THE BHAVAN'S WHAT'S ON - May - August 2024

WHAT’SONMAY-AUG2024

MAY2024

KALAKARARTSANDEASTERNEUPHONY PRESENT RAAGRANG-HARMONYIN HUESBYCHANDRACHAKRABORTYAND ANIBARDHAN

Sat11May|6pmonwards

£30/£25/£20

SMARCODE

Experienceanextraordinaryeveningof transcendentharmonyasKalakarArtsUK andEasternEuphonyproudlypresent'Raag Rang-HarmonyinHues.'

BecaptivatedbythefusionofBollywood andIndianclassicalmusicinamesmerising spectaclethatpromisestoenchantyour senses.

GettransportedintotheworldofPAKEEZAH, theiconic1972blockbuster,asitisgloriously broughttolifethroughaspellbinding musicalrendition,helmedbythevisionary ChandraChakraborty.

INTRODUCTIONTOCHAKRAS-ATALKBY LEENARPRABHOO

Sat18May|11am-12pm|Freeentry, registrationrequired

Themedicalprofessionhasbeenstudyingthe humanbodytofindwaystohealphysical, emotional,andmentaldisorders.However,these studiesandtreatmentscompletelyignorethe inbornnaturalmechanismsofthehumanbodyto healitself.OnesuchsystemiscalledtheChakras, onwhichthistalkwillfocus.Whenaccessedand tuned,thesesystemscankeepourbodiesdisease free,andmentallyandemotionallystronger.They canchannelizemanifestationsandfinancial abundance,cleanseourkarmicdebtsandvibrate athigherlevels.

CURRENTTRENDSINDEMEMTIA-ATALKBY Dr.T.S.ANANTHANARAYANAN,FRCPsych. ConsultantPsychiatrist

Sat18May|3pm-4pm|Freeentry, registrationrequired

Dementiahasbeendescribedas'silentepidemic' asithappensgradually.Generally,Dementia occursintheelderlyovertheageof65butalsoin asmallpercentageinyoungerpeople.Todate,no effectivetreatmenttoreverseDementiahasbeen found.ThelecturewillinformusofDementiaand thebrain.

PANKAJSODHAPRESENTS GUJARATIDRAMA DAYABEN.COM

Fri24May|Dinner–5.30pm| Showstartsat7.15pm|£20/£15

ForticketscontactP.R.Patel–07957555226

THEBHAVANPRESENTS CARNATICVOCALCONCERTBY THIRUVARURSGIRISH Sun26May|6pm|£22/£17 (£20/£15onlinediscountcodeBVB2024)

JoinusforaCarnaticvocalconcertby ThiurvarurSGirish.AccompaniedbySri.Balu RaguramanonViolin,SangithaKalanidhi Sri.ThiruvarurBakthavatsalamonMridangamand Sri.VijayGaneshonMridangam.

TOUCHLOVEWORLDWIDEPRESENTS UNUSUALSOUNDSAFRICA-JOURNEYWITHME

Sat25May|7.30pm|Entryfree,registration required

Journeyintoanexperienceofalifetimewiththe extraordinaryHarrietNkechiAdimoraGore,the founderoftheworldwidemovement,TouchLOVE Worldwide.FromthedeepforestofAfrica,the umbilicalcordofLOVEtrailsassoundconnecting theancientandthemodern,thelivingandthe spirits,thelandandallearthinhabitants.This philosopherandstorytellerweaveshertaleasa spiderweavesitsweb,theproductisawebof LOVEconnectingeveryearthbeing.

ThiurvarurSGirish

JUNE2024

SITARREPAIRWORKSHOPBYSHAMBHU GUPTAANDPUNITAGUPTA

Sun9June|10.30am–4.30pm|£30

Thisisaspecialworkshoponlearningaboutthe technicalmaintenanceofthesitarinstrument. Anyonewhowouldliketolearnhowtorepaira damagedSitar,andhowtomaintainasitarin goodconditionaremostwelcometojoin.Itwill beahandsontypeworkshop.

Shambhujiisascientistandengineerbutisan expertinsitarmaintenance.Herepairedsitarfor RaviShankarfor40years.

