14Sept2024
10.30am-1pm,2pm-5pm
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THEBHAVANPRESENTS GARBAWORKSHOP
EveryMon,2-30Sept
Beginners-6pm-7.15pm-£50 Advanced-7.30pm-8.45pm-£60
Award-winningfolkartistKashmiraSunnipresents GarbaatTheBhavan,UKcelebratingtherichness ofIndianfolk-artform.This5-weekworkshopheld everyMondayisopentobothbeginnersand advancedlearners.Beginnerswilllearnthebasics ofGarbaandDandiya,whileadvanced participantswillexploremoreintricatestepsand refinetheirtechniques.
HEALINGRAGASPRESENTS MUSICANDDANCEVARIETYSHOWCharity showforAlzheimer’sSociety
Sat14Sept|5.30pm–8.45pm|£22/£17/£12 (£20/£15/£10onlinecodeBVB2024)
HealingRagasbringsavarietyshowfeaturing classicalandcontemporarymusicanddance performances,offeringafun-filledeveningforthe wholefamily. Thisisafundraiserforthe Alzheimer’sSociety.
ARTEXHIBITION HARDBARGAIN
Sat14Sept-Wed18Sept|11am–7pm| Free,AllWelcome
AsoloshowbyartistAlaBashirpresentedbyIraqi FineArtistsAssociation.
ANEVENINGOFBHARATANATYAMBY RUKMINIVIJAYAKUMAR
Sun15Sept|5.00pm–8.00pm|£37/£32/ £27(£35/£30/£25onlinecodeBVB2024)
Joinusforanenchantingeveningofdance, commencingwithapresentationbystudentsof RoopalasyaSchoolofDance.Thiswillbe followedbyamesmerisingandcaptivatingsolo performancebyRukminiVijayakumar. Thereisnointervalintheperformance.
ARTEXHIBITION GETGOGAMESBYFRIENDLYLIU
Sat21Sept-Sun22Sept|11am–7pm Free,AllWelcome
FriendlyLiuisaHongKongartistbasedinBerlin forover10years.InGet-goGames,she combinesherinterpretationswith10original gamesfromHongKong,toshareacollective gamememorywithaudiencesoverseas.The exhibitionincludesFriendly's1hourstop-motion animated-filmscreening–"HongKongCafeLet's FightTogether"andoccasionallythefilmsets andcharactermodels.
PUNASHCHAPRESENTS
RABINDRANATHTAGORE'SBHANUSINGHER PADABALIFOLLOWEDBYRABINDRA SANGEETWITHMANOJMURALINAIR
Sat21Sept|6.00pm|£25/£20/£10
AdoublebillconcertbystudentsofPunashcha SchoolofRabindraSangeetandManojMurali Nair.ThisisabenefitconcertforTheBhavan.
BhanusimhaThakurerPadabaliisacollectionof VaishnavalyricscomposedinBrajabuliby RabindranathTagore.Thepoemschroniclethe romancebetweenRadhaandKrishna,atraditional themeofIndianpoetry.ManojMuraliNairisone oftheleadingvocalistsforTagoresongsinIndia, andalsorecognisedinternationallywithamasters inIndianclassicalmusicfromVisvaBharati, Santiniketan.
Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact RuchitaBasu:07737902870
RABINDRASANGEETWORKSHOPBYMANOJ MURALINAIR
Sun22Sep|1.00pm-3.00pm| £17(£15usingonlinecodeBVB2024)
ManojMuraliNairwillcoverthebackground, techniques,andinterpretationsofTagore'sworks. Thisworkshopisopentoallwhoareinterestedin knowingmoreabouttheartformandthose pursuingit.
PANKAJSODHAPRESENTS PATI,PATNI&LAFDU
Thur26Sept|Dinner:6.00pm ShowStart:8.00pm|£20/£15
Followthehilariousstoryofahusbandcaught betweenhiswifeandamistress-whowillhe chooseintheend?Jointhismusicfilled, entertainingperformance!
ProducedbyDr.SheelaButala|WrittenbyIqbal Munshi|MusicbyIqbalDarbar|Narratedby RajendraButala
ForticketscontactP.R.Patel–07957555226
PYDAPRESENTSAUTUMNCULTURAL FESTIVAL
Sat28Sept|2.00pm-9.00pm| £5(Kids)/£10(Adult)/£50(VIP)
PYDAInternationalishostingamegaAutumn CulturalFestivalshowcasingtherichdiversityof Indianclassicalarts.Enjoycaptivatingdance performances,includingKuchipudi, Bharatanatyam,Odissi,Mohiniattam,Kathak andGujaratifolkdances.
Thefestivalwillalsofeaturelivemusicand meditationsessions,offeringablendofsoulful tunesandpeacefulreflection.Attendeeswillgain valuableinsightsfromspiritualtalksbasedon spiritualsciencewisdom.Wearehonouredto haveKalaRatnaAwardeeShrimatiSwathi SomanathfromIndiaasourchiefguest,with talenteddancersparticipatingfrombothIndia andtheUK.
