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Sunday January 15, 5 pm On Stage presents: Carnatic Vocal Since the age of 8, Aditya has been learning from reputable gurus, including PS Narayanaswami and Palai Ramachandran. Aditya has had the rare privilege of touring with Pandit Ravi Shankar and has been the lead vocalist in Anoushka Shankar’s music albums. He has also performed with Karsh Kale and Salim Merchant. Aditya has been performing solo since the age of 12 in USA, Canada, Europe, and India at prominent venues including Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, and The Music Academy. He will be accompanied by a percussionist and violinist. “He sings with verve, which could probably be explained away as being due to his age. But his music also displays modulation and mellowness such as one would expect in an older artiste.” -- The Hindu Tickets: Rs. 300 (all proceeds go to the artists) |
OnStage is an offering to fans of performing arts in Whitefield, Bangalore. We feature artists in an intimate relaxed setting, providing an opportunity to experience performances up close and creating a rich, close connection between the artist and the audience. NATyA offers dance classes for adults and children in Whitefield, Bangalore to increase their interest and skills in classical dance.
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Sunday December 18 On Stage presents: Odissi Dance OnStage is happy to feature Odissi dance . Tickets: Rs. 200 (all proceeds go to the artists) Ramagondanahalli, Whitefield, Bangalore Sarita started learning dance at the age of four from Guru Niranjan Rout and Guru Padma Charan Dehuri and currently takes guidance from Guru Bichitrananda Swain, she is a . She has performed all over India and has been featured in the Discovery Channel feature on Konarak. She runs a dance academy in Bangalore. |
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Friday November 11 On Stage presents: Fusion Dreams OnStage is honoured to feature an amazing Indian Jazz and World Fusion Concert by members ofworld famous group: Fusion Dreams. Fetauring Jyotsna Srikanth - Electric Voilin, Shadrach Solomon - Keyboards, and Manjunath - Mridangam. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to experience this group close up - a popular international group that performs normally in large venues. Videos and audio samples available on the website.
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Sunday September 25 On Stage presents: Accordion Concert Come partake in a rare treat: Inspired by Raj Kapoor in the film “Sangam”, Prakash took up and became a maestro of the Piano Accordion. He performs solo and also as the lead accordionist in the band The Tremelos. He also teaches and is one of the few tuners in India. His talent has been rewarded with several gigs (video clip) all over the country and Europe.
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Sunday August 28 On Stage presents: Mid-Eastern and Jazz Come in for a soothing evening with
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June 3 - 5 Jagriti Theater Six Concerts A weekend of music and dance like no other.
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On Stage presents: Bharatanatyam Jyotsna Vaideeswaran started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 5, with Kalakshetra's senior gurus. More recently she studied with Katherine and K P Kunhiraman in Berkeley and currently Jyotsna is in Chennai, studying with Padmabhushan C V Chandrasekhar, one of the seniormost Bharatanatyam gurus and Smt. Bragha Bessell, famous abhinaya exponent. Jyotsna has performed solo in the US, Canada, and India, including the Chennai season. She has also performed with various dance companies including Sampradaya Dance Creations, Toronto and NATyA in California. She also teaches in the Bay area. Vallari Shah started studying Bharatanatyam at the age of 6 under Khurshid Chavda in Bombay, a disciple of Uday Shankar. Later she studied Bharatanatyam in Berkeley with Katherine and K P Kunhiraman, and now she is studying with Smt. Chitra Dasarathy, daughter of Prof C. V Chandrashekhar. She is also studying Odissi with Madhulitha Mohapatra. She has performed classical Indian dance solo for several years as well as a member of the Kalanjali Dance Company. Passionate about bringing Indian classical dance traditions to modern audiences, she co-founded NAtyA in 2003 and was the producer of its shows through 2007. |
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On Stage presents: Instrumental Carnatic C N Chandrashekhar is one of the most senior most violin players in India and is versatile in both the Hindustani and Karnatic styles. A Grade "A top", All India Radio artist he is also a member of the Kariakudi Mani Ensemble and has played all over India as well as abroad, including USA, Europe and South East Asia. Jayati Priya is a senior disciple of TAS Mani. An experienced percussionist, he plays the mrindangam, dhol along with the manjira and konnakol and is a member of the TAS Mani, percussion ensemble. He has played all over India in Carnatic classical circuit. Vidwan T. N. Ramesh is a senior disciple of TAS Mani. Along with the ghatam, he plays the mridangam, in both fusion and Karnatic classical. He is a member of the TAS Mani percussion ensemble. He has played all over India as well as the UK and USA. |
