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Indo-American Festival of Performing Arts
Sarovar 2012 :
For Global Peace & Harmony
May - June 2012
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Program Details :
GLAC is partnering with the Oakland University and Washtenaw Community
College to present the 'Indo-American Festival of Performing Arts -
Sarovar 2012'. This is a one of a kind music festival held at several
venues in SE Michigan including Oakland University & Washtenaw campus for
the sake of global peace and harmony!
The festival will be held in May & June during the weekends featuring
several concerts by top notch musicians, lecture demonstrations, fusion
music, dance-drama and music concerts. Over 1000 people are estimated to
participate in this fine arts extravaganza which includes food,
entertainment and networking.
Here is a sneak peek flyer on the event!
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We encourage you to become a member and support
your organization!
Ticketing details for Non-Members:
| May 4, Inaugural day : $25pp for adult / $15pp for Sr.
citizen/student |
| May 6 evening : $10pp for adult/Sr.
citizen/student |
| May 12, 25th Annual Michigan Thyagaraja Aradhana festival -- FREE FOR ALL,
Public welcome, free lunch provided |
| May 12, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai Shri T. N. Seshagopalan -- FREE
CONCERT |
| May 13, NA Youth Festival -- FREE FOR ALL, Public welcome, free
refreshments provided |
| June 1, Ranjani/Gayatri : $25pp for adult / $15pp for Sr. citizen/student |
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May 4, 2012 Grand Inaugural
Vocal concert by
Vidhushi Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan
Accompanied by:
Vidwan B.V.Ragavendra Rao (Violin)
Vidwan Patri Satishkumar
Venue : The Hindu Temple of Canton, MI
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flyer
Nithyasree Mahadevan is an eminent Carnatic musician and playback singer
for film songs in many Indian languages. Nithyashree has performed in all
major sabhas in India and has presented her concerts in many destinations
around the world. She has received multiple awards and honors, and has
released more than 100 commercial albums. Nithyasree is not only blessed
with heavenly music but she is also previleged enough to be born in "Thiruvayyaru",
the seat of Carnatic Music
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May 6, 2012
Flute Concert by Kalaimamani Dr Prapancham Sitaram
Venue : Washtenaw Community College (Towsley
Auditorium)
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The Celebrity Prapancham Sita Ram started his musical career
as a Child Prodigy. He is A top grade flutist, music composer for All India
Radio, Doordarshan and a top artiste of ICCR panel. His innumerable National
and International awards and honours include UNESCO sponsored Asian Rostrum
Global First Prize (1993), President Of India Awards twice (1957 and
2004),State Insignia Honor by King of Laos(1964), "Kalaimamani" title honour
by Tamil Nadu Government long back in 1983 on a par with film personality
Rajnikanth, and Madras Music Academy awards for his outstanding main
concerts a number of times.
Dr Sitaram is many personalities rolled into one. He has
served as Station Director, Chief Producer and Director of Programmes,
academician, evaluator, resource person and judge. The musicologist in him
felt happiness when he got his doctorate from the Bangalore University by
taking the measure of the flute, to use his own words ‘horizontally and
vertically’, thus tracing its evolution.
Prapancham, the musician has ‘unrivalled breath control, sensitive tonal
chastity, perfect intonation and mediating phrases on the flute’ – to
mention the words of Subbudu. The Kalaimamani Award came to him in 1983.
He performed his first full-fledged kutcheri (three hours)
even before he was 10, and mridangam maestros Mani Iyer and Palani were
among some of his listeners. Prapancham was introduced to the genius Mali,
who accepted him as his disciple. His other gurus Mangalampalli
Balamuralikrishna, Sandhyavandhanam Srinivasa Rao and violinist Annavarappu
Ramasamy.
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May 6, 2012
Dances of India by local dance schools
Venue : Washtenaw Community College (Towsley
Auditorium)
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Featured School : Natya Tarangini Kuchipudi Academy
Sailaja Pullela
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Sailaja Pullela is an exponent in one of the
leading Indian classical dance forms – Kuchipudi and was initiated into
dance at a very early age, trained by eminent Natyacharyas Guru Sri. Chinta
Adinarayana and Sri. M. SuryaNarayana Sarma. She continued her pursuit of
perfection under tutelage of Kuchipudi Maestro “Padmabhushan” Guru Dr.
Vempati Chinna Satyam of Kuchipudi Art Academy, Chennai.
A “Natya Rani”, “Natya Visharada” awardee and ‘Diploma’ holder in Kuchipudi,
Sailaja is a performer, choreographer, founder and director of Natya
Tarangini Kuchipudi Academy in Canton, Michigan. She has many performances,
lecture demonstrations and workshops to her credit and performed both as
solo and in dance drama/ballet productions and toured all over India and in
the USA and is highly acclaimed by the public and critic alike. Sailaja was
recognized by Plymouth Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Canton for her
collaboration at Fusion Festival-2007, recognized by Canton Leisure Services
for Celebrate Dance on World Dance day 2009, secured a place in Guinness
World Records – 2008 for her performance at Silicon Andhra International
Kuchipudi Convention. Sailaja is the current member of Michigan Arts and
Humanities Council Touring Directory. Natya Tarangini was awarded by United
States census Bureau as a valued partner in raising awareness of and
inspiring participation in the 2010 Censes. She has been recognized at 2011
Papanasam Sivam Music Festival. As an empanelled artist at Indian World
Cultural Forum, Sailaja and her group has performed at 16th Annual
International Ballet Fest of Miami in 2011. As a member of Canton
Multicultural Committee, Sailaja organizes various multi-cultural events at
Village Theater in Canton.
