Past Indian Performing Arts Events in Singapore

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Past Events: 2002 2003

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Date
Time
Program Artistes
Venue
Organizer
Ticket and Contact Information
2004            
Thu, Jan 8
8:00 p.m.
Bharata Natyam duo Madhusri Raj Sethuraman and Shilpa Raj Sethuraman
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925
Sun, Jan 18
8:00 p.m.
Hindustani vocal recital Mukesh Desai
Four Seasons Hotel, Windows East, 20th Floor
Shambhala Yoga Centre
Tickets: $50 + GST.Contact Zarrina Ann Muhammad at 67388778, or email : mzarina@club21.com.sg. Program Hotline: 6735-2163
Wed, Jan 21
7:00 p.m.
Purandaradasa Aradhana celebration Various artistes, and communal singing
Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple, 555, Serangoon Road
All are welcome. Ph: Bhagya Murthy at 6258-8280.
Sat, Jan 24
6:30 p.m..

"Nectar that lasts forever": Tyagaraja Aradhana celebration

Students and staff of alapana arts
Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum
For more information, call 6396-3296
Sun, Jan 25
6:30 p.m.
Kadambari: "a garland of dances from Classical to folk" Artistes of the Temple of Fine Arts
Orchid Room, 5th level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Fri, Jan 30
7:30 p.m.
Hindustani vocal recital Sucheta Bhattacharya, accompanied by Chandranath Bhattacharya (harmonium), Sarfraz Ahmed (tabla)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925
Sat, Jan 31 7:15 p.m. Bharata Natyam arangetram Anuradha Parasuraman and Divya Parasuraman, disciples of Usha Rani Maniam
Usha Rani Maniam Dance School
By invitation. Contact 6481-7788.
Sat, Jan 31
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Sangeetha Swaminathan, disciple of Sudha Ragunathan, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Tickets: $10. Contact 6299-5925
Mon, Feb 2
7:00 p.m.
Carnatic Vocal recitals Sruti Pegatraju at 7:00 followed by P B Madhavan at 7:55, accompanied by Srividya Sriram (violin), N Balasubramanian (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 991 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Fri, Feb 6 7:30 p.m. Veena recital Meenakshi Somasundaram, accompanied by T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925
Mon, Feb 9
8:00 p.m.
Vinayaka: dance drama Choreographed by Meenakshy Bhaskar. Presented by artistes of Bhaskar's Arts Academy
ISEAS, NUS and Rotary Club of Raffles City
Tickets: $30, $50, $100 Ph:. 6336-6537, 6338-7008, 6291-1011/6292-4544 6220-2008 or ISEAS (6775-6264 or email: karthi@iseas.edu.sg). Profits will be donated to Straits Times Pocket Money Fund.
Fri, Feb 13
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic Vocal recital Geeta Sridhar, accompanied by N N Ganesh (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925
Sun, Feb 15
6:00 p.m.
Hindustani flute recital Steve Gorn
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Sri Aurobindo Society
Tue, Feb 17
7:30 p.m.
Kuchipudi recital Bhagyashri Manohar Free admission. Ph:6743-4566. Email: hub_sst@pacific.net.sg
Tue, Feb 17
8:00 p.m.
Dance recital Apsaras Arts artistes Free admission. Ph:6743-4566. Email: hub_sst@pacific.net.sg
Wed, Feb 18
8:00 p.m.
Dance recital Artistes of SIFAS, Temple of Fine Arts, Bharathaa Arts Free admission. Ph:6743-4566. Email: hub_sst@pacific.net.sg
Wed, Feb 18
10:00 p.m.
Carnatic Flute and Violin duet C N Thiyagarajan (flute), Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), accompanied by Balachander (mridangam), Parandaman (ghatam), Balaraman (kanjira)
Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple
1140 Woodlands Road
Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple
Free admission. Ph: 62699902
Email: arasa@singnet.com.sg
Wed, Feb 18
11:00 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble Artistes of SIFAS Free admission. Ph:6743-4566. Email: hub_sst@pacific.net.sg
Wed, Feb 18
11:00 p.m.
Whistle recital Satish Chandra accompanied by Balachander (mridangam), Parandaman (ghatam), Balaraman (kanjira)
Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple
1140 Woodlands Road
Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple
Free admission. Ph: 62699902
Email: arasa@singnet.com.sg
Fri, Feb 20
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic flute recital L Saravanan, accompanied by N N Ganesh (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925

