by veterans as well as most talented musicians and dancers belonging to the younger generation in these pages.
Keep visiting this page to see updates as and when we receive information and schedueles of concerts, seminars etc. from organizers. You are welcome to print out this page.
MUSIC
ACADEMY
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MUSIC FESTIVAL
15 Dec 2008 - 01 Jan 2009
Office and Festival
Venue:
168, TTK Road
Chennai 600 014
Tel: +91-(0)-44-2811 2231
Facilities:
-Air Conditioned Auditorium
-Parking
-Canteen
-Books and DVDs on sale
NEWS
-Prestigious award "Sangeetha Kalanidhi" from the Music Academy, Chennai for the year 2008 goes to Clarionet maestro A.K.C Natarajan
-Music Academy will also hounour veteran guru of Bharata Natyam Sarada Hoffmann (direct disciple of Rukmini Devi Arundale) for her contribution to the world of classical dance. (picture below)
KARTHIK
FINE ARTS
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39, Bheemanna Garden Street
Abhiramapuram
Chennai 600 018.
Tel: 91-44-24997788.
MUSIC and DANCE FESTIVAL
01 Dec 2008 to 13 Jan 2009
Festival Venues:
1. Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall
2. Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan
3. Dakshinamurthy Auditorium
NARADA
GANA SABHA
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MUSIC and
DANCE FESTIVAL
14 Dec 2008 to 01 Jan 2009
Office
and Venue:
Main Hall. 314, TTK Road
Chennai 600 018.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-24993201
Facilities:
-Air Conditioned Auditorium
-Parking
-Canteen
-Books and DVDs on sale
-Indian Fine Arts Society will hounour S Rajam with the title 'Sangeetha Kalasikhamani' on 18 Dec 2008 at Bala Mandir German Hall, T. Nagar, Chennai.
BRAHMA GANA
SABHA
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MUSIC and DANCE
FESTIVAL
03 Dec to 31 Dec 2008.
Venue:
Pettachi Sivagami Auditorium
Luz Church Road, Chennai
Tel: 91-9444444767
Facilities:
-Air Conditioned Auditorium
-Parking
-Canteen
BHARAT
KALACHAR
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Office
and Venue:
YGP Auditorium
Tirumalai Road, T. Nagar
Chennai.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-28343045.
MUSIC and
DANCE FESTIVAL
12 Dec 2008 to 14 Jan 2009
Facilities:
-Parking
-Canteen
NARADA
GANA SABHA
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MINI HALL
MUSIC FESTIVAL
03 Dec 2008 to 01 Jan 2009.
Mini Hall, Narada Gana Sabha
Office
and Venue:
314, TTK Road
Chennai 600 018.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-24993201
Facilities:
-Parking
-Canteen
-Click here to reach Narthaki.com to view season schedules with special emphasis on dance.
HOTELS
Hotels near Music Academy, Brahma Gana Sabha (Pethachi Sivagami Auditorium), Mylapore Fine Arts, Narada Gana Sabha (Also venue for Karthik Fine Arts), Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Shastri Hall at Luz, and other festival venues are as follows. Click on the names to reach their websites:
New
Woodlands Hotel
Hotel Savera
Ramada Raj Park
Sheraton
Chola
Hotel Maris
Hotel President
Deccan Plaza
PARTHASARATHY
SWAMI SABHA
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MUSIC EDUCATION SERIES
16 Dec 2008 – 2 Jan 2009
Lecture-Demonstrations:
08.30am – -9.30am
Office: 100,
TP Koil Street
Triplicane, Chennai 600005
Venue:
Vidya Bharathi, 55 Bheemasena
Garden Road, Mylapore
Tel:+91-(0)-44-24991248.
GANA SABHA
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103, G. N.
Chetty Road
Chennai 600017.
Tel:+91-(0)-44-2815 2166
MUSIC and
DANCE FESTIVAL
10 Dec to 31 Dec 2008.
Festival
Venue:
Vani Mahal, G.N. Chetty Road
NAADHA-BRAHMAN
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MUSIC and DANCE FESTIVAL
05 Dec to 15 Dec 2008.
Venue:
P.S. High School
Mylapore
Chennai 600 004
disciple of Rukmini Devi Arundale
and senior guru of Bharata
Natyam will receive the Nadha
Brahman award from Narada
Gana Sabha on 14 Dec 2008
at 04.15pm. (picture below)
MUSIC FESTIVAL
07 Dec 2008 - 01 Jan 2009
Festival Venue:
Infosys Hall
Ramakrishna School complex
Bazulla Road
Chennai.
