03/2010, March

Details of all Programmes for March 2010

AUSTRALIAN TOUR OF KALA RAMNATH

SYDNEY – Friday 12th March 2010 at 8 PM Pallavi proudly presents a Hindustani music violin concert by maestro Kala Ramnath accompanied by tabla virtuoso Pandit Yogesh Samsi at The Drama Studio – Room 185 (downstairs) Building Y3A (Faculty of Arts) Macquarie University Parking available in Car Park Y1. [A nominal donation of $10 per person is requested to cover expenses. This event is supported by the Department of Media, Music & Cultural Studies, Macquarie University]

Driving directions: From Epping Road, enter Macquarie University at Balaclava Road/University Ave. Take the first left on Hadenfield Ave and the Arts building is the first one on the right, with car parking opposite. For artiste details see www.kalaramnath.com and www.yogeshsamsi.com As seating is limited please RSVP by contacting V. Ramnath 0414 718 169, Mohan Ayyar 0416 107 121 or 9831 5295, VV Ramesh 9868 3609

MELBOURNE – 13th March 2010 at 6:30pm Preston Town Hall Gower St Preston VIC is a ticketed programme sponsored by Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation ATBC. More details here

Kala Ramnath Melbourne Power point.

BRISBANE – 14th March 2010 at 6:00pm Kala Ramnath, Iyankaran, Yogesh Samsi and Sandeep Mishra shall perform at Indooroopilly State High School Hall, Ward St, Indooroopilly Brisbane. Ring Amit 04 1469 2127, Vasuki 07 3279 4597, Shen 04 15 106 428 . More details here Iyankaran Brisbane

For more details about Kala Ramnath go here

3rd March to 7th March 2010 Purandaradasa celebrations in Sydney brings Mysore Nagamani Srinath, Ganesh Prasad on Violin and Sri Mathiaparanam [Ravi] Ravichandhira an accomplished artist from Melbourne Click on brochure below for all details

6 March 2010 at 7:00pm Sydney Convention Centre Darling Harbour. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan son of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan shall present sufi and Bollywood music. For tickets ring 132849.

11 March 2010 at 7pm at the Seymour Centre in Sydney and 9 March 2010 at Melbourne Town Hall The Killing of Dushasana brought by Kerala Kalamandalam Dance Company who shall bring 17 Kathakali Dancers on the occasion of the 32nd Spirit of India tour organised by Natraj Cultural Centre in association with WOMADelaide Festival. Tickets available at 9531 7940 – $25 to $70. Click here to learn more about this programme  Dushasana

13th March 2010 at The Sydney Bahai Centre Silverwater Samarpana School of Indian Fine Arts run and managed by the students of CV Chandrasekar Shobhana and Suresh present Aananda Koothan. Family (2 adults, 2 children) $40; Single $15; Concession $10; Premium $30 (All profits go to the Australian Medical Aid Foundation, limited). Please ring 0430 311 818 or 0636 9017 for tickets.

13th March 2010 at 4:30pm Lavanya Balasubramanian performs Carnatic Vocal with Mohan Ayyar on Synthesizer and Mridangam by Janakan Suthanthiraraj at the Murugan Temple at Parramatta for 2 hours. This is a free concert.

14 March 2010 at 4.00pm Dr Chandrabhanu and dancers of the Chandrabhanu Bharathalaya Academy along side live musicians from India celebrate Dr Chandrabhanu’s 60th Birthday in Melbourne in the best way they know how.. through movement and dance in the production they call Dancing Moon and Sun.  Click below on brochure for all details

15 & 16 March 2010 at 8:30 pm Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar ‘Farewell to Australia’ tour at the Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House – Concert Hall Bennelong Point Sydney NSW 2000 Send a Ticket Enquiry Price: $135/$155/$175 Tickets on sale 2 November from http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/ SOH 02 9250 7111

20 March 2010 at 7:00 pm Saniya Patankar, Young and Upcoming Hindustani Vocalist shall be accompanied by Nikhil Harishchandarkar. Organised by South Indian Fine Arts Association the programme shall be held at the Theo Notares Centre, London Circuit Civic Canberra. Tickets $20 pp Call Gopal Krishnan 6231 9031 AH and 0416 311 343  Click here to see all details Saniya (1)

28 March 2010 at 6pm Dancing to Spirituality is brought by the Sashi Bala and her students of Natyadarshan. Dance concert to be held in aid of the Deaf and Blind School at the Casula Power House Theatre Tickets $25 Details Here