Fri, Feb 20

Sat, Feb 21

8:00 p.m.
"Bala Nrityam and
Ilayar Natanam"
Artistes of Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society Tickets: $10. Ph:6336-6537 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Fri, Feb 20
7:30 p.m.
Bhakti: Carnatic Vocal recital Aruna Sairam, accompanied by B V Raghavendra Rao (violin), C S Murugabhoopathy (mridangam)
YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street
Hindu Centre
Tickets: $25, $15, available by calling 6291-8540, 9621-4305
Sat, Feb 21 7:30 p.m. Maya - dance recital Veshnu T
Alliance Francaise Auditorium, 1, Sarkies Road
Tickets: $22. Ph: 9068-8050, 9239-6574, 9484-7707.Email: maya_0910@yahoo.com.sg
Sun, Feb 22
7:30 p.m.
Ayalkkoottam: Malayalam play By Francis T Mavelikkara and artistes of Singapore Kerala Association Tickets: $15 available with Kerala Cuisine (Little India Arcade - Ph: 6297-1011), Soorya Foods International (6296-2371), Kamala Nair (6753-7347), Sarojini Chandran (6353-8504), Saraswathy Pillai (9757-4474)
Sun, Feb 22
7:30 p.m.
"Dwivarna" Carnatic and Hindustani "whistle" recital Siva Prasad, accompanied by D S R Murthy (mridangam), Dr Shrinivas (Tabla)
YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street
Singapore Telugu Mithrulu and Hindu Centre
Tickets: $25, $15, available by calling 9625-7869, 94886363,6291-8540
Mon, Feb 23 7:30 p.m. Carnatic vocal recital Pushpa Anand
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925
Thu, Feb 26
7:00 p.m.
Carnatic Veena recital Ramkumar Vasudevan, accompanied by Krishnan (mridangam)
Library@Orchard
Free admission.
Thu, Feb 26 Fri, Feb 27
8:00 p.m.
Rasa - the essence of emotion - dance recital Roshni Pillay Kesavan, and Girish Kumar Panicker
In aid of South Indian Education Trust; Tickets: $50,$30, $20, $10. Call 6296-2855, 9667-3258.
Fri, Feb 27
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital S. Pathmalingam, accompanied by M Balakrishnan (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
SIFAS
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925
Sat, Feb 28
11:30 a.m.
Kuchipudi recital Bhagyashri Manohar
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Asian Civilisations Museum - Andhra Pradesh Festival
Free admission.
Sat, Feb 28
1:30 p.m.
Carnatic music in Telugu Artistes of SIFAS
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Asian Civilisations Museum - Andhra Pradesh Festival
Free admission.
Sat, Feb 28
4:00 p.m.
Kuchipudi recital Kalpalathika
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Asian Civilisations Museum - Andhra Pradesh Festival
Free admission.
Sat, Feb 28
7:00 p.m.
Bharata Natyam arangetram Sudha Gouri Lakshmanan, disciple of Vasantha Kashinath, accompanied by Bhagya Murthy (vocal), Ghanavenothan Rethnam (flute), Manikantan (violin), Devaraj (mridangam) Admission is free.
Sun, Feb 29
11:30 a.m.
Kuchipudi recital Bhagyashri Manohar
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Asian Civilisations Museum - Andhra Pradesh Festival
Free admission.
Sun, Feb 29
1:30 p.m.
Carnatic music in Telugu Artistes of SIFAS
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Asian Civilisations Museum - Andhra Pradesh Festival
Free admission.
Sun, Feb 29
4:00 p.m.
Kuchipudi recital Kalpalathika
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
Asian Civilisations Museum - Andhra Pradesh Festival
Free admission.
Sun, Feb 29
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic veena recital Maya Swaminathan, accompanied by Satish Chandra Sista (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 991 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Feb 29
6:30 p.m.
Jhankaar: sitar recital Samuel J Dass, accompanied by Prakash Kandasamy (tabla)
Orchid Room, 5th level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Sun, Feb 29
7:25 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital R Pavan, accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), Satish Chandra Sista (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 991 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sat, Mar 6
8:00 p.m.
Gaana Yatra (Musical Journey)

NUS Indian Instrumental Ensemble Tickets: $11. Contact Ticketcharge at 6296-2929

Tue, Mar 9
7.30 p.m.
Lecture Demonstration and showing of "work in progress" Maxine Heppner (Canadian choreographer) and Jaynthi Siva
Supported by the Canandian High Commission and Magdalena Singapore
Fri, Mar 12
7:30 p.m.
The Golden Karnatic Classics - vocal recital

Shertallay K.N. Renganatha Sharma, accompanied by M. Balakrishnan (violin),
Trivandrum V. Surendran (mridangam)

YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street

Tickets: $15, 10. Ph: 63370334 Email: mr.lenin@pacific.net.sg

Sun, Mar 14
6:30 p.m.
Indradhanush: celebration of Holi with Hindustani vocal recital including Hori, Thumri, Kajri and numerous folks songs Kalyani Puranik and students
Annalakshmi restaurant, II level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Fri, Mar 19
7:30 p.m.
Bhakti: Carnatic Vocal recital Aruna Sairam, accompanied by B V Raghavendra Rao (violin), C S Murugabhoopathy (mridangam)
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
19 Ceylon Road
Siglap East CC Indian Activities Group
Tickets: $20, $10. Call 6448-7662, 9753-9583 for more information.
Sat, Mar 27
7:30 p.m.
"Cycle of the Fifth": "special programme"
Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum
Free admission. For more information, call 6396-3296
Sun, Mar 28
10:45 a.m.
Sampradaya Utsavam - rendition of Tyagaraja's Utsava Sampradaya kritis in celebration of Ram Navami
The Hindu Centre, 132 Owen Road
Ph: 6291-8540. Email: hinducentre@pacific.net.sg. Those who wish to participate in the singing may contact Ramkumar at 9815-9646 or Kalyani Rao at 9621-4305
Sun, Mar 28
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic violin duet Rajan Chandrasekharan and Anirudh Gangadharan
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 991 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Mar 28
7:20 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Arvind Ratnam Ganesh, accompanied by Radhika R (violin); Krishnan S (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 991 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org