PunitaJiisaprominentsitarplayerandteacher, andaseniordiscipleofBharatRatnaPt.Ravi Shankar.

Sitarrepairworkshop

UNAIRDEFAMILLE (APLAYINFRENCH) BYAGNÈSJAOUIANDJEAN-PIERREBACRI

Thu13&Fri14June|7.30pm9pm £15/£12(under18)

LikeeveryFridayevening,HenriMénard,the grumpyownerofAUPERETRANQUILLE,is waitingforhisfamily'smembersinatinyprovincial café.LikeeveryFridayevening,everybody'shere: Betty,hiscaractérielsister,Philippe,hisbrother, whohasahighpositioninthelocalfirm,and Yolande,Philippe'sexemplarywifeforfifteen years.

Everybody'shere,excepthiswife:Arlette."Where isArlette?"theyareallaskinghim,whichmakes himevenmoreupset!

THEBHAVANPRESENTS BHARATANATYAMBYDIVYARAVI

Sat15June|6pm-8pm|£17/£14 (£15/£12onlinecodeBVB2024)

DivyaRavireturnstoTheBhavanstagetopresenta “Margam”-acuratedBharatanatyamrepertoire rootedinlegacy,classicism,andrigor.Sheis accompaniedbyMavinKhooonNattuvangam, SharanSubramanianonvocals,MBalachandaron MridangamandSivanujanSivakumaranonVeena. Divya’scriticallyacclaimedworkshavebeen presentedinIndiaandworldwide.Shecontinuesto exploreherartisticpursuitsintheUKmentoredby MavinKhooandhasworkedwithAkramKhan Company,DanceEast,Akademi,SAA-UK,SAMPAD andFABRIC.HerworkhasbeensupportedbyArts CouncilEngland.

THETRINITY–ASHOWBYDR.PRIYA VIRMANIWITHANENSEMBLE

Wed19June|6.30pm-8pm|£25/£15/£12 (Student) |Snacksavailabletobuy

JoinusonatransformativejourneyintoselfdiscoveryasweunraveltheessenceoftheTrinity: Brahma,Vishnu,andMaheshwara,inan unprecedentedportrayalofourancientIndian wisdomappliedtoourtimes.Preparetobe captivatedbytheenthrallingstorytellingofthe eminentorator,Dr.PriyaVirmani.Witnessthe graceandartistryofOdissidanceaccompanied bythemesmerizingrhythmsofthetablaandthe soul-stirringmelodiesoftheflute.Thisisashow fortheentirefamily-children(especially applicabletoteenagers)parentsand grandparents.

THEBHAVANPRESENTS ASOLOSITARRECITAL BYRISHABRIKHIRAMSHARMA

Sun23June|6pm-8pm|£52/£32/£22 (£50/£30/£20onlinecodeBVB2024)

YoungSitarexponentRishabreturnstoThe BhavanwithasoloSitarconcert.

Sitarist,musicproducerandmentalhealth advocate,RishabRikhiramSharmawasfirst introducedtotheSitarattheageoften.Hisown father,SanjaySharma(RikhiRam),becamehisfirst Guru.LaterhetrainedunderSitarMaestro,Pt. RaviShankar,whotookyoungRishabonashis youngestandlastdisciple.Underhistutelage, Rishabwasabletohonehisnaturaltalentwith theutmostcommitmentandperseverance.

SANSKRITINARTS–AADYAPOOJYA Fri28June|6.30pm–8.30pm|£10/£8| Snacksavailable

Forcenturies,Sanskritanditsstudyhasattracted keenglobalinterestfromscholars,historians, performingartistsandinstitutionsandsubject matterexpertsofhumanitiesandsocialsciences alike.‘AadyaPoojya’highlightscultural expressionsinSanskrit,themotherofall languages.

OrganisedbySanskrutiCentreforcultural excellenceinassociationwithandonbehalfof CentralSanskritUniversity,India. TheeventwillbeinSanskrit&English.

