General
Kalakshetra's Fest; Dec.21 to 31
The 67th edition of Kalakshetra's Art Festival, celebrated every December is this year to be held from Dec.21 to 31.
Charsur's online music fest from Dec.15
Charsur Arts Foundation, Chennai is taking its annual December Season music festival online this year for obvious reasons - the pandemic time condition.
Contest for young Carnatic musicians
The Hindu newspaper is presenting a classical music competition for young vocalists, instrumentalists and percussionists.
Mudhra launches its Dec. Season fest
Chennai-based Mudhra has launched its 26th Fine Arts Festival for the December Season virtually on December 1. Concerts, one set 'live' and recorded recently and another set, the canned ones are being webcast through Mudhra's channel, Paalam TV.
Bhavan's Dec. Season fest launched in Chennai: open-air
Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated the annual December Season arts festival of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai on Nov.28 at a school campus in Kilpauk in Chennai.
Chennai sabhas to webcast concerts thro' December
The Federation of City Sabhas has announced its plans for the December Season of classical music and dance. Since the majority of sabhas decided some time ago to host a ‘online only’ festival due to the pandemic time situation, this arts festival is being branded as ‘Yours Truly, Margazhi’.
Dancers' body asks state to let auditoria be reopened
The Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes of India (ABHAI) which has its headquarters at the Narada Gana Sabha campus in Chennai has requested the TN chief minister to allow auditoria and halls meant for music and dance performances to re-open and function now in Chennai.
Flood of online eoncerts as Covid situation eases
For some time now, rasikas and artistes are tuning into a new facet of life - forced on them by Covid time developments.
Chennai Sabhas plan for 'online' December Season
Chennai's sabhas begin to make their first plans for the annual December Season in July/August. This year, it was not going to be the usual routine. Because of the extraordinary conditions created by the Covid pandemic.
On her 70th birthday, dance guru Chitra Visweswaran receives a surprise
Bharatanatyam guru and dancer Chitra Visweswaran turned 70 on Oct.12 and dozens of her sishyas across five generations and from across the world greeted her in a unique greeting and in the way they know best – expressing it via dance.