Sailaja has a Masters Degree in Integrated Biology and worked as Research
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NATYAKALA DANCE SCHOOL CANTON,
ANNARBOR, NORTHVILLE.
Mrs. Venkatalakshmi Lakshmanan hails from Chennai, and is the disciple of
the late Sudarkodi Padma Ramanathan (Natyavisharadha Padma), the late Mr.
Challapathi, Mr. SuryaNarayanamoorthi and Ms. Chandralekha -Kalakshethra.
She has had trained for sixteen years and performs the Vazhuvur style of
Bharathanatyam. She has been the recipient of the prestigious Kalaimagal
award and has received numerous other medals to her credit. A regular
performer at the Natyanjali festival, she has performed in her hometown
Madras and other Cities in India at the Temples and Sabha programs. She is
also a vocalist in classical carnatic music. Her gurus include Smt. Padma,
Smt. Rajam of Chennai and Smt. Rohini Manjunath of Bangalore. In the
capacity of carnatic vocalist, she also performed in Thirvaiyaru Thyagaraja
festival in Tamilnadu. She trains with vocal music as well in Natyakala,
since combined training of Indian dance and music is deemed most effective.
Started 1999. Graduated 11 students. |
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May 12, 2012
Michigan Thyagaraja Aradhana festival
Paschima Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple, Flint, MI
8.30AM Pooja and Bhajans
9.00AM Group singing of the ‘Pancharathna
Krithis’
10.30AM Individual Singing
12.30PM Mangala Arathi
12.35 Free Lunch
1.30 Individual
Singing (contd)
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May 12, 2012
25th Anniversary Grand Vocal Concert Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai Shri T. N. Seshagopalan
Jay Shankar Balan (Violin)
Vinod Seetharaman (Mridangam)
Venue : Paschima Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple, Flint, MI Madurai
Thirumalai Nambi Seshagopalan learnt music under his mother, and later under
tutelage of Ramanathapuram C. S. Sankarasivan. He holds a degree in science
from Madras University and a degree in music from Madurai University where
he serves as professor of music. He is a also a composer and a master of the
veena and harmonium and an exponent of harikatha.
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May 13, 2012
An afternoon of performances show casing North American youth talent from
all over the USA
Venue : Varner Hall, Oakland University
2200 N Squirrel Rd, Rochester, MI 48309 (248) 370-2100
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May 13, 2012
Fusion music by 'Sumkali'
Venue : Varner Hall, Oakland University
2200 N Squirrel Rd, Rochester, MI 48309 (248) 370-2100
Sumkali offers a fusion of India's music with a dash of jazz, funk, rock
and classical. Most of the group's musicians were raised on jazz,
funk, rock and classical music, but with Sumkali perform Indian music.
http://www.sumkali.com
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June 1, 2012
Grand finale Concert by Vidhushis Ranjani and Gayathri
Accompanied by:
Vidwan H.N.Baskar (Violin)
Vidwan Manoj Siva (Mridangam)
Venue : Michigan State University, Troy Campus
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June 3, 2012
Papanasam Sivan festival by Sivan Fine Arts Academy
Venue : William M Costick Activities Center,Wexford A hall,
Farmington Hills MI 48336,(248) 473 - 1800
Siva Punya Gana Mani Brahmashri Papanasam Sivan’s birth anniversary
is celebrated every year in September. He has composed over 2000 songs in
both carnatic music and film songs. His compositions include varnams, kritis,
operas and all types of compositions typically rendered in all concerts. To
propagate the works and compositions of Papanasam Sivan, the Sivan Fine Arts
Academy conducts annual music and dance competitions to showcase the talents
of students of Vocal, Instrumental and Dance. Papanasam sivan competitions
and festival by Sivan fine arts academy on 3rd June 2012". The application
form can be downloaded from
http://www.shivanisai.org/index.php
communication to
ashokramani10@yahoo.com and by clicking the message "Papanasam Sivan
fest by Sivan fine arts academy" |
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PAPANASAM SIVAN SONGS COMPETITION
Siva Punya Gana Mani Brahmashri Papanasam Sivan's birth anniversary is
celebrated every year in countries like Singapore, Malysia, Australia,
Germany, London, France, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Sanjose, LA, for the past
6 years. This year it will be celebrated at Houston, Detroit, Dallas,
Chicago and many parts of USA. We will be conducting competitions on songs
of Papanasam Sivan on vocal, violin, veena, mridangam and bharathanatyam
Schedule:
8:00 Vocal competition - Junior
9:00 Vocal competition - Sub-senior
10:00 Vocal competition - Group singing
11:15 Vocal competition - Senior
12:15 Vocal competition - Special
1:00 Violin/Keyboard competitions
2:00 Dance competitions
4:00 Vocal Concerts by senior artists from India/Michigan
7:00 Prize DistributionApplication form can also be directly downloaded
from
http://www.shivanisai.org/cc/II%20Papanasam%20Sivan%20festival%20at%20Detroit%202012-1.doc
The last date for submission of application form is 25th May 2012
Filled in applications to be sent by email to
ashokramani10@yahoo.com.
Voluntary donations for this festival is much appreciated.
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Thanks you for your support!
To quote the famous musician from Michigan - "Music makes the people come
together"! Our volunteers and supporters are the real heroes of Sarovar! This
festival will not be possible without your support. Join us in making
another music season in Michigan a grand one!
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