[IMC Bombay] Harmony Concert on 14 August

[PUKAR @ IndyMedia]

=46rom: Shaina Anand, Chitrakarkhana <tellavision@chitrakarkhana.net>

Harmony
Wednesday 14 August 2002, 6:00 pm to 10:30 p.m.
St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra (W)

On the eve of Independence Day this year, we want to bring together 
the people of Mumbai to celebrate, in a special way, our composite 
culture and secular spirit.

Harmony is a one-off, curated concert, where classical forms of music 
and dance are brought together in a fresh, contemporary format.

The concert will begin with a dance performance, an invocation for 
peace and communal harmony. We then follow a sequence from Dhrupad 
instrumental recital, through the Khayal and Thumri vocal traditions, 
to more experimental compositions by a young new breed of classically 
inspired artists. All the artists will be sharing their personal 
views with the audience.

The art forms, and the artists themselves, are living icons of a deep 
secular tradition. The stories that they bring to us are the timeless 
smileys of our civilisation. Theirs is a humane beauty, a syncretic 
spirit that is inspired by many religions and favours none.

=46or us, as young artists and "cultural producers", the challenge was 
to reach out to our own generation. We present this continuously 
morphing history, this age-old funk, in a way never seen before. 
Animation and live video feed will interpret and embellish the 
performances.

Now more than ever, we need this binding glue, this whole picture.

This day, 14th August also marks a violent partition, the wounds of 
which are still raw, more so following the recent communal bloodshed 
in the country.

In the spirit of this event, all artists, are performing for free. 
All proceeds from ticket sales are being sent to Gujarat for 
rehabilitation of the riot-affected population, many still unable to 
resume normal lives
and livelihoods.

Please join us in making this an evening we will all remember. Let's 
cherish the unique diversity of our unity. Jeeyo aur jeene do. See 
you there.

Please forward this friends, family and foes! Salaam Bombay.

Tickets Rs 100 for students. Rs 200 for citizens.

Available at: St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandhini and OMO, Bandra, 
Rhythm House and Gallery Chemould, Kala Ghoda. After Monday afternoon.

or call shaina @ 98202 18161. Email tellavision@chitrakarkhana.net.

Programme:
6:00 pm     Gathering in foyer, T-shirts, books, posters, art  and songs.


6:30 pm     Odissi . the ancient sculptural temple dance  sharp
Jhelum Paranjpe, noted Odissi exponent along with Smitalay Dance School.
Odissi set to a mix of popular and classical music with live-on 
screen interpretation.

7:30 pm     Dhrupad.  the pure root of hindustani sangeet Baha=EDud=EDdin 
Dagar, the young maestro from the illustrious school of Dagarbani is 
one of the few exponents of the ancient Rudraveena, a rarely seen
concert instrument.

8:30 pm.    Khayal, Thumri and Ghazal. from the formal to the popular

	Neela Bhagwat renders a khayal, followed by adaptations of Sufi
and Bhakti poems, whose lyrics are more relevant today than ever before.
She ends with a self-composition and a sing-along.

9:30 pm.   New fusions.
Aditya Kalyanpur, upcoming young tabla whiz, is a disciple of Ustad 
Allarakha Khan and Ustad Zakir Hussain.
He brings together the new breed of classically trained musicians, 
both Hindustani and Carnatic, in an energetic finale that melts many 
traditions into a contemporary sound. Accompanied by: Ravindra Chari- 
Sitar, Vijay Natesan- Mridangam, Adrian D=EDsouza=F1 Drums, Storms- Bass 
guitar and others.


in solidarity,

shaina anand
chitrakarkhana
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