THE BHAVAN'S WHAT'S ON | May - September 2023

WHAT’SONMAY-SEPT2023

MAY2023

BHARATANATYAMPERFORMANCEBY VIDHYASUBRAMANIAN

Fri5May|7pm–9pm|£25/£20/£15

VidhyaSubramanianpresentsaBharatanatyam recitalwithlivemusicofherchoicest compositionsinhercontinuedexplorationof ‘Vinimaya’-thereciprocitybetweenShringara andBhakti.

Vidhyainstilsherperformanceswithstirring energy,refinedelegance,andextraordinary sensitivity.TrainedintheVazhuvoorstyleby eminentgurusS.K.RajarathnamandAbhinaya exponentSmt.KalanidhiNarayanan,Vidhya mesmerizesaudiencesworld-wide.

COLOURSOFTHUMRI

LecturedemonstrationandworkshopbySmt. ChandraChakraborty

LECTUREDEMONSTRATION

Fri5May|5.30pm|£5

WORKSHOP

Fri12May–Fri16June|EveryFriday(6 weeks)|£100

TheBhavanandKalakarArtsUKpresents'Colours ofThumri',alecturedemonstrationfollowedby sixweeksindepthworkshopstaughtbySmt. ChandraChakrabortyonThumri,Dadraand othermostpopularSemiClassicalMusicfollowed byaconcertbytheparticipants.Allstudentsof Vocal,InstrumentsandDancearewelcometo joinandlearntheperformingstyleand techniquesalongwithtraditional"Bhao"(adance styletoportraytheemotionsofThumriand Dadra.(Completecoursebreakdownonthe website)

ChandraChakrabortyisaGoldMedalistand NationalScholarinThumriandDadraandalsoa trainedKathakdancer.Havingtrainedintwo typesofThumris-BanarasGharanaBolBanao Thumri,andClassicalThumri,shehasbeen performingthisspecialgenreforthelast28years. Shehasalsoconductedextensiveresearchon ThumriandDadraaspartofherproject"Taleof Tawaifs".Sheisalsocurrentlyauthoringabook onTawaifs,theirlivesandmusic,andwillbe recording40unheardThumrisandDadrasfrom originalrecordsfrom1902.

BHARATANATYAMMASTERCLASSWITH VIDHYASUBRAMANIAN

Variousdates (seebelow) |£150perperson

Throughtwoofhercompositions,Vidhyawill exploretheprocessoffindingthedancerand movementfromyourmosthonestspace-not fromtheoutsideinbutfromtheinsideout. Fromthoughttoactiontoemotiontoexpression toexperience.

Dates/Times/Location

April30:3-6pm-ThePlace(WC1H9PY)

May2&3:6:30-9pm-TheBhavan

May4:7-9pm-TheBhavan

Toregistercontact-AmrithaJayakrishnan

07968592853

BHARATANATYAMWORKSHOPBYSITA

NANDAKUMARA

‘ASHTANAYIKASANDRASA-BHAVA'

Sun7May|10.30am-1pm|£10

SitaNandakumarapresentsaBharatanatyam workshoponthe'Ashtanayikas',orthe8types ofheroinesasdetailedintheNatyashastra; andontheaspectsofRasa-Bhava. OpentoallstudentsofBharatanatyam.

SitaisaforemostdiscipleofTheBhavan London'sBharatanatyamGuru,SriPrakash Yadagudde.Knownasaversatileperformer andateacher,shehasestablishedthe NrityakashiSchoolofBharatanatyamin Bangalore,IndiaandisvisitingLondon.

SAMKHYA-SOLOTHEMATIC BHARATANATYAMBYSRINIDHIRAGHAVAN

Sun7May|6pm–8pm|£17/£12(£15/ £10ifbookedonline.Usecode BHAVAN50)

SamkhyaisathematicBharatanatyam performanceconceptualisedbySrinidhi Raghavan.Itdescribesvariousstoriesofthat whichisperceivedasmalevs.thatwhichis consideredfemale.Byretellingstoriesofunions betweenthetwo,andbydescribinghowthe femaleandmalecouldmeldintoonebeing, Samkhyadescribesthedivinityandbeautythat isbornfromtheblendofboth.

