Forthcoming Indian Performing Arts Events in Singapore
The information on this list is based on concert announcement fliers, newspaper notices and articles, newsletters and hearsay. While we try to be as thorough as possible in making new entries, accuracy is not guaranteed, so please follow the links and/or call the phone numbers to check the details. If you find that any of the information in this table is not accurate, please let us know. Also, if you know of any Indian performing arts event (especially classical music and dance) not listed here, please let us know (with as many of the details as possible, such as time, date, program, artistes - main and accompanying, venue (with address), organizer, ticket and contact information, such as email and phone numbers of the organizers). A simple listing on this page is free - an advertisement (with prominent location on the page and with more detailed information and graphics) will attract a charge - email us for particulars.
If you are a user of this board, we request you to ask organizers you know to email us at rama@kanakasabha.com in advance about their forthcoming events.
LAST UPDATED: June 1, 2005 6:30 p.m.
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In earlier news: SHRI T R SUNDARESAN, Mridangam Tutor at SIFAS, breaks Guinness world record for non-stop percussion accompaniment and solo by playing on the mridangam (with occasional moves to kanjira and morsing) non-stop for 42 hours and then some, from 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 1 to past 11:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2. Kanakasabha.com salutes Shri Sundaresan! Here are three photographs of this event, the start (5:00 a.m. on Sunday accompanying N R Prashanth), the breaking of the current record of 40 hours, (9:00:01 p.m. on Monday, while accompanying a venu-veena-violin ensemble), and then the finale (the new record of past 42 hours, at 11:06 p.m. on Monday, accompanying a vocal and instrumental ensemble of some of the finest musicians in Singapore!). MORE PICS HERE!



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Date
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Time
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Program | Artistes |
Venue
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Organizer
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Ticket and Contact
Information
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| 2005 | ||||||
| Sun, May 29 |
11:00 a.m.
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Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi Dance recital | Dr.(Smt.)Siri Rama, Sarikha Shetty, and Shubhra, Sowmya, Vidhya, Shashi, students of Kanaka Sabha, Singapore |
Open field opposite Serangoon Plaza,
Serangoon Road
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Free admission. | |
| Mon, May 30 until Jul 7 |
7:30 p.m.
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Various music and dance performances. Click here for program schedule in Word format. | Artistes from India and Singapore, including leading names such as Bombay Jayashri, Priya Sisters, Andan Kovil Sivan, Sikkil Gurucharan, Vittal Ramamurthy (violin), and many others. |
Sri Srinivasa Perumal
Temple 397, Serangoon Road |
Free admission. The program is a celebration of the Mandalabhishegam of the temple. Tel: 2985771 Fax: 2989884 Email: heb_sspt@pacific.net.sg | |
| Fri, Jun 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Sangeet Mehfil - bhajans, ghazals and folk music | Triveni Prasad |
Asian Civilizations Museum, Empress
Place
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Training and Performing Arts Centre
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Tickets: $20. Available at The Substation (Ph:6337-7800), Dosa Corner (Ph:6297-6297), Jyoti Music Corner (6292-7173), Rajesh Chand (9387-6602) |
| Sat, Jun 4 Sun, Jun 5 |
8:00 p.m.
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Therukkoothu Mahotsavam - folk theatre performance presenting "The Disrobing of Draupadi" | Directed by Kalaimamani Purisai Kannappa Sambandan |
Open field opposite Serangoon Plaza,
Serangoon Road
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Free admission. | |
| Fri, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 11 |
7:30 p.m.
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Vishwa Vinayaka - A tribute to Lord Ganesha in classical and contemporary music and dance | Composers Ajay and Atul Gogawale. Sung by S.P.Balasubramaniam and Shankar Mahadevan choreographed by the dance teachers and students of the Temple of Fine Arts | Invitations available at TFA. Program hotline: 6339-0492, 6333-0036 | ||
| Sat, Jun 18 |
7:30 p.m.
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Kala Yatra - orchestra, choir and dance presentation of classical and folk music and dance | Artistes of the Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir, and the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society | Tickets: $10, $15, $20. For more information, call SIFAS at 6299 5925/6299 5929. | ||
| Sat, Jul 2 |
TBA
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Carnatic vocal recital: Dr. S. Ramanathan Memorial concert | T N Seshagopalan |
TBA
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Tickets: $15-50, depending on when you purchase the ticket. Click here for details. For more information, call 6396-3296 | |
| Sat, Jul 2 Sun, Jul 3 |
8:00 p.m.
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Yatra: dance recital | Choreographed by Meenakshy Bhaskar-Schofield |
Academy Theatre, Nanyang Academy of
Fine Arts
151 Bencoolen Street |
Ph:6336-6537, 6396-4523, 6291-5857 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg | |
| Wed, Aug 17 Thu, Aug 18 Fri Aug 19 |
TBA
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Choices: Tamil play | Written and Directed by T T Dhavamanni | |||
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