TAGORE&BEYONDBYSOUNAKANDSASHA

Sun30June|4.30pm-7.30pm £22/£20/£18| Snacksavailabletobuy

TICKETSCONTACT: ManoshiBaruaon07754889469 JayantaRayon07776164973

Aunique,creativeandpathbreakingpresentation showcasingtherichtraditionalIndianclassical andfolkmusicinfluencesonNobelLaureate RabindranathTagore,aswellasthesignificant impactofhisrichlegacyonotherrenowned musiccomposersandonthemusicofBollywood films.ComperedinEnglish,thismultilingual productionwillfeatureBengali,HindiandEnglish music-presentedbytwooftheforemostvocal maestrosoftoday'sgenerationSounakChattopadhyayandSashaGhoshal.

ConceivedandpresentedbySounakandSasha.

VERSESANDMELODIESANDAAZ…IKKAHANIKA

Fri5July|7pm–9pm|£12/£10/£7

VineetTRGisnotjustanartist;heisa quintessentialpoet,composer,andsingersongwriterwhosemusicalprowesshasgarnered himadedicatedfollowingbothlocallyand internationally.Asthefounderof“VineetTRG”, anIndianFusionensemblethatisbasedoutof Mumbai,Bristol&NewDelhiblendsoriginal compositionswithspiritedliveperformances, featuringaline-upofseasonedmusiciansfrom acrossIndiaonGuitar,Keys,Sitar,Flute,Drums& Vocals.VineetTRGhascultivatedauniquesound thatseamlesslyblendselementsoffolk,rock,and blues,captivatingaudienceswithhissoulful melodiesandelectrifyingperformances.

UTTORSURI-GENERATIONNEXT

Sat6July|6pmonwards|£25/£20/£15

EssexIndianscharitywillbecelebratingthetenth yearoftheirflagshipconcert.

‘EyeforIndia’isamusicalshowcasingfolkand classicalartheritageofIndia.Cities,rivers, mountainsandvalleyscomealiveinthis90min show,anaudio-visualtreat.Thiswillbefollowed byaoneactdrama,‘Hottomalaropare’,writtenby famouswriter

BadalSarkar.

ProgrammeconceptanddirectionbyDrArpita Ray, songsbyEssexIndianChoir, Dance choreographybyAhanaGhoshSikka,Monidipa Seal,ChinuKishore,ChitraJadhav andDrama choreographybySouravMitra

ANEVENINGOFMUSIC

Sun7July|6pm|£22/£17 (£20/£15onlinecodeBVB2024)

DNCSUMMERPRODUCTION2024

Sat13July|5pm-8pm|£25/£20child/OAP

TheDancingNikitaCompanyinvitesyoutotheir annualSummerProduction,ashowcaseof cultureandcommunitythroughdance.The eventfeaturesstudentsofallagesandlevels fromtheirdanceschool.IfyouenjoyKathak danceandBollywoodmusicthisperformance willupliftyourspirit.

TheDancingNikitaCompany

JoinusforaneveningofmusicbySri.Balu Raguramanonviolin,Smt.SubathraRaguraman ontheveena,andAparnaRaguramanonthe violin.Bringingtoyou SriNeyveliBVenkatesh onmridangam,anartisteofgreatreputeand fame.

AUGUST2024

RECITATIONANDDEMONSTRATIONOF VEDICTRADITION|

SriSubhanuSaxena,Sri.Chandrashekhara Avadhani&Sri.RameshaAvadhani

Sun4Aug|4pm–5.30pm £12(£10usingonlinecodeBVB2024)

THEBHAVANCELEBRATESINDIA’S INDEPENDENCEDAY2024

Thur8August|6.30pmfor7pm|Entryfree, registrationrequired

TheChairmanandtheExecutiveCommitteeof TheBhavanUKrequestthepleasureofyour companyatthe'CelebrationoftheIndependence DayofIndiainthepresenceoftheChiefGuestof HonourHISEXCELLENCYMRVIKRAM DORAISWAMI,HighCommissionerofIndia.

6.30–7.00pm:Snacks|7.00pm:Speeches followedbyashortculturalprogrammeof patrioticsongsanddances.

SHYAMNAYANpresentsDHAARA Sat31August|6pm-8pm|Doorsopen: 5.30pm|£15/£13 Lightsnackswillbeservedduringinterval Dhaaraisapresentationofknowledgeand tradition.QuintessentialtotheIndian philosophicalsphereistheideathatknowledgeis fluid,everflowing.Itisitselfdeifiedand veneratedastherivergoddessSaraswati,since antiquityuntilnow.Shyamwillsharetimeless, hereditarypiecesfromboththeJaipurand BanarasGharanasofKathak.

