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Some
of the sabhas organise seminars and lec-dems on South
Indian arts. Usually held in the mornings, they are
open to all.
Here is an update on the seminar schedules and the topics
of discussion. Very useful to students of music or dance.
Lec-dems at The Music Academy - morning sessions
(Part -1 of the schedule is given here).
Schedule:
19 Dec. - Abhinaya in Bharatanatyam - V.P. Dhananjayan
20 Dec. - Veena-Maadhurya Tanjore style: Kalpagam Srinivasa Murthy, Karaikudi style by Dr.KS Subramaniam
21 Dec. - Travancore style R. Venkataraman, Veena Vaadana - Vidya Shankar
22 Dec. - Violin styles Parur Bani - MS Anantharaman
23 Dec. - The unique percussive language of Khanjira, moharsing and konnakkol by Umayalpuram Sivaraman
24 Dec. - Padams and Javalis as per bani of T. Jayammal by M. Chandrashekaran (Violin & Vocal)
25 Dec. - Violin bani by T.N. Krishnan
Lec-dems at Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Lec-Dems from December 17 to 31, 2005, at 8.30 am at Vidya Bharathi, Bheemasena Garden Road, Royapettah.
Schedule:
17 Dec. - Suguna Purushothaman - 'Neraval and Kalpanaswaram in Carnatic Music'
18 Dec. - Dr. M.A. Bageerathi - 'Prof. Sambamurthy as a composer and Musicologist'
19 Dec. - Dr. Saraswathi - 'jatis for various items in Bharatanatyam'
20 Dec. - Dr. Pakkirisami Bharathi - 'Musical references in Thevaram and Divyaprabandham'
21 Dec. - Dr. Radha Bhaskar - 'Mudhras in Musical Compositions'
22 Dec. - Dr. B.M. Sundaram - 'Percussion Instruments - from ancient to the present'
23 Dec. - Dr. Nirmala Sundarrajan - 'Nayaka-Nayaki Bhava in Divya Prabhandam'
24 Dec. - Prof. S. R. Janakiraman - 'Role of Gamakas in Carnatic Music'
25 Dec. - Dr. M. B. Vedavalli - 'Ragas of Post-Trinity period and their salient features'
26 Dec. - Dr. Ritha Rajan - 'Kalyani, Yamuna Kalyani, Mohana Kalyani, Hameer Kalyani and Saranga - A
comparative study'
27 Dec. - Dr. S. A. K. Durga - 'Identical scales in the Ragas in Hindustani & Carnatic Music'
28 Dec. - Dr. R.S. Jayalakshmi - 'Modal shift of tonic - Tamil and Sanskrit tradition'
29 Dec. - Vidwan P.T. Seshadri - 'Music in Divyaprabandham'
30 Dec. - Dr. Prameela Gurumurthy 'Kritis of Saint Tyagaraja on Devi'
31 Dec. - Dr. V. V. Srivatsa 'Rama Bhakthi of Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar'
The
Indian Fine Arts Society
Lec-Dems from December 18 to 31, 2005, at 10.30 am at
Balamandir German Hall, T. Nagar, Chennai.
Schedule:
18/12/05
- Dr. Sudha Seshayan 'Sabariyum Kannappa Nayanarum'
19/12/05 - Suguna Purushothaman 'Sangeetha Priya'
20/12/05 - Dr. S. A. K. Durga 'Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer's
72-Mela Raga Malika'
21/12/05 - Dr. M. Prameela Gurumurthy 'Ullam Kavar Kalvan'
22/12/05 - T. K. S. Kalaivanan 'Natakam Valaratha Isai'
23/12/05 - Dr. M. Narmadha 'Violin as follow and Solo'
24/12/05 - Dr. V. V. Srivatsa 'Sarasa Dala Nayana'
25/12/05 - Chitra Visweswaran ' Kowthuvam' in Bharathanatyam'
26/12/05 - Aaraavamudhachariar R. 'Aazhwargal Kanda
Raman'
27/12/05 - Subramanyam T. R. 'Sangeetha and Sahithya'
28/12/05 - Raama Kowsalya 'Seerkazhi Moovar'
29/12/05 - Lavanya Ananth 'Singara Rasa in Bharathanatyam'
30/12/05 - Bombay Sisters 'Saint Thyagaraja's Ghana
Raga Pancharathnas'
31/12/05 - Srimushnam Raja Rao V. 'Laya Application
in the Concerts'
Narada
Gana Sabha
Lec-Dems from December 22 to 31, at 9.30 am at Narada
Gana Sabha's mini hall.
Schedule:
22/12/05
- Udayalur Brahmasri Kalyanaraman and party 'Sampradaya
Bajanai'
23/12/05 - Shriramkumar R. K. (Violinist) 'Navavarana
Kritis of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar'
24/12/05 - Sowmya S. 'Kalpanai in Kalpita Sangeetham and
Vice Versa' 25/12/05 Subha Ganesan, Kalyani Ganesan, V.
M. Ganesan 'Thevaram (Vaiacheri Endowment)'
26/12/05 - Ghatam S. Karthick and party 'Laya aspects
for the Rasika'
27/12/05 - Sashikiran K. N. 'Voice Management'
28/12/05 - Subhashini Parthasarathy, Poorna Vaidyanathan,
B. Ganapathiraman 'Padams, Javalis and Abhangs'
29/12/05 - Vasumathi Badrinathan, Neela Jayakumar, V.
R. Jayakumar 'Women Composers'
30/12/05 - Hemalatha R. 'Raganga Ragas'
31/12/05 - Radha Bhaskar R. 'Musical aspects governing
Compositional Structures'
Natya
Kala conference at Krishna Gana Sabha
Krishna Gana Sabha hosts its 25th Natya Kala Conference
from December 14 to 20, 2005 at its auditorium in T.
Nagar, Chennai. Time: 9.30 am daily. The convenor is
dance guru M.V. Narasimhachari.
Schedule:
Dec 14: Inauguration, Keynote Address by Pappu Venugopala
Rao
'Yakshagana
of Karnataka' by Sivananda Hegde
Dec 15: 'Folk Dances of Tamil Nadu' - V.R. Devika
Dec 16: 'Kuchipudi, Yakshaganam and Gollakalapam' -
Anuradha Jonnalagadde
Dec 17: 'Mayurbhanj Chhau' - Sunil Kothari
Dec 18: 'Experimenting with Tradition' - Viji Prakash
'Taking
Indian art and culture to American children' - Padma
Rani Rasiah Cantu
Dec 19: 'Evolution of sanchari in Odissi Abhinaya' -
Ileana Citarasti,
'Extension
of Kuchipudi repertoire' - Rathna Papa
Dec 20: 'Bharatanatyam in South Africa' - Savitri Naidoo
'Taking
Bharatanatyam Abroad' - Monica Cooley
Kartik fine Arts' Seminar on Dance
Kartik Fine Arts hosts a seminar on dance, highlighting
the works of women choreographers, from December 22
to 24, 2005 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's main hall, Mylapore,
Chennai. Time: 9.30 am onwards daily. The convenor is
dancer Radhika Shurajit.
Schedule:
22 Dec: Lec-dems by Leela Samson, Anita Ratnam
23 Dec: Lec-dems by Ratna Kumar, Bhanumathi, Geetha
Chandran
24 Dec: Lec-dems by Lakshmi Viswanathan, Shobana.
On the concluding day, an open house themed on 'Fitness
for Dance' will be held. Speakers include Sports Physiotherapist
Dr. Earnest Vijay, Community Health Doctor / dancer
Dr. Sridhara from Bangalore, yoga expert Dr. Venkat
Ganesh and a dietician.
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