SRI
RAMA BHAKTHA
JANA SAMAJ
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MUSIC FESTIVAL
14 Dec 2008 - 01 Jan 2009
Festival Venue:
Silver Jubilee Auditorium
Padma Seshadri School
Alagirisamy Salai, K K Nagar
Chennai 600078.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-23661529.
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Recommendation
Alarmel Valli
Bharata Natyam
03 Jan 2009. 06.30pm
Music Academy
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violin maestro T.N. Krishnan,
Gayathri Venkataraghavan-vocal
and Bharata Natyam dancer
Divya Kasturi on 12 Dec 2008 at
Narada Gana Sabha.
BHARATIYA
VIDYA BHAVAN
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MUSIC AND DANCE
FESTIVAL
05 Dec 2008 - 14 Dec 2008
Office and Festival
Venue:
MAIN HALL
Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan
East Mada Street
Mylapore
Chennai
NARADA
GANA SABHA
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LECTURE-DEMONSTRATIONS
22 to 31 Dec 2008.
09.30am to 11.30am daily
Mini Hall, Narada Gana Sabha
Office
and Venue:
314, TTK Road
Chennai 600 018.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-24993201
Facilities:
-Parking
-Canteen
-Nungambakkam Cultural Academy will hounour vocalist Nityashri Mahadevan and exponent of Bharta Natyam Rajeswari Sainath on 5 Dec 2008 at Rama Rao Kalyana Mandapam Auditorium, Chennai.
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Recommendation
Malavika Sarukkai
Bharata Natyam
04 Jan 2009. 06.00pm
Music Academy
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-K.J Yesudas will receive the title 'Viswa Kala Bharathi' from Bharat Kalachar on 12 Dec 2008
-Sudha Raghunathan to receive the title 'Sangeetha Kala Nipuna' from Mylapore Fine Arts on 13 Dec. 2008. (Picture below)
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Recommendation
Rama Vaidyanathan
Bharata Natyam
09 Jan 2009. 06.00pm
Music Academy
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SHANTHI
ARTS
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Office: 32/11, Ranga
Niwas
Balaji Apartment
Abiramapuram 3rd Street
Mylapore, Chennai 600004.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-24994208.
MUSIC FESTIVAL
09 - 17 Dec 2008.
Venue:
Srinivasa Shastri Hall
Luz, Mylapore.
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MUSIC AND DANCE
FESTIVAL
21 Dec 2008 - 03 Jan 2009
Office and Festival
Venue:
Bharata Kalakshetra
Thiruvanmiyur
Chennai 600 014
Tel: +91-44-2452 0836
Facilities:
-Unique Auditorium
-Parking
-Canteen
-Bharat Kalachar dedicates its festival in memory of late Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. Minister for Finance, P Chidambaram will inaugurate on 12 Dec 2008 and Nalli Kuppuswami Chetty will be the guest of hounour.
BRAHMA
GANA SABHA
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DANCE FESTIVAL
01 Jan 2009 to 18 Jan 2009.
Venue:
Pettachi Sivagami Auditorium
Luz Church Road, Chennai
Tel: 91-9444444767
Facilities:
-Air Conditioned Auditorium
-Parking
-Canteen
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Recommendation
Ganesh - Kumaresh
Violin Duet
22 Dec 2008. 07.30pm
Narada Gana Sabha
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ISSAI
MAZHALAI
Music
Group featuring children
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for schedule
Office:
14 Arundale
Beach Road
Kalakshetra Colony
Chennai 600 090.
Performance
Venues:
1. Vani Mahal Mini Hall
2. Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan
3. Srinivasa Shastri Hall
4. Bharat Kalachar
5. Bharat Kalachar
6. Kamarajar Arangam
7. Mylapore Fine Arts
MUSIC
ACADEMY
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DANCE FESTIVAL
03 Jan 2009 to 09 Jan 2009.
Office and Festival
Venue:
168, TTK Road
Chennai 600 014
Tel: +91-(0)-44-2811 2231
Facilities:
-Air Conditioned Auditorium
-Parking
-Canteen
-Books and DVDs on sale
-Nalli Kuppuswami Chetty and his 'Nalli' group continues to be the major sponsor for festivals during the music and dance season in Chennai during the months of Dec 2008 and Jan 2009.
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Recommendation
T.M. Krishna
Vocal
27 Dec 2008. 07.00pm
Music Academy
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NATYA
KALA
CONFERENCE
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for schedule
Dance
Conference
17 to 23 Dec 2008
Venue:
Krishna Gana Sabha. T. Nagar.
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Recommendation
GS RAJAN - Flute
T.V. Gopalakrishnan: Mridangam 31 Dec 2008. 04.00pm
Brahma Gana Sabha
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profile
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