THEBHAVAN’S SUMMERSCHOOL2024 20Jul–11Aug

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20July–11August

REGISTRATIONS

Sat20July|1.30pm-4.30pm

Start: Sun21July2024

End: Thur8August2024

FinaleEvents: Sat10&Sun11Aug|3pm

BHARATANATYAM

Dr.SoundaryaSrivathsa £200

KATHAK

Dr.AbhayShankarMishra £200

HINDUSTANIVOCAL

Vid.SuranjanaBose £175

KARNATICVIOLIN

Vid.BaluRaguraman £175

TABLA

Pt.SubrataGupta £175

KARNATICVOCAL

Vid.SampathKumaracharyDaruri £175

MRIDANGAM

Vid.MBalachandar £175

SITAR

UstadMehboobNadeem £175

ODISSI(Shortcourse)

Dr.ArunaMohanty

5Jul-14Jul

£55/£140/£175

VASANTKOTHARIMEMORIAL

VEDARECITATIONCOURSE

Sri.ChandrashekharaAvadhani&

Sri.RameshaAvadhani

28July-8August

£100

HINDI

Smt.InduBarot 15Jul-28Jul

£100

INTRODUCTIONTODRAMA&ACTING

AnviPrabhu

Mon22July-Sat27July(ExceptFri)

£90

BASICSOFDRAWING

AnviPrabhu

28Jul-1Aug

£90

SUMMERSCHOOL CONCERTSERIES2024

Dr.ARUNAMOHANTY

Odissirecital

Fri12Jul|6.30pm

£22/£17(£20/£15onlinecodeBVB2024)

Dr.ABHAYSHANKARMISHRAandKAKOLI MISHRA

Kathakrecital

Accompaniedbylivemusic

Sat27Jul|5pm

£22/£17(£20/£15onlinecodeBVB2024)

Vid.SURANJANABOSE

HindustaniVocalconcert

AccompaniedbyPt.SubrataGuptaonTabla Sun28Jul|5pm

£22/£17(£20/£15onlinecodeBVB2024)

Dr.SOUNDARYASRIVATHSA

Bharatanatyamrecital

Sat3Aug|5pm

£22/£17(£20/£15onlinecodeBVB2024)

RECITATIONANDDEMONSTRATION OFVEDICTRADITION

(PartoftheVasantKothariMemorialEvent) SriSubhanuSaxena,Sri.Chandrashekhara Avadhani&Sri.RameshaAvadhani

Sun4Aug|4pm-5.30pm

£12(£10onlinecodeBVB2024)

SUMMERSCHOOLFINALE

Sat10&Sun11Aug|3pm

£14(£12onlinecodeBVB2024)

MPBIRLAMILLENNIUM ARTGALLERY

LONDONCONTEMPORARYPRESENTS INTEGRATION

Fri12Jul-Thu18Jul |11am-7pm AgroupshowofChineseandBritishartists.

THEBHAVAN’SSTUDENTSEXHIBITION

Sat20Jul-Tue23Jul

AnopportunityforstudentsoftheBhavanto exhibittheirartworksinthegallery.

KAHRAMANAARTSASSOCIATIONPRESENTS BABYLONHISTORYANDCIVILIZATION

Thu25July-Sun28July|11am–7pm

AnexhibitionoforiginalartworksfromIraqi artistsMalakAJBaban, ChimanQDFatah, AbdulWMDAlradhi, SabaGAAluraibi, BushraIMohammed, KhuloodAJBaban, KhudairMAKhazrajiandHanaaMQRabeeah.

MEMOIRES-ASOLOEXHIBITIONOFWORKS BYASMASULTANA

Thu1Aug-Wed7Aug|11am-7pm

Aninterdisciplinaryexhibitionexpressing migration,identity,personallossortraumainour contemporarycomplexsociety,reflectingthe artists’lifeexperienceasanimmigrantindifferent countriesonpersonalandimpersonallevels.

GALLERYHIREINQUIRIES

E:curator@bhavan.net

10.30am-1pm&2pm-5pm

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