Get ready for a week of breathtaking performances by the finest performing artistes of the country. After their felicitation by the President of India yesterday, at least 30 recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2012, will now be rendering their art in the Capital.
Starting today, they will perform in three different venues in the city till June 7.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi awards are the most prestigious national honours bestowed by the Republic of India on performing artists, teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts. Last year, three artistes were chosen for the rare Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) - violinist N Rajam, percussionist TH Vikku Vinayakram and theatre director Ratan Thiyam. Besides, 35 others from various fields of performing arts were selected for the Akademi Puraskar.
After receiving their citations yesterday, they will now be presenting their work to the public.
Date Time Programme Venue
May 29 6 pm Uttarpriyadarshi - Manipuri play by Ratan Thiyam Shri Ram Centre
May 30 6 pm Hindustani violin recital by N Rajam Meghdoot Theatre-I
Ghatam recital by TH Vikku Vinayakram
Bharatanatyam by Priyadarsini Govind
May 31 6 pm Carnatic vocal recital by OS Thiagarajan
accompanied by KV Prasad on Mridangam Meghdoot Theatre-I
Odissi by Sharmila Biswas Hindustani vocal
by Rajshekhar Mallikarjun Mansur
June 1 3:30 pm Sanskrit theatre by Nandini Ramani Meghdoot Theatre-III
5 pm Interaction with theatre director Arun Kakade
6 pm Hindustani vocal recital by Ajay Janardan
Pohankar accompanied by Sabir Khan on Tabla Meghdoot Theatre-I
June 2 11 am Gurbani by Bhai Balbir Singh Ragi Meghdoot Theatre-III
6 pm Rudra Veena recital by Baha’ Ud-Din Dagar Meghdoot Theatre-I
Chhau dance by Jai Narayan Samal
Kuchipudi by Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry
June 3 6 pm Haryanvi folk theatre by Prem Singh Dehati Meghdoot Theatre-I Traditional puppetry by Prafulla Karmakar
7 pm Jamleela – play by Arjun Deo Charan Shri Ram Centre
June 4 6 pm Thayambaka by Maitanur Sankarankuity Marar Meghdoot Theatre-I
Kathakali by Padinj Are Velingot Viiayakumar
7 pm Shaayar...Shutter Down –play by Tripurari Sharma Shri Ram Centre
June 5 6:30 pm Darz-e-Pather - Bhand Pather play by Ghulam
Rasool Bhagat Shri Ram Centre
7:30 pm Draupadi Vasthraharanam – Tamil play
by Purisai Kannappa Sambandan
June 6 6:30 pm Rang Sangeet Samvad - music compositions from
Bangia plays by Murari Raychoudhury Shri Ram Centre
7:30 pm Maa Mainu Mari Na –Punjabi play featuring
Nimal Rishi
June 7 6:30 pm No sex please – Marathi play written and directed
by Waman Madhavrao Kendre Shri Ram Centre
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