Sat28Sep|3.30pm|£15|Online
Inthisseries,Vidyaamagnainvitesyouto participatewithSriranjaniSanthanagopalanin exploringsingingandanalysingthe compositionsofThiruvarurRamaswamiPillai.
RamaswamiPillaiwasthesonofa NadaswaramplayerandwasborninIndiain 1798.His52compositions-VarnamsandKritis areextremelyrare,ofwhichonlyafeware sungtoday.
SriranjaniwillexploretheChittaswaramand Sahityamofhiscompositions,inviting participantstosing,observe,learnandlisten.
Opentoallbetweentheagesof16-30.
Socialiseandmakenewfriendswitha passionforartsasyouexploremore Artforms.
Collaborate,CreateandCurateevents AtTheBhavan.
Learn,DevelopandLead!
Thu3Oct-Wed9Oct|12noon–6pm Free,AllWelcome
AninteractivesensoryexhibitionbyVenetiaNevill.
Venetia’sartencompassesritual,astrologyanda sensoryconnectiontothecyclicalrhythmsof natureasapathwaytohealing,andan expressionofherdeeploveforMotherEarth.
Sat5Oct|6.30pm-9.00pm|£50/£18/£15
JoinusforaspecialeveningwithRagaviand ShyanaGobiraj,celebratedastheLondon Sahotharigalastheypresentaheartfelttributeto theirmentor,PadmaShriDr.JohnMarrforhis immensecontributionstomusicandculture.Dr. Marr,arenownedBritishIndologistandfounding trusteeoftheBharatiyaVidyaBhavanUK,wasa guidinglightinCarnaticmusictheoryandIndian culture.
AccompaniedbyVidwanSriBaluRaguramanon Violin|VidwanSriM.BalachandaronMridangam| VidwanSriR.N.PrakashonGhatam|SriThanujan ChandrakumaronMorsing|KumariShangary RajendranonTanpura.
AllproceedswillbedonatedtotheStarlight Children’sFoundationwhichbringsjoyandrelief tochildrenfacingseriousillness.
CELEBRATINGTRADITION
Sun6Oct|10.30am-12.00pm|£30|This eventwillbeheldin-persononly
AsDeepavaliapproachesandthecelebrations begin,joinMeghnatodiscovertheperfectrecipe forajoyfulfestival!Meghna,ascienceteacher andmomoftwo.Channelingherpassionfor cookingandcreativityintotwoInstagram ventures:oneforveganandvegetarianfamily meals,andanotherforherblossomingbarfi business,satisfyingthesweetcravingsofbarfi loverseverywhere.
THEBHAVANCELEBRATESDURGASHTAMI
Fri11Oct|6.30pm|£2
TheBhavanwarmlywelcomesyoutoDurgaPuja 2024.Joinusforthepujacelebrationsfollowed bydevotionalsongs,dance, andprasadinthe formofdinner Comecelebratetheenergyofthe Goddess.
ThiseventissponsoredbyMr&MrsAlok Bharadwajandfamily.
ARTEXHIBITION
KAHRAMANAARTSASSOCIATIONPRESENTS BABYLONHISTORYANDCIVILISATION
Fri11Oct-PrivateView|5-7pm Sat12Oct–Sun13Oct|11am–7pm Free,AllWelcome
ArtistsincludeMalakAJBaban,ChimanQD Fatah,AbdulWMDAlradhi,BushraI Mohammed,KhuloodAJBaban,KhudairMA Khazraji,HanaaMQRabeeah,SabaGA Aluraibi,TamimARMAlabbasi,GhafoorM Saeed,SabihaAQader,KhudhairMAKhazraji, AliBSalman.
'BHABHISYA'-ADANCEJOURNEYINTO FUTUREBYALPANASENGUPTA
Sun13Oct|6.00pm|£25/£20/£15
AlpanaSenguptacelebrates50yearsofpromoting IndiandanceintheUKthroughperformanceand teaching.
ThefirsthalffeaturesmusicbySatwinderPal Singh,JananSathiendran,andSanjuktaMitra, withaperformancebyASDCCompany choreographedbySrimatiRaginiMadanand AlpanaSengupta.
Thesecondhalf,Bhabishya,reflectsAlpana’s legacyandfutureindance,withamusic collaborationbyArefDurvesh,JayWitsey,and AlpanaSengupta,videodirectionbyArunTaylor, andperformancesbyHeenaVyas,JalpaWadia, andTonyaSheenson.
LONDONSATHSANGHAMPRESENT ISAIPAYANAM-MUSICALJOURNEYBY DRCHARULATHAMANI
Sat19Oct|Doorsopen5.30pm|6.00pm £25/£20/£15
Dr.CharulathaMani,pioneerinCarnaticaswellas incinemusiclaunchedtheiconicIsaiPayanamin 2006,initiallyasaTVshowonJayaTVandlater asaconcertseriesatBharatiyaVidyaBhavan, Chennai.Overtheyears,IsaiPayanamhasgained worldrenownamongrasikas,students,and artists.