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Sunday January 30 On Stage presents: Hindustani Vocal Abhijit Shenoy K started learning music from his grandparents and parents and then vocals in the Gwalior Gharana shaili from Pt.Harindra for 23 years. A B-grade artist of All India Radio, Abhijit has received the Aryabhatta award and Yuva Chandrahaasa Purasakara. He composes bandishes, teahes music, and has released two CDs (Hindustani Classical Vocal and Kannada Bhajans) and has performed extensively all over India. Adarsh Shenoy K learned tabla under Sri Nagaraj Rao Gaikwad and since '99 under Pandit Rajgopal Kallurkar in the Faroukhabad style. He is currently also training in the Carnatic tala system. Recipient of many scholarships and one of the youngest tabla players to be awarded a B-High grade by All India Radio, Adarsh has given many programs on the Radio and TV. He has accompanied renowned artists including Prakash Sontakke, been part of many jugalbandi concerts, played alongside western musicians, and also been in fusion shows. Venkatesh A will accompany them on the harmonium. x will accompany them on the tampura. |
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Saturday November 27 On Stage presents: Bansuri and Tabla Annada (Butto) Prasanna Pattanaik is one of India’s foremost classical bansuri (bamboo flute) artists. Butto performs as a soloist throughout India and Asia, has toured Europe many times, and performs in many world music festivals. Highly sought after by the film recording industry in Southern India - his is featured on over 1000 film songs. In addition, Butto has made numerous solo recordings, including Inner Vision, Deep Sky, Igneous, and India Songs. Butto studied with renowned flutist Professor M.M. Patnaik, and graduated with a Sangeet Visharada Purna degree from Pracheen Kala Kendra School, Chandigarth, India. He then began two years of intensive studies with the India’s leading bansuri maestro, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia. Muthu Kumar, who inaugurated the OnStage concert series, returns accompanying Butto. Playing tabla since age five, Muthu performs and records extensively in India and abroad. His eagerness to explore has enabled him to perform in a wide variety of musical settings. He has performed on over 70 Bhajan, Ghazal, Indian Classical and Contemporary music recordings, and is heard on numerous Indian film recordings (Kannada and Tamil). During his 12-month tour of the USA in 2002-03, he performed and recorded such diverse music as Indian, Jazz, Gospel, and Hip-Hop. Influences from this tour inspired him to compose the music for his solo CD, Tabla Rap. Muthu studied in Bombay with the tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha. He received his advanced tabla training from the great tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain and Pandit Yogesh Samsi. Muthu founded Singing Drums a school for tabla in Bangalore. |
Sunday September 26 On Stage presents: Instrumental Come sway to a magical instrumental concert of old Hindi film songs by four of Bangalore's finest musicians. OnStage regulars Prakash (slide guitar) and Karthik (drums) team up with Govind (keyboard) and Kiran (tabla) to present Bollywood classics instrumental. Prakash Sontakke is the son and disciple of Dr. R.B. Sontakke and has a triple masters degree in Hindustani classical music – guitar, vocals and violin. He prefers to play the Gayaki Ang (vocal style) and creatively exploing jazz and world music. Prakash has the prestigious Aryabhatta and Ganayogi Panchakshari Gawai awards. Karthik Mani plays different genres of music on various percussion instruments. He has toured across the world with his own bands “The Karthik Mani Group” and “Taalization”, and with "Lehera” and "MoonArra". He is the first Indian percussionist to win the “Independent World Music Award” for World Fusion. Yedi Govindam has been playing keyboard for 20 years all over India and Asia. M S Kiran is one of the leading accompanists on the tabla in the classical concert circuit of Karnataka as well as India. His initialisation was through Sri Hanumant Upadhyaya and Pandit Shashikant Kulkarni of Hubli and then became a disciple of Pandit Ravindra Yavagal. |
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Sunday September 5 On Stage presents: Odissi Dance Pankaj Kumar Pradhan is an experienced member of the famed Orissa Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar. He was initiated into Odissi by Guru Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, and later nurtured under Guru Pabitra Kumar Pradhan, under the supervision of Guru Aruna Mohanty and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. He has extensively performed throughout India and countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and China. He is also a recipient of the Senior National Scholarship from the Government of India in 2006. |
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Sunday August 8 On Stage presents: Kathak Dance Sweekruth B.P. is an accomplished Kathak dancer, teacher and choreographer. His initial training was with the renowned dancer couple, Shri T.D Rajendra and Smt. Nirupama Rajendra and since then trained with several Guru’s, including Geetanjali Lal, Murli Mohan and Pt. Birju Maharaj. He was the recipient of the “Nrutya Kowmudhi” award and most recently featured in the “Attendance” magazine as one of the leading artists in Bangalore. He has performed extensively in India and tours in USA and Europe. He is the artistic director of the “Sathkrutha Academy of Movement & Expression (S.A.M.E)” in Bangalore. Smitha Srinivasan has been training in Kathak under the able tutelage of renowned Kathak exponents Nandini Mehta and Murali Mohan at NADAM. She has been a company dancer since NADAM’s inception. Since then she has honed her repertoire by training with Pt Birju Maharaj, Smt Bragha Bessel, Shri Maulik Shah and Smt Ishira Parekh. She has performed extensively in India and Europe. |
