THE BHAVAN'S WHAT'S ON - September - December 2023

WHAT’SONSEP-DEC2023

SEPTEMBER2023

DHAARA-FLOWINGMARGAM BYANJELLI WIGNAKUMARANDPREETIMAHENTHRAN

Sat2Sept|6pm–8.30pm|£12/£10

AnjelliWignakumarandPreetiMahenthran present‘Dhaara’,aBharatanatyamMargamduet. Thetwodancers,disciplesofSmtUshaRaghavan, DirectorofKalasagaraUK,delveintothedifferent shadesoftheartbyflowingbetweentraditions andfeelingsthatweallrelatetothroughtheir repertoire.GuruSmtUshaRaghavan (Nattuvangam),AkileshSreecumar(Vocal), RambranavanSivasubramaniam(Mridangam), NirushanthSivakumaran(Violin),ShankaviSri Rangan(Veena).

THEAKSHAYAPATRAFOUNDATIONUKPRESENTS SWARANJALI-AtributetoBharatRatnaLata MangeshkarbySmt.SwatiNatekar

Sun3Sept|5.30pm|Donationpasses£30/ £25/£20

Highlyacclaimedsinger,songwriterSwatiNatekar presentsaveryspecialcollectionofimmortal songsofBharatRatnaLataMangeshkar,whichis closetoeverymusiclover’sheart.Theeveningwill featuresongsrangingfromClassicBollywood(40’s

to90’s)andragabasedfilmsongstomelodious Ghazalsandmuchmore.WithSunilJadhav (Keyboard),HanifKhan(Tabla),SiddharthSingh (Guitar)andSaurabhMangde(Purcussion).Join toseeLataji'sversatalitycomealiveagain!Thisis afundraisingevent.Allthemoneycollectedby donationpasseswillbeusedbyTheAkshaya PatraUKforchildren.

Dhaara-FlowingMargamduet

Swaranjali

CreatingCulturaLegacies

UPAHAARSCHOOLOFDANCEANDSAMAARTS PRESENT ODISSIPERFORMANCEBYARUSHI MUDGALANDSHALAKHARAI

Sun10Sept|6.30pm-8.00pm|£25/£20/£15

Partofit’s20thanniversarycelebrations,Upahaar SchoolofDancecollaborateswithSAMAArtsto presentanOdissirecitalbytherenowneddancer ArushiMudgalaccompaniedbyShalakhaRai,atThe Bhavan.

ArushiMudgalisoneoftheforemostyoungtalents inthefieldofOdissi,knownforhertechnical virtuosityandcreativeapproachtotradition. Gracefulandsensitive,ShalakhaRaiisanemerging talentinthefieldofIndianclassicaldanceandhas beenlearningOdissiunderGuruMadhaviMudgal since2001.

HEALINGRAGASPRESENT KARNATICVOCALCONCERTBY VAMSHIKRISHNAVISHNUDAS

CharityconcertforCANCERRESEARCