On the 25th year Anniversary of PALLAVI, they bring to you: A MUSICAL DRAMA (Isai Nadagam) Presenting the Life of the great Saint-Composer of Carnatic Music inA UNITED VISUALS (CHENNAI) PRODUCTION With TV Varadarajan, in and as? “SRI THYAGARAJAR” At: 4:00PM on…
Category: Sumi’s Musings
Until Death do us Art – Kaala
Govind Pillai and Raina Peterson came together again to present Ka’la or Kaalam (Time), original works premiered for the ‘Due West Arts Festival’ at the Footscray Community Arts Centre, sponsored by Creative Victoria and Maribyrnong City Council from 22 to…
Sangam, a new wave
Written by Vishnu Arunasalam and Sumathi Krishnan Escaping the smoke ridden smoggy skies of Sydney, I inadvertently fell into winds kindling fires of a different kind in Melbourne, during the weekend of the 21st of November 2019. Fires which aspired…
When time stopped
Unravelled – created and choreographed by Janaki Rangarajan, gives new meaning to the epic mythological story of Draupadi, mingled with English script in spoken form and her unique style of Bharathanatyam. However Draupadi was done and overdone, just a tad…
Kalpana – Ideas In Movement
Exquisite was written all over it. Ideas in Motion – Kalpana by Agal Dance Company, directed by Vishnu Arunasalam held at ICE, Parramatta was presented to an exclusive intimate audience on the 9th November at 5:30pm. The evening commenced with…
Sangam in Melbourne
Melbourne hosts an eclectic showcase of South Asian Performing Arts this November A 3-day festival, bringing together globally renowned, award winning artists from India in performance with Australian artists of diverse backgrounds committed to the Indian arts will take place…
Krishnaarpanam
Krishnaarpanam, presented, directed and choreographed by Aruna Gandhi of Silambam School of Indian Classical Dance to mark the School’s tenth anniversary was one of the best performances I have seen in sometime to come. Engaging, colourful and scintillating from the…