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Sunday July 18 On Stage presents: Jazz MoonArra means “Three Streams. These five musicians - Jagadeesh (acoustic guitar, oud), Madhuri (vocals), Prakash Sontakke (slide guitar, vocals), Karthik Mani (ghatam, cajun, khanjira, and konnakol) and Wilson Kenneth (bass) - are on a journey that has no destination. They are inspired by sounds that have travelled from North India to Andalusian Spain to their collective upbringing in Carnatic and Hindustani classical. MoonArra performed at the Indigo & Blues jazz festival in 2008, in 2009 at the Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia (largest jazz festival in the world) (video clip), and in 2010 at the Bangkok Jazz Festival. They have had rave reviews, including in The Hindu: "MoonArra's music was as chatty as the band, honest without hype ... a bridge to music from across the world with a geography all its own." MoonArra's first CD Indian Accent will be released in August. |
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Sunday June 6 4pm On Stage presents: Odissi Dance We are extremely fortunate to have a performance by Amulya who is conducting workshops in Bangalore, visiting from Orissa. Amulya is one of the leading Odissi dancers of the present generation. This extraordinary performer's thirst for knowledge and excellence, and quest for perfection in dance, took him to Orissa Dance Academy in Bhubaneswar, where he received training under Padmashree Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. Gurus Aruna Mohanty, Bichitrananda Swain and Manoranjan Pradhan |
Friday February 26 8pm On Stage presents: Western Classical Music Excelicia has played piano in different settings - operrettas, musicals, and at the Taj and Leela. She has sung solo in India, Bangkok, and the Netherlands. She was a member of the Studente Koor (a choir in Amsterdam), and the Anglo -American Theatre Group of the Hague. She co-founded and directed the Madrigal Internationale (Choir), Bombay, and founded and conducted the choir in Christ Curch, Amsterdam. Excelicia is involved in a variety of activities here in Bangalore from NGO's to corporate training, and college lecturing(literature), but most of the time follows her passion for music. Excelicia will be accompanied by Mariella on the piano when she sings. |
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Friday January 29 8pm On Stage presents: World Fusion Music An Indo-Canadian band exploring offshoots of classical traditions into funk, jazz, and the blues. Since 2005, the trio bring together their roots in North and South Indian classical and Western musical forms to create a genre-defying and universally appealing music, both energetic and contemplative. Vocals, and English and Classical Indian styles intertwine with Hindustani slide guitar, violin, bamboo flute, and vocal harmonics. Their music is driven by the ghatam, a clay pot drum, konnakol, a linguistic drum language, and other world percussion peppered with funky and bluesy guitar styling’s. They have played both in India and Canada and have received some rave reviews. Here is what some of the local critiques have to say about them: “[Lehera] …has given fusion a different dimension, mixing classical [Indian] with funk and jazz.” - The Deccan Herald, India. “The band has expertly blended everything from konnakol to blues and jazz guitaring to vocal harmonics from the Tuvon tradition” Most recently, Lehera was also chosen as winners in the world fusion category of the prestigious Independent Music Awards (IMAs) 2009. For more information visit Lehera's website. |
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Friday January 15 8pm On Stage presents: Carnatic Music Concert A trio of Bangalore's best Carnatic musicians spanning two generations. TAS Mani has been playing the Mrindangam for over 5 decades across the world. Rated as “A top” artist by All India Radio, Mr Mani has played with several eminent artists ranging from D.K.Pattamal and M.S. Subbalakshmi to Charlie Mariano and Doug Hammond. He will be accompanied by his son Karthik Mani on the Ghatam. Karthik is is an extremely versatile player, playing different genres of music as well as varied percussion instruments. He too has toured across the world and has his own bands “The Karthik Mani Group” and “Taalization”. He is also the highly-acclaimed percussionist of the Indo-Canadian band "Lehera” and the first Indian percussionist to win the “Independent World Music Award” for World Fusion. Joining the percussionist duo is Amith Nadig, widely acclaimed as a child prodigy of Karnataka. He is one of the youngest “A” graded artist of All India Radio and has performed all over the world. He is famous for his rare talent of producing sound which can range from a of mood of deepest meditation to experimental world music and already has 10 albums to his credit! |
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