Tue, Mar 30 Mon, Apr 5

6:30 p.m.
Chau dance recital
Artistes of Chhaya Arts Civil Services Club Auditorium, Tessensohn Road
Josco Travel and Trading, Singapore Literary Society
Free admission. Contact 6299-4144 for more information
Fri, Apr 2 Sat, Apr 3 Sun, Apr 4
7:30 p.m. 8:45 p.m. 10:00 p.m. (only Sat)
Carnatic and Contemporary music Ramkumar V (Veena); Karthik Balachander (Cello); Niranjan (Drums)
Esplanade Waterfront
Esplanade
Free admission.
Fri, Apr 2
8:00 p.m.
Santoor recital Shivkumar Sharma, with Rahul Sharma (santoor), accompanied by Sabir Khan (tabla)
Victoria Concert Hall
Festival season tickets $100, $50. Daily tickets $100, $50, $20. Call 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 3
9:30 a.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Vasudha Devanathan, accompanied by Balagurunathan (nattuvangam), Lavanya (vocal), M Balakrishnan (violin), T Saravanan (flute), T Ramanan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 3
11:15 a.m.
Carnatic veena recital R Banumathy, accompanied by T R Sundaresan
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 3
3:00 p.m.
Carnatic Vocal recital Suman Sambamurthy, accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), S Krishnan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 3
8:00 p.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Alarmel Valli, accompanied by Cange Kesavalu Vasudevan (nattuvangam), Latha Ramchand (vocal), B P Haribabu (mridangam), Ranjani Ramakrishnan (violin) Festival season tickets $100, $50. Daily tickets $100, $50, $20 Call 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 4
9:30 a.m.
Carnatic Violin recital Radhika and Ranjani Ramakrishnan, accompanied by Pallavarajan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 4
11:15 a.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Nidya Shantini Manohara, accompanied by Girish Kumar Panicker (nattuvangam), Geetha Sridhar and Sushma Somasekharan (vocal), N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T Saravanan (flute), T Ramanan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 4
3:00 p.m.
Hindustani Sitar recital Kumar Karthigesu
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 4
4:45 p.m.
Carnatic Vocal recital R Pavan, accompanied by Srividya Sriram (violin), Satish Chandra Sista (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 4
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Ranjani and Gayatri, accompanied by Vittal Ramamurthy (violin), Arun Prakash (mridangam), S Karthik (ghatam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Tickets: $20. Festival season tickets $100, $50 Call 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org