MusicEnsemble:VamshikrishnaVishnudas–Vocal,RohithaKaimal–Nattuvangam,M. Balachandar–Mridangam,BaluRaguraman–Violin,SubathraRaguraman–Veena

SrinidhiRaghavanisayoungdancerwhohas performedgloballyovertheyears.Knownfor her"precisenrittaandaptabhinaya"(The Hindu)sheisalsorecognizedforherinnovative choreographiesandoriginalworks,which oftenexplorecontemporarythemesvia traditionalBharatanatyampieces.

CreatingCulturalLegacies

WAKEUPCREATIONSPRESENTS-‘SAKIYE ROWTHIRAMPAZHAGU!’aka'YOUSLAY GIRL!'

Sat13May|6pm-7pm|Ticketprices£20/ £15/£10|PG(ParentalGuidance)

WakeUpCreationsannouncesthelaunchoftheir musicalintheUK.Themusicalhasastrongcallto actiontoinspirewomenandgirlchildrentolearn basicselfdefenceagainstsexualviolenceand domesticabuse.Themusicalischoreographed withBharatanatyam,nativemartialartsand moderntheatre.Themusicalistunedtothe lyricalmarvelofMahakaviSubramanyaBharathi, themanwhoforecastedthegrowthand challengesofmodernwomen100yearsago.

ARTEXHIBITION

SOUL-AJOURNEYINWARDSBYAYUSH SINHA

Sat13-Sun14May2023.12noon–8pm

Entryfree

TheexhibitionwillshowcaseMandala(circle)art todeepdiveinwardsintomechanicsofKarma, Shivaalongsideotherworksondevotionand humanbehaviour.www.ayushsinha.co.uk

CONFLUENCEINASSOCIATIONWITH SANSKRUTICENTREFORCULTURAL EXCELLENCEPRESENTS‘BHARATMAHOTSAV’ Sun14|5pm–9pm|Entryfree

Joinusforthisculturalextravaganzahighlighting thevariousgiftsthatIndiahasgiventotheworld, featuringartistsfromIndia,UK,andotherpartsof theworld.

3VERSIONSDELAVIE–FRENCH DRAMA

Thur18&Fri19May|8pm-9.30pm| £15/£10(concession)

Troisversionsdelavie,isaplaybyYasmina Reza(Theauthorof"ART").Theplayshows anawkwardsituation—acouplearrivinga dayearlyforadinnerparty—workingitself outinthreedifferentoutcomes.Thesame intenseeveningispresentedthreedifferent times-samecharacters,samesituationbut withthestakesincreasingeachtime.

STEPS2–EXHIBITION

FriMay19-Wed24,11am-7pmdaily FREEALLWELCOME

Agroupexhibitionofvisualart,paintings, sculptures,installationandceramicsbyartists fromArab,France,Greece,India,Sweden, FinlandandEthiopiaby TheEuropeanUnion MigrantArtistsNetwork-anetworkfor professionalmigrantartistslivingandworking intheEuropeanUnionarea,establishedin Turku,Finland,inJanuary1997.

KAASHIARTSPRESENTS“ARPAN”

Sat20May|6.30pm-9pm(15-minute interval)£15/£10

Joinusforadelightfulandsublimeeveningof HindustaniClassicalMusicwithinternationally acclaimedSarodartistfromKolkata,DrRajeeb ChakrabortyandthephenomenalTablaMaestro SanjuSahai.

RajeebChakrabortybelongstotheMaihargharana ofNorthIndianClassicalMusicandtrainedunder hisfatherandlifelongGuruPanditRabi Chakraborty.Overthelastfourdecades,Rajeeb hasbeenperformednationallyandinternationally. SanjuSahairepresentsthesixthgenerationof PanditRamSahai,thefounderoftheBenaresTabla Gharana.TheeveningissupportedbyPandit VishwaPrakashJionvocalandHarmonium, JayminiSahaipresentingKathakdance,Gurbaksh SinghMatharuanddisciplesofSanjuSahai.