CombiningthepowerfulaspectsofKarnatikragas andclassically-basedfilmmusicwitha multilingual,pan-Indianflavour,Charulatha’s exceptionalvocalqualityandrangeandknown forbrilliantragaanalysissections,IsaiPayanam hasdemystifiedKarnatikmusic,makingitanart formaccessibletoall.
SRIRAGHAVENDRAVAIBHAVA
Sun20Oct|5.30pm| £30(VIP)/£20/ £15(General)/£15(Kids&Students)/ £60(2adults,2Kids)
GuruRaghavendraVaibhavaisanextraordinary danceballetensemblethatbringstogether renowneddancersandartistsfromacrosstheUK. Thiseventtranscendstheboundariesofa traditionaldanceperformance,offeringarichand immersiveexperiencethatportraysthelifehistory ofShriRaghavendraSwamithroughtheartof ballet(dancedrama).
GuruVandanabyRhythmRagaisaninnovative musicensemblefeaturingSumanthManjunath andPranshuChathurLalwhoadeptlyblendsthe intricaterhythmsofHindustaniclassicalmusicwith themelodicrichnessofCarnatictraditions.
THEBHAVANPRESENTS CARNATICVOCALCONCERTBY NITHYASREEMAHADEVAN
Sun27Oct|6.00pm|£22/£17/£12 (£20/£15/£10onlinecodeBVB2024)
NithyasreeMahadevan
KalaimamaniNithyasreeMahadevanisaprolific artistfromafamilyoflegendaryCarnatic musicians,includingD.K.Pattammal,D.K. Jayaraman,PalghatManiIyer,LalithaSivakumar, andIswaranSivakumar.Notonlyisshean astoundingCarnaticvocalist,butsheisalsoa playbacksingerforfilms.Shemadeherdebutas afilmplaybacksingerwheninvitedbythe renownedA.R.Rahmantorecordasongfora film.
Don’tmissanenchantingeveningofmusicwith KalaimamaniNithyasreeMahadevan,performing atTheBhavanafteralongtime,accompanied bySriBaluRaguramanonviolinandSriM. Balachandaronmridangam.
ARTEXHIBITION HYMNSOFTHETWORIVERS
PrivateView:Sat26Oct|6pm-9pm Sun27Oct–Mon28Oct|11am-7pm Free,AllWelcome
AgroupshowbyartistsAlaaJimaa,AlaSiraih, MohammedAldamiandZaidAlFekaiki
ARTEXHIBITION
LONDON-GREATARTISTSCONTEMPORARY
Thu14Nov–Tue19Nov|11am-7pm Free,AllWelcome
Agroupexhibitionthatbringstogetherartistsfrom Chinaandothercountries.
Theexhibitionencouragesartiststotryartistic innovationandexperimentation.
AUNTY-ATRIBUTETOOURGURU Fri29Nov|6pm|£25/£15
Joinusincelebratingthelifeofourbeloved Smt.SivasakthiSivanesan.Thecelebrationwill honourhermemoryandlegacythrough performancesbyP.Unnikrishnan&hisdaughter UtharaUnnikrishnanwhowillbeaccompanied bylivemusicians.
‘Aunty-ATributetoOurGuru’willbeaticketed eventwithallproceedsgoingtoVaniFineArts forbuildinganITcentreinAvisavilla,SriLanka.
HERHERITAGECONNECTCONCERT(TBC) Sun24Nov|6.00pm-9.00pm £25/£20/£15
Thiseventisgoingtoshowcaseaconcertby PanditAnolChattopadhyay,oneofthefinest IndianClassicalartists.
THEBHAVANPRESENTS NAMASTE-BYMAHESHRAGHVAN&NANDINI SHANKAR
Sat30Nov|5.30pm|£27/£22/£17 (£25/£20/£15onlinecodeBVB2024)
JointheartisticcoupleMaheshRaghvanand NandiniShankarforanenthrallingIndianclassical fusionperformance'Namaste'atTheBhavan.
Blendingtraditionalragaswithcontemporary elements,Namasteoffersauniqueopportunityto experiencethemagicofCarnaticandHindustani classicalmusicreimagined.
DHAROHAR-ANEVENINGSHOWCASING STUDENTSOFASHWINIKALSEKAR
Sun8Dec|5:30pmto7:30pm|£20/£18
Aneveningshowcasingtheperformancesof AshwiniKalsekar'sstudents(KKMUKCIC).Witness andsupportthesetalentedstudentsasthey presenttheculminationoftheirhardwork, learning,anddedication.
Thiseventpromisestobeacelebrationoftheir journeyandachievementsinKathak.Your presencewillnotonlyencouragetheperformers butalsohighlightthevibrantculturalheritage theyuphold.Comeandbeapartofthisspecial evening,celebratingtheartandpassionthateach studentbringstothestage.
THEBHAVAN’SCHRISTMASCELEBRATIONS
TheBhavancelebratesChristmaswitha programmeofcarolsanddances.
AttheinvitationofTheBhavan,Dr.James MarrhasbeentrainingandconductingThe Bhavanchoirsince2004.
Allarewelcometojoininthecelebrations.
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