Mon, Apr 5

6:30 p.m.
Chau dance recital
Artistes of Chhaya Arts
"Pekkio" Community Centre, Cambridge Road
Josco Travel and Trading, "Pekkio" Community Centre
Free admission. Contact 6299-4144 for more information
Mon, Apr 5
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic Vocal recital N R Prashanth, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam), T Ramanan (ghatam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Mon, Apr 5
8:15 p.m
Bharata Natyam recital Kalaivani and Rajalakshmi
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Tue, Apr 6
6:30 p.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Lavanya Balachandran, accompanied by Balagurunathan (nattuvangam), Pathmalingam (vocal), Kartik Balachandran (violin), T Saravanan (flute), T Ramanan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Tue, Apr 6
8:15 p.m
Bharata Natyam recital Ajit Bhaskaran Dass (Malaysia), accompanied by T Veshnu (nattuvangam), Bhagya Murthy (vocal), T Ramanan (mridangam), Ghanavenothan Rethnam (flute), T S Lazar (violin)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Wed, Apr 7
6:30 p.m.
Violin, Venu, veena recital N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T Saravanan (flute), Meenakshi Somasundaram (veena), accompanied by T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Wed, Apr 7
8:15 p.m
Bharata Natyam recital Janaki Raj Srikanth and her disciples Supraja Seshadri and Manisha Taparia (Indonesia)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Thu, Apr 8
6:30 p.m.
Sitar recital Orme Maheswaran (Malaysia), accompanied by Shailendra Mishra (Tabla)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Wed, Apr 7 Thu, Apr 8
7:30 p.m.
ISOLATE - A night of solos (dance recital) Performed by Jaynthi Siva, Sharmini Winslow, Shauna Winslow, Claire Jaffray, Haymini Muthusamy, Melissa Wong, Agnes Law
Choreographed/directed by Jaynthi Siva, Jaime Redfern and Maxine Heppner
Supported by The National Arts Council, The Arts Fund, Magdalena Singapore and The Substation
Thu, Apr 8
8:15 p.m
Kuchipudi recital Kalpalathika Vimal Krishnan,
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Thu, Apr 8
7:30 p.m.
'At the Altar of Love' - Odissi dance recital Ramli Ibrahim and Sharmila Gunasingham
ASG Visions Pte Ltd.
Tickets: $105, $79, $53, $38. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Fri, Apr 9
9:30 a.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Usharani Maniam's dance troupe
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Fri, Apr 9
11:15 a.m.
Carnatic vocal recital R Shobana, accompanied by Kartik Balachandran (violin), Sai Akileshwar (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Fri, Apr 9
12:15 p.m.
Carnatic violin recital Nandakumar Narasimhan and Balaji Narasimhan, accompanied by Sudarshan Narasimhan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Fri, Apr 9
3:00 p.m.
Carnatic flute recital C N Tyagaraju, acompanied by Ranjani Ramakrishnan (violin), Pallavarajan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Fri, Apr 9
8:00 p.m.
Mohan Veena - Chitra Veena jugalbandi Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (mohan Veena), N Ravikiran (chitra veena) , accompanied by Ramkumar Mishra (tabla), Arun Prakash (mridangam), S Karthick (ghatam) Festival season tickets $100, $50. Daily tickets $100, $50, $20. Call 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 10
9:30 a.m.
Kathak recital Irene Manuel
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 10
11:15 a.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Sindhu Sundar, accompanied by Kartik Balachandran (violin), Viknash (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 10
3:00 p.m..
Carnatic vocal recital P B Madhavan, accompanied by Srividya Sriram (violin), N Balasubramaniam (mridangam), Satish Chandra Sista (kanjira)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sat, Apr 10
7:30 p.m.
Mandolin duet U Srinivas and U Rajesh, accompanied by S D Sridhar (violin), T K Murugabhoopathy (mridangam), S V Ramani (ghatam)
Arte Compass
In aid of Dyslexia Association of Singapore. Tickets: $82. 62, 42,21. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sat, Apr 10
8:00 p.m.
"Bells in Trance - A journey of a disentangled bell through space" - Choir, orchestrated choral recital followed by dance drama Performed by artistes of SIFAS; dance drama choreographed by SIFAS teachers Festival season tickets $100, $50. Daily tickets $50, $20. Call 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 11
9:30 a.m..
Mummoorthigal Vizha - combined celebration of birthdays of Carnatic music trinity Communal singing lead by Hyderabad Brothers
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 11
4:45 p.m..
Carnatic Vocal recital Srividya Sriram, accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), Satish Chandra Sista (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Ph: 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Sun, Apr 11
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Hyderabad Brothers, accompanied by Vittal Ramamurthy (violin), Arun Prakash (mridangam), S Karthik (ghatam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Festival season tickets $100, $50. Daily tickets $20 Call 6344-0784, 9621-4305, 6299-5925 for more information. Email: tickets@sifas.org
Fri, Apr 16
8:00 p.m.
Slide-guitar and vocal, combining the essence of the Blues with the depth of Indian ragas Harry Manx
Esplanade Recital Studio
Greenhorn Productions
Tickets: $39. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sat, Apr 17 Sun, Apr 18
7:30 p.m.
Ambikaaliilaa: Goddess mother'sdivine play - a Bharata Natyam recital Malavika Mohanan
Roy Bennett Theatre, United World College, Dover Road
UWCSEA, Apsara's Arts
Free admission. Donations accepted (in aid of Bosco, Bangalore). For more details, contact: Tara Mohanan elltaram@nus.edu.sg
Sun, Apr 18
6:30 p.m.
Sitar recital Usman Khan, accompanied by Nawaz Mirajkar (tabla)
Annalakshmi restaurant, II level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations ($50, inclusive of buffet dinner) at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Fri, Apr 23
8:00 p.m.
Carnatic violin recital Akkarai S Subhalakshmi, accompanied by T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
SIFAS, 2A Starlight Road
Free. Donations welcome. Ph: 6299-5925
Sat, Apr 24
6:45 p.m.
"Thaalangalin Sangamam": variety program including dance and music Various artistes
Yio Chu Kang Community Centre
Call 9271-7505 for more information.
Sat, Apr 24 Sun, Apr 25
8:00 p.m.
Poorna Chandrika - dance drama Choreographed by Srilatha Vinod Tickets: $20, $15 available at Nrityalaya (155 Waterloo St); Bhaskar's Arts Academy (19 Kerbau Rd and 29A Campbell Lane) Ph:6336-6537, 6396-4523, 6291-5857, 6337-7800. Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Sun, Apr 25
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic violin recital Ranjani and Radhika Ramakrishnan, accompanied by Satish Chandra Sista (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 991 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Apr 25
7:00 p.m.
Tribute to Syama Sastri Communal singing
alapana arts hall, 450 Serangoon Road, #2-01
Free admission. For more information, call 6396-3296
Sun, May 2
TBA
Swathi Thirunal festival Artistes of Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society
Nrityalaya, 155 Waterloo St
Ph: 6336-6537 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Sun, May 9
4:00 p.m.
Blooms of Lalitha Lavangam - dance recital by mothers and daughters Artistes of Apsaras Arts, students of Neila Sathyalingam
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
19 Ceylon Road
Ladies Committee and Youth Wing of Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple and Apsaras Arts
Call 6285-6448 or email apsaras_arts@pacific.net.sg for more information
Sun, May 9
5:00 p.m.
Yakshagaana
Taala Maddale - Vaali Moksha
Sri Srinivasa Perumal
Temple 395,
Serangoon Road
S$5 for adults and S$3 for children; free for children below 3 years. Food will be served at the end of the Programme. Email: kannadasangha@singara.com for more information
Sun, May 9
6:30 p.m.
Taal Yatra: "A rhythmic journey through Mother India" Nawaz Mirajkar and his senior students, playing a variety of percussion instruments accompanied by vocal,violin and piano
Annalakshmi restaurant, II level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations ($50, inclusive of buffet dinner) at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Sat, May 15
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Jaya Krishnan, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin) and T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Free admission. Donations welcome. Ph: 6299-2925.
Fri, May 28 Sat, May 29 Sun, May 30
8:00 p.m.
Ma - contemporary dance and Kathak Akram Khan Company (UK/Asia) Tickets:$72, $62, $42, $32, $22. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sat, May 29
7:00 p.m.
Ritu Chakra - "an evening of Indian classical music and dance celebrating the seasons of India" Kalpalathika K (Kuchipudi), Lavanya Balachandran (Bharatanatyam), Irene Manuel (Kathak), Kathak students of Guru Charan Giridhar Chand; Meenal Bhide and her senior students (Hindustani vocal)
Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel
Engage Consumer Interfaces Private Limited
Tickets $25. Contact Anu Raju 9662-4689, Gauri Gupta 9781-1837 or Sarita Sriram 9821-3929
Sat, May 29
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Hyderabad sisters, accompanied by M Balakrishnan (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Tickets: $10. $5 for SIFAS students Ph: 6299-2925.
Sun, May 30
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic violin recital Niranjan J Srinivasan, accompanied by N Balasubramaniam (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, May 30
6:30 p.m.
Taar Vistaar: East meets West -"melodious improvisation on strings" Kumar Karthigesu (sitar), Jyotsana Prakash (piano), Nawaj Mirajkar and Prakash Kandasamy (tabla), with special guest artistes Jia Tang (cello) and Gerard Chia (violin)
Annalakshmi restaurant, II level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Sun, May 30
7:25 p.m.
Carnatic veena recital Aravind Ratnam Ganesh, accompanied by N Balasubramaniam (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sat, Jun 5
6:00 p.m. (all night event)
Maha Mela All night mela with music by Nadaka and light music by local artistes and a 7 hour Kathakali performance of the Mahabharata
Open field at Race Course Road/ Northumberland Road
Free admission.
Wed, Jun 9
11:00 a.m.
Master class in Carnatic Music Lalgudi Jayaraman and N Ramani
YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street
Fees: $5 (observers)
Wed, Jun 9
8:00 p.m.
Sunada Pravaham (Musical Cascade): the Music of Lalgudi Jayaraman - Carnatic music recital
Special Singapore-India collaboration conducted by Lalgudi G J R Krishnan, featuring N Ramani (flute) and many artistes from India and Singapore.
Tickets: $42, $32, $22, $16. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sat, Jun 12
5:30 p.m.
Lekure Udand Zali - Marathi play
Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium, Opp Dover MRT Station