DISCUSSIONANDSIGNINGOF‘WAROFLANKA’ (RAMCHANDRASERIESBOOK4)

byAMISHTRIPATHI

Mon22May|06:30pmawards (Arrival5:30pm)

|£7.99 RegistrationlinkonTheBhavanwebsite

FISIUKisorganisingtheLaunchandtalkofthe mostanticipatedblockbusterbookoftheyear-War ofLankabyShriAmishTripathi.FISIUKwillexplore manyotheraspectsofthisbookthroughinsightful talksanddiscussionwithAmishTripathi.

AmishTripathiwaspreviouslyaninvestmentbanker withadegreefromIIMKolkata.Thewritergaveup hisjobandfollowedhispassionforwritingandhas sofarpenned9books,whichareavailablein over20languages. AmishTripathiisIndia's diplomat,Minister(Education&Culture)and DirectoroftheNehruCentre,London.Friendsof IndiaSocietyInternational(FISI)UKisavoluntary organisationrepresentingadiversebodyof professionalsandbusinessleadersandhasbeen activelyworkingtowardsbuildingcultural,political, andeconomicrelationsbetweenUKandIndia.

'ISHARAISHARAMA'–GUJARATIDRAMA

Thur,25May|Dinner–5pm|Show:7pm9pm|£25/£20/£15

Tickets:07957555226|07931708026

Auniquelovestoryofamusiciananddeafgirl, theirjourneyfromfallinginlove,marriageand filingfordivorcewithoutfallingoutoflove. Presentationissuchasithasneverbeen performedonIndianstage.Realsignlanguage. PlayisperfectcombinationofEmotionand Humour.Completedaround259showsin3 languages.

JUNE

SITARREPAIRWORKSHOP-byShambhu GuptaandSmt.PunitaGupta

Sun4June|12pm-2pm,2.40pm-5pm |£20

WearepleasedtoannounceauniqueSitar maintenanceworkshopbyShambhuGuptaand PunitaGupta.Workshopparticipantswilllearn thebasicskillstomaintaintheirsitarinagood form,andgetin-depthinsightintochanging strings,polishingfrets,tyingfrets,dealingwith tightorloosepegs.Therewillbeanopportunity toaskquestionsaboutallaspectsofsitarmaking andmaintenance.

ShambhuGuptaisascientistandengineerbutis anexpertinsitarmaintenance.Herepairedsitar forRaviShankarfor40years.Smt.Punitaisa prominentsitarplayerandaseniordiscipleof BharatRatanRaviShankar.

LESPALMESDEMONSIEURSCHUTZ acomedybyJean-NoëlFenwick–French Drama

Tue6&Wed7June|8pm–9.45pm| £15/£12under18

Thisdramashowsahumoristicviewofthelivesof MarieandPierreCurieandtheirdiscoveries aroundradioactivity.Theworkhasalsowon2 MolièreAwardsin1990forbestplaywrightand bestshowinanindependenttheatre.Produced by"L'atelierGoodMorning",

DirectedbyJulienBalajas.Actors-François-Régis Coumau,SandrineDelabrière,CarolineDavinroy, LaurenceLePandeLigny,EveO'byrne,Julia Vernes.

FERAYELOHARANOSUR–A MUSICALTRIBUTE

Sat10June|6pm-10pm| £35VIP/£25MiddleRow/£20 Standard

FerayEloHaranoSurisamusical tributetothelegendarysingersLata Mangeshkar,Md.Rafi,Kishore Kumar,andJagjitSingh. Internationalandlocallypopular singersLaboniBarua,FarzanaSifat Shopna,GouriChoudhuryand SanjoyDeywillpresentpopular songsoftheselegendarysingers accompaniedbythefinestmusicians oftheUK.Host-UrmeeMazher.A presentationbytheTanasEventsLtd.

SOLOSITARRECITALBYRISHABRIKHIRAMSHARMA–Sitar forMentalHealth

Sat17June|6pm–8pm|£12(£10onlinecode BHAVAN50)

AfteraseriesofperformancesacrosstheUnitedStatesand severalongoingintegralsoundtherapytrainingstudies,Rishab bringshis‘SitarforMentalHealth’experiencetoTheBhavan. SitarforMentalHealtheventsaremulti-sensory-immersive experienceshelpingbridgeancientpracticesofsoundand energymedicineusingtraditionalIndianClassicalmusic, designedtoinvokestatesofdeepreflection,receptivity,and introspection;andre-introducesthesoundoftheSitarasa transformationaltool.Thesessionwillfocusonsilenceand deeplistening,andthegradualadoptionofthedevelopment ofmusicalimprovisationandconsciousness.Rishabwillusethe Sitarasatooltoputtheaudiencethroughajourneyof personalintrospectionandemotions.

PT.RAJKUMARMISRAPRESENTS-ANEVENINGOFTABLA BYHISDISCIPLES

Sun25June|6pm–8pm|£22/£17(£20/£15withonline codeBHAVAN50)

Pt.RajkumarMisrapresentsaneveningofTablabyhisdisciples. Theeveningalsofeaturesguestperformancesbythedisciples ofSmt.ChandrimaMisra(HindustaniVocal),Pt.SanjayGuha (Sitar),andKathakbySaberiMisra.Harmonium accompanimentwillbegivenbyPt.VishwaPrakash

ANANDADHARAARTSPRESENTS'TAGORE WITHRAGA'

Sat1July|6.30pm-8.30pm|£30/£25/£20

AuniquemusicalensembleofTagorewith IndianClassicalmusic,theeventwillfeaturethe livinglegendofHindustaniClassicalmusicUstad RashidKhanandeminentTagoresingerDr ImtiazAhmed.Theprogrammewillalsofeature AarmanKhan,theupcomingmosttalented vocalistfromIndia.

RAGASANDRAPS–AVEENAMEDLEYBY RAJHESHVAIDHYA

ApresentationbyTheBhavanandIforIndia Sat8July|6pm–9pm|£27/£22/£17 (£25/£20/£15onlinewithcodeBHAVAN50)

‘RagasandRaps’isascintillatingVeenaconcert byRajheshVaidhya,featuringamedleyofboth classicalandcinesongs.AccompaniedbySai Hari–Ghatam,Praveen–Tabla,Kumaran-Cajon

THETAGOREANSPRESENT–ONCEUPON ATIME

Sun2July|4pm–7pm (withinterval)

Doorsopenat3.30pm. £20and£15- Seatingonfirstcomefirst servedbasis.

Tickets:ManoshiBarua07754889469| JayantaRay07776164973

Anexcitingandinnovativepresentation combiningsongs,dances,liveopera,dance drama,recitationsandreadingsbringingto lifethepowerandmagicofstoriesthat defineusandareanintegralpartofour culture,traditions,values,andbeliefs.These storiesareexploredthroughthecreative worksofRabindranathTagore.

TheTagoreansistheoldestBengalicultural organisationintheUK,celebrating58years ofpresentinguniqueandpioneeringworksin theUK,inEuropeandacrosstheglobe. Awiderangeofhighlyproficientperformers fromtheUKandfromIndia,whowillbeled onstagebyAniruddhaKumarGhoshal (Sasha),oneofthemostversatileand promisingperformersinthefieldofmusic andtheatretoday.

UTSAV-ACELEBRATIONOFMUSICANDARTS

Sun9July|4.30PM-8.30PM|£22/£17/£14 (£20/£15/£12onlinewithcodeBHAVAN50)

UTSAV,aClassicalMusicfestivalistobeenjoyedby oneandall.Fromyoung,dynamicduoSaphwat Simab(Rubab)andJunaidAli(Tabla),totheTabla maestroUstadShahbazHussainperformingTabla SolowithhistalentedsonsKayamHussainandAli Hashim,followedbythegrandfinalebyU.K.’s highlyacclaimedSinger,Songwriter&Composer Smt.SwatiNatekarpresenting“Raag-Rang”, containingRaagbasedBollywoodClassicsand theiroriginalRaagsintraditionalformat.With SiddhiieKapshikarronHarmonium,Compèreby ArnikaParanjape.Snackscanbepurchasedduring interval.

