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Shilpa takes to Odissi dance form for 'The Desire'
Scottrade |  15/09/11 06:48

Asia Pulse Data Source In a departure from her raunchy item numbers, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty will be showcasing her classical dancing skills in her forthcoming Indo-Chinese film 'The Desire--Journey of a Woman', for which she took Odissi lessons.

Shilpa takes to Odissi dance form for 'The Desire' Asia Pulse Data Source In a departure from her raunchy item numbers, Bollywood actress Shilpa...

Sarangi & Sitar Jugalbandi
I-Newswire |  14/09/11 20:03

This is a special opportunity to hear the sublime sounds of the sarangi a rarely heard bowed instrument of North India. Featuring Pankaj Mishra, sitar by Paul Livingstone and tabla accompaniment by Pt. Shashanka Bakshi.

...Khan, Subhankar Banerjee, and Bikram Ghosh. His dance recital performances with kathak exponent Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Rammohon Maharaj, Pt. Krishna...

Bodies Moving: Boston’s 10 best fall dance events
Boston Phoenix |  14/09/11 19:47

A season of terpsichorean delights

...SHAKTI, an American dancer based in Rajasthan who mixes classical Odissi dance with vernacular Kalbelia Rajasthani gypsy and tribal bellydance. That's...

Vibrant SA Indian culture at Arts Alive
Screen Africa |  14/09/11 11:20

The Joburg Arts Alive Festival brings you the first-ever Fordsburg Film Festival, which has arisen out of a partnership between the festival and Arts Alive.

...and loss. Mamathu Bhukya in the central role will enthral lovers of Indian classical dance and its related mythology (Sunday 25 Sept. 17h00)

Celebrate a fusion of sounds
IOL - Independent Online |  14/09/11 07:43

Indian cuisine will be served up in the form of classical music and fusion by santoor maestros Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Rahul Sharma next weekend in Cape Town.

...the imagination of millions who have since become devoted fans of Indian classical music. My personal concept of Indian classical music is that...

Kathak teacher en l’air
Guyana Chronicle Online |  14/09/11 03:11

Kathak teacher en l air

Kshetram dance performance in Bellevue to feature two Redmond residents
Bellevue Reporter |  13/09/11 17:58

On Sept. 25, Redmond residents Bhavana Kudikala and Supriya Unnikrishnan will be featured in "Kshetram," a dance production put on by Lakshmi Sanjay and Sanjay Subramaniam, cofounders and artistic directors of Abhinay Fine Arts (AFA).

...Anandh and Smitha Krishnan. The production incorporates three distinct Indian classical dance forms of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam.

Cultural experiences highlighted in drama
IOL - Independent Online |  13/09/11 08:09

Dance Like A Man Playwright: Mahesh Dattani Director: Lillete Dubey Cast: Vijay Crishna, Joy Sengupta, Suchitra Pillai and Lillete Dubey Venue: The Fringe at the Joburg Theatre, with three shows only that ended at the weekend.

...theatre contributes to that. The play looks at two ageing Bharatnatyam dancers confronting the imminent success of their daughter and how that...

UNESO to host cultural programme to commemorate Tagore
Business Ghana |  12/09/11 16:06

A documentary film that depicts the life and times of Rabindranath Tagore and recital of poems penned by the Nobel Laureate in Hindi and Bengali by the likes of Aparna Sen will enthrall audience in UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Monday at an event to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary.

...Simhendramadhyamam which is one of the 72 parent scales in South Indian classical music. The silver lining comes when the Bengali rendition of...

Bangla-India tribute to Tagore in Paris Monday
Bdnews24.com |  12/09/11 14:00

By New Delhi Correspondent New Delhi, Sept 12 (bdnews4.com) ? Eminent Rabindra Sangeet maestro Shama Rahman is set to perform at the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's headquarters in Paris on Monday, as Bangladesh and India will jointly organise a tribute to Rabindra

...in Raga Simhendramadhyamam, which is one of the 72 parent scales in South Indian classical music. The 'ragam' section is a free-style melodic...