 

Call 6243 9075 / 6846 1169 for Tickets

Mon, Jun 14
7:30, and at 8:30
Veena recital Ramkumar Vasudevan, accompanied by Selvapandian (mridangam)
Esplanade Concourse
Free admission.
Sun, Jun 27
6:30 p.m.
Nritya Darshan: Kuchipudi duo Sisters Thachayani and Kasthoori Ramanaidu
Annalakshmi restaurant, II level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Sun, Jun 27
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital; followed by Talk Show on music and Music Quiz Venkatram S, accompanied by Nandakumar (violin), Sudarshan (mridangam); quiz designed by Ganesh Rajaratnam
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sat, Jul 10
7:30 p.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Gayatri Balagurunathan Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sun, Jul 11
7:00 p.m.
Dr S Ramanathan memorial Anniversary concert: Carnatic vocal recital T V Sankaranarayanan, accompanied by Nagai Sriram (violin), V Raghuraman (mridangam) Tickets: $15 available in June. For more information, call 6396-3296
Fri, Jul 16
8:00 p.m.
"An Evening of Hindustani Classical Music, Ghazal, Geet and Thumri" Artistes from Pakistan: Mubarak Ali Khan and Rais Ali Khan (vocal), Akmal Qadri (flute), Sajjad Ali (tabla) Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat, Jul 17
7:30 p.m.
Hindustani vocal recital K R Syama Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat, Jul 17
8:30 p.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Sunita Nair Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sun, Jul 18
6:00 p.m.
"Musical concert": 2.5 hours of Carnatic music, followed by a half hour of lighter melodies Dr. S. Hariharan Nair, accompanied by Thiruvizha Sivanandan (violin), Mavelikkara S R Natesan (mridangam), Adichanallur Anilkumar (ghatam), Arun Kumar (tanpura) Admission by invitation. Call 962-9690, 9272-1444, 9757-4474 for information.
Sun, Jul 18
6:30 p.m.
"Sangamam": a fusion of percussion and strings Students and teachers of the Temple of Fine Arts
Annalakshmi restaurant, II level, Excelsior Hotel, 5 Coleman street

The performance will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by a vegetarian buffet at Annalakshmi restaurant. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfa_sg@templeoffinearts.org Pick up invitations at TFA office a the Excelsior hotel.

Fri, Jul 23
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic Vocal recital Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat, Jul 24
7:00 p.m.
Carnatic vocal arangetram Annapoorani Murali, disciple of M R Lenin
DBS Auditorium, Shenton Way

Ph: 63370334 Email: mr.lenin@pacific.net.sg

Sat, Jul 24
7:00 p.m.
Carnatic Violin-Veena-Venu A Kanyakumari (violin), P Vasanthkumar (veena), Prapancham Balachandran (flute), Prapancham Ravindran (mridangam)
PUB Auditorium, Somerset Road
Call 9272-1444, 9757-4474 for information.
Sat, Jul 24 Sun, Jul 25
7:30 p.m.
Aygiri Nandini - dance recital Choreographed by Balagurunathan
Khoo Auditorium, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, 190, Dunearn Road
Sri Lasya Arts
in association with the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society
Tickets: $20, $15 & $10. Call
9729-9776, 9023-4253, 9144-4353 or srilasyaarts@hotmail.com
Sun, Jul 25
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic Violin duo Nandakumar and Balaji Narasimhan, accompanied by Sudarshan (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Jul 25
7:25 p.m..
Carnatic vocal recital Shanthi Mahadevan, accompanied by Srividya Sriram (violin), Krishnan (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Wed, Jul 28
12:30 p.m.
Instrumental Ensemble SIFAS teachers
NTU Auditorium
All ar welcome
Fri, Jul 30
8:00 p.m.
Om Namah Shivaya: Kathak dance drama Choreographed by Charan Girdhar Chand Tickets: $35, $25, $15, $10
($5 discount on any rate for Students and Members of NAS and BAA); Ph:6336-6537, 6396-4523, 6291-5857 Also available at the Substation on Armenian Street Ph: 6337- 7800. Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Sat, Jul 31
7:00 p.m.
Veena recital Students of Meenakshi Somasundaram Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat, Jul 31 7:30p.m. Varnam - program on the musical form of the varnam
alapana arts hall, 450 Serangoon Road, #2-01
For more information, call 6396-3296
Sat, Jul 31
8:00 p.m.
Bharata Natyam recital Students of Minal Merai S Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Fri, Aug 6
8:00 p.m.
Jurassic Baby: tamil drama Directed by Crazy Mohan
Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre, 500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651
SDBBS
In aid of the educational efforts of
"SARASWATHY KINDERGARTEN." Season Tickets: $150, $100 and $50 Ticket Information: 6293-8089,6457-3454 or E-Mail: yesarkay33@yahoo.com
Sat, Aug 7
8:00 p.m.
Maadhu + 2: tamil drama Directed by Crazy Mohan
Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre, 500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651
SDBBS
In aid of the educational efforts of
"SARASWATHY KINDERGARTEN." Season Tickets: $150, $100 and $50 Ticket Information: 6293-8089,6457-3454 or E-Mail: yesarkay33@yahoo.com
Sun, Aug 8
7:00 p.m.
Bharata Natyam recital and Malayalam songs Girish Kumar Panicker (dance), K R Syama (music)
12 Yishun Avenue 5, Singapore 768992
Sree Narayana Mission
For tickets, contact Sunanda of Sree Narayana Mission at 6759-4156 or 6752-1785.
Tue, Aug 10
8:00 p.m.
Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival L Subramaniam (violin), Kavita Krishnamurthy (vocal), Sultan Khan (sarangi), Seetta Subramamaniam (vocal), dancers from the Temple of Fine Arts
Esplanade Concert Hall
Tickets: $102, $72, $52, $32, $102 (box seats). Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Fri, Aug 13
7:00 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Sudarshan Narasimhan All are welcome. Ph: 6299-5925.
Fri, Aug 13
8:00 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Aravind Ratnam Ganesh All are welcome. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat, Aug 14
7:30 p.m.
Bharata Natyam arangetram Sujatha Tamilarasan, disciple of Girish Panicker
Khoo Auditorium, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, 190, Dunearn Road
All are welcome. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sun, Aug 15
8:00 p.m.
Bharata Natyam arangetram Subha, granddaughter of Smt and Shri K P Bhaskar Ph: 6336-6537 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Thu, Aug 19 Sat, Aug 21
8:00 p.m.
Rang Vidushak: Hindi (?) play, part of Theatre Festival "Legend Alive," with English subtitles Directed by Bansi Kaul
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Theatre Practice
Tickets: $28. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sun, Aug 22 2:30p.m. Rang Vidushak: Hindi (?) play, part of Theatre Festival "Legend Alive," with English subtitles Directed by Bansi Kaul
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Theatre Practice
Tickets: $28. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sun, Aug 22
7:15 p.m.
Bharata Natyam arangetram Sindhu Achudan, disciple of Usharani Maniam, accompanied by Bhagya Murthy (vocal), T S Lazar (violin), P Kannan (flute), Devaraj (mridangam)
Usharani Maniam School of Dance
Contact No. - Phone nos. 67551237 & 9773-6632; e-mail: sinachudan@hotmail.com,
nanooachudan@yahoo.com.sg
Fri, Aug 27 Sat, Aug 28 Sun, Aug 29 7:00 p.m. onwards Sarangi recital, among many other international music acts Sultan Khan, accompanied by Talvin Singh
Fort Canning
Womad Singapore Various combinations of daily and festival tickets available through SISTIC.
Sat, Aug 28 7:30p.m. Carnatic saxophone recital Ramanathan Gopalakrishnan, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Tickets: $10, $5 (for students). Ph: 6299-5925.
Sun, Aug 29
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Kalyani Sukumar Iyer, accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), Vignesh (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Aug 29
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital V Shankar Narayanan, accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), Selvapandian (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Wed, Sep 1
7:30 p.m.
Mridangam recital Devaraj
Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple, 152 Waterloo Street
Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple
Free admission. Ph: 63377957
Wed, Sep 1
8:00 p.m.
Kuchipudi recital Bhagyashri Manohar
Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple, 152 Waterloo Street
Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple
Free admission. 63377957
Fri, Sep 3 1:00 p.m. Sitar recital Chandranath Bhattacharya accompanied by Sarfraz Ahmed (tabla)
NUS Dome, Kent Ridge
ExxonMobil Campus Concerts Unplugged
Fri, Sep 3
8:00 p.m.
Rhythmic Renditions - dance recital Artistes of Bharata Art School, accompanied by Bhagya Murthy (vocal), Ghanavenothan Rethnam (flute), Devaraj (mridangam)
Toa Payoh Arts Auditorium
Bharata Art School Tickets: $15. Call 9836-1676 or 9116-9434 for more information.
Fri, Sep 3 Sat, Sep 4 Sun, Sep 5
8:00 p.m.
Mahabharata - therakoothu performance Artistes of Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society
YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street
Ph:6336-6537, 6396-4523, 6291-5857 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Sat, Sep 4 7:00 p.m. Bharata Natyam recital Girish Kumar Panicker
Sree Narayana Mission, 12 Yishun Avenue 5, Singapore 768992
Sree Narayana Mission For ticket information, contact Ms Sunanda of Sree Narayana Mission at Tel. 67594156 / 67521785
Sat, Sep 5 6:30 p.m. Divine Classical creations of Oothukkadu Venkatasubbaiyer - Musical Discourse
Sri Needamangalam V.Alamelu and Dr. V. Subbaraman
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Entrance by donation. Email: info@syama.org
Sat, Sep 11
TBA
National Indian Music Competition Prize winners' concert Winners of National Indian Music competition (sitar, veena, violin, vocal) Tickets: $5. Email: Ms Melissa Lim melissa_lim@nac.gov.sg Ph: 6837 9515; or Ms Sri Harlina sri_harlina_ahmad@nac.gov.sg Ph: 6837 9545
Fri, Sep 10 Sat, Sep 11 Sun, Sep 12
TBA
Isai Vizha - music festival Artistes of Nrityalaya Aesthetics Society
YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street
Ph: 6336-6537 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Sun, Sep 12
5:00 p.m.
Academy day - music and dance Students and staff of SIFAS
Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium, Dover Road
Free admission. Contact 6299-5925 for more information.
Wed, Sep 15
8:00 p.m.
Ram: dance-drama artistes of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Delhi NTUC Centre, 1 Marina Boulevard, Level 7 Auditorium Free admission for students and SIFAS members. For information, contact 6299-5925 or email raj@sifas.org
Sat, Sep 18
7:30 p.m.
Devotional songs Bombay Sisters C Saroja and C Lalitha
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
19 Ceylon Road
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
Pick up invitations at the temple. Ph: 63459175
Sun, Sep 19
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Bombay Sisters C Saroja and C Lalitha
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
19 Ceylon Road
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
Tickets: $10. Available at temple. Ph: 63459175
Sun, Sep 19
8:00 p.m.
Sringar (Erotic Love) - dance recital Artistes of NUS Indian Dance Part of Dance Reflections 2004. Tickets: $12. More ticket and program information here.
Tue, Sep 21 8:00 p.m Carnatic vocal recital Smt. Ranjini Swaminathan YMS Auditorium, 54 Waterloo Street Free admission. For details email:<bharathi_char@pacific.net.sg>
Sun, Sep 26
7:00 p.m.
Past Forward: Bharata Natyam recital Sreelatha Vinod Tickets: $50, $25. Ph: 6339-9993and 6339-0492. Email: tfasing@singnet.com.sg.
Tue, Sep 28
7:00 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Sriram Parthasarathy accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (violin), Balasubramaniam (mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Wed, Sep 29
8:00 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Hyderabad brothers D Raghavachari and D Seshachari, accompanied by S Varadarajan (violin), P Satish Kumar (mridangam) Tickets: $10, $5 (for students).. Ph: 6299-5925/5925. Email: raj@sifas.org
Fri, Oct 1
7:30 p.m.
Sitar recital Chandranath Bhattacharya, accompanied by Sarfraz Ahmed
Akriti, under the aegis of Singapore International Foundation, jointly with SIFAS
Donations for Sanlaap accepted gratefully.. Ph: 6299-5925/5925. For more information call Deepthi Prabhakar ( 91442004)
Sat, Oct 2
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic flute recital Tiruchy Saravanan, accompanied by M Balakrishnan (violin) and T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
Akriti, under the aegis of Singapore International Foundation, jointly with SIFAS
Donations for Sanlaap accepted gratefully.. Ph: 6299-5925/5925. For more information call Deepthi Prabhakar ( 91442004)
Sun, Oct 3
6:30 p.m..
Fusion ensemble Radhika Ramakrishnan (Violin), accompanied by Mridangam, Tavil and Tabla
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Oct 3
7:20 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Srividya Sriram, accompanied by Radhika Ramakrishnan (Violin), Satish Chandra Sista (Mridangam)
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Tue, Oct 5
7:30 p.m.
Dear Liar - English play
Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah Victoria Theatre
Metaphor Creative Pte Ltd
Tickets: $110, $90, $70, $50. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Thu, Oct 7
7:30 p.m.
Aap ki Soniya - English play
Sonali Bendre and Farooque Shaikh Victoria Theatre
Metaphor Creative Pte Ltd
Tickets: $110, $90, $70, $50. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Fri, Oct 8
7:30p.m.
Dance lec-dem R Muralidharan-Lecture
Kavya Lakshmi-Dance
R Gomathi Nayagam-Vocal
N Veeramani-Violin
M Dhanamjayan-Mridangam

Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Fri, Oct 8
8:00 p.m.
Urdu poetry recitation, ghazals Begum Abida Parveen
Victoria Concert Hall
Singapore Pakistani Association and Limelight Arts.
Tickets: $100, $75, $50, $35. Call Gul Jaffri at 6737-8431, 9742-2871. Email: gjaffri@hotmail.com
Sat, Oct 9
7:30p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Nirmita Narasimhan, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Thu, Oct 14
7:00 p.m.
Cherita Singapura: Kathakali recital Artistes of Nrityalaya Aesthetics
SMU, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Auditorium
The School of Economics & Social Sciences,The Cosmopolitan Club and the Office of Student Life. SMU
Free admission. Email studentlife@smu.edu.sg for more information
Fri, Oct 22
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Dr. S Sundar, accompanied by accompanied by M Balakrishnan (violin) and T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sun, Oct 24
6:30 p.m.
Carnatic violin recital Kavita
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sun, Oct 24
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital Usha Raman
Vedic Hall, Sakti Vilas, 1005 Serangoon Road
Free for members of Syama. Non-members pay as you wish. Email: info@syama.org
Sat, Oct 30
7:30 p.m.
Carnatic vocal recital N R Prashanth, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin) and T R Sundaresan (mridangam)
TBA
Akriti, under the aegis of Singapore International Foundation, jointly with SIFAS
Donations for Sanlaap accepted gratefully.. Ph: 6299-5925/5925. For more information call Deepthi Prabhakar ( 91442004)
Sat, Nov 13 Sun, Nov 14
8:00 p.m.
Sacred Flame: Odissi dance recital Surupa Sen and Bijoyini Satpathy
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam
Tickets: $27. $18 for Student, Senior Citizens above 60 years old & NSF. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Mon,Nov 15
7:30 p.m.
Classical to Contemporary - An evening of Indian Music Ramkumar (Veena),
Bharati (Violin), accompanied by Krishnan (mridangam) and Vignesh (ghatam)
Esplanade Waterfront
Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam
Free admission.
Mon, Nov 15
8:00 p.m.
Qawwali Night - The Sufiana Kalam of Hazrat Amir Khusro & The Ghazals of Fanah Kanpuri Gulam Qadar (vocal) accompanied by Gyan Singh (tabla)
Esplanade recital studio
Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam
Tickets: $32. $25 for Student, Senior Citizens above 60 years old & NSF. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Thu, Nov 18 Fri, Nov 19 Sat, Nov 20
8:00 p.m.
Erendira: play in Rajasthani with English subtitles, adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story, Erendira and her Heartless Grandmother Artistes of Theatre & Television Associates
Esplanade theatre studio
Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam
Tickets: $37. $28 for Student, Senior Citizens above 60 years old & NSF. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Fri,Nov 19 7:30 p.m. Carnatic vocal recital Sowmya Sundararajan, accompanied by N N Ganesh Kumar (violin), T R Sundaresan (mridangam) Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat,Nov 20
8:00 p.m.
Ritugana: solo dance recital Meenakshi Srinivasan
Esplanade recital studio
Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam
Tickets: $22. $15 for Student, Senior Citizens above 60 years old & NSF. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Sun, Nov 21
7:00 p.m.
Hindustani vocal recital and flute recital Shubha Mudgal (vocal) and Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute)
Esplanade concert Hall
Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam
Tickets: $82,62,42,32,22. Concession price for students at $10 & $15, NSF Men and senior citizens at $14 & $21. Available at all SISTIC outlets, by phone at the SISTIC hotline Ph: 6348-5555; online at www.sistic.com.sg or through mobile ticketing at wap.sistic.com.sg.
Thu, Nov 25
TBA
Valar Pirai: dance-drama Artistes of Apsaras Arts
NAFA Performing Arts Building
AWARE and Apsaras Arts
Ticket information: Ph: 9121-3678,6779-7137
Fri, Nov 26 8:00 p.m. Kuchipudi recital Padmaja and Sailaja Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sat, Nov 27
7:30 p.m.
Kavyarasa (Poetic Emotions): dance recital Selvamalar Sivasubramaniam & Jayanthi Arumuganathan (students of K P and Santha Bhaskar)
Khoo Auditorium, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, 190, Dunearn Road
Fund raising performance in aid of The Music and Dance Academy of Singapore Ceylon Tamils Association & Bursary Scheme of the TRC Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Ltd. Tickets: $100, $50, $30, $20. Contact: 97555634 or 91074552
Sat, Nov 27
7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Science of Indian Classical Music S A Veerapandian Free admission. Ph: 6299-5925.
Sun, Nov 28
7:00 p.m.
Gopika Krishna: Kuchipudi dance drama Dr Vempati Chinna Satyam and troupe
Singapore Polytechnic Auditorium, Dover Road
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple and Singapore Telugu Samajam
Concert in aid of Vasantha Mandapam at the Perumal Temple. Tickets: $100, 50, 30, 20. Ph: 6298-5771 (SSPT), 9451-6594 (STS), 6338-7008 (Jothi Store and Flower Shop), 6298-91884 (Gokulam Jewels and Crafts)
Thu, Dec 2 Fri, Dec 3 Sat, Dec 4
8:00 p.m.
Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance Artistes of Bhaskar's Arts Academy and Nrityalaya Aesthetics Ph:6336-6537, 6396-4523, 6291-5857 Email: nas@pacific.net.sg
Fri, Dec 17 Sat, Dec 18
7:00 p.m.
Kuraloviyum… An Inspiration Stage adaptations of stories linked to selected kurals from the Thirukkural.
Ravindran Drama Group
Tickets at $20
Contact: Jothi Music Corner, Ananda Bhavan Restaurant, Brindavan Restaurant or call 9837 6067
Fri, Dec 17 Sat, Dec 18
8:00 p.m.

Vishwa Vinayaka: dance fusion - combining east and west choreographic movements and visual elements

Artistes of Temple of Fine arts Admission by invitation.
Contact: Temple of Fine Arts at 6333 0036 or 6339 0492

             

Past Events: 2002 2003