GROUPEXHIBITION-HAPPYVIBRATION Wed12-Tue18July|11am-7pm

PrivateView:5pmto7pmonWed12July

FREE-ALLWELCOME

AgroupartExhibitionorganisedby GhanshyamGupta.Participatingartistsare GhanshyamGupta,AjayChoudharyandHetal Shukla.

www.ghanshyamgupta.com

THEBHAVAN’SSUMMERSCHOOL

16JULY–6AUGUST

Registrations–15JULY|1.30pm-4pm

TheUK’smostawaited3–weekintensiveinIndian CassicalArtswithrenownedteachersfromIndia.

SUMMERSCHOOLTEACHERSCONCERTS

TICKETS:£17/£12(£15/£10onlinecode BHAVAN50)

HINDUSTANIVOCAL BYSRI.NAGARAJHAVALDAR

Sat22July|5pm–7pm

Tabla:Pt.SubrataGupta

OpeningAct:VidyaJoshi

Tabla:Soumyaraj,Harmonium:Bhavin

KARNATICVOCAL BYSMT.BABYSREERAM

Sun23July|5pm–7pm

Violin:SriBaluRaguraman,Mridangam:SriHS

Sudheendra

OpeningAct:SrividyaSrinivasan

KATHAK BYABHAYSHANKARMISHRA

Sat29July|5pm–7pm

OpeningActTBC

BHARATANATYAM BYKALAIMAMANISREKALA BHARATH

Sun30July|5pm–7pm

OpeningAct:AbbeyrameLaveniyaSriharan

SUMMERSCHOOLFINALE-DAY1

SatAugust5|3pm|£14(£12online)

SUMMERSCHOOLFINALE-DAY2

SunAugust6|3pm|£14(£12online)

THEBHAVANCELEBRATES INDIA’SINDEPENDENCEDAY

FriAug4-DetailsTBC

SEPTEMBER

RAMAVAIDYANATHANPRESENTS-SOLO BHARATANATYAMRECITAL

Sun17Sept|6pm–8.30pm|£27/£22/£17 (£25/£20/£15onlinewithcodeBHAVAN50)

BharatanatyamexponentSmt.Rama VaidyanathanpresentsasoloBharatanatyam recitalatTheBhavanaccompaniedbylive orchestra.Nattuvangam-Smt.NinaRajarani, Vocal-SriYYadavan,Mridangam-SriM Balachandar,Violin-SriBaluRaguraman

THEBHAVANANDATMASPHEREPRESENTS–BHAJANSTOBOLLYWOOD,SUFITOSOUL Sun24Sept|6pm–8pm|£27/£22/£17(£25/ £20/£15ifbookedonline.Usecode BHAVAN50)

TheBhavanandRenuGidoomalareproudto presenttheBhinnaAbhinnaseriesforanexciting newcollaborationfeaturingATMASPHERE.Inthe tranceofinnerreconnection,theeyesopenand theordinarinessof‘before'hasmagically transmutedtotheSoulawarenessof‘Now': atmosphereexpandingintoAtmasphere. WiththeblessingsofBhagwanSriSathyaSai Baba,RenuGidoomal’ssinginghasbeensteeped intheBhaktitraditionofBhajans,Hymns,Shabds, SufiQalaamsandChantsindifferentlanguages andmusicalstyles,alwaysaimingtoreflectthe unityofLife.AccompanyingherareAtulCantilal onKeyboardsandAlokVermaonTabla,aswellas someoftheBhavan’sfinestmusicians.

TasherDesh

‘TASHERDESH’–LANDOFCARDS Sat23Sept|6.30pm–8.30pm|£25/£15/ £10(tickets:07900968258)

TasherDeshisadancedramawrittenby RabindranathTagorein1933.Dedicatedto NetajiSubhashChandraBose,ittakesa satiricallookattyrannyandregimentationand celebratesfreedomofspeech,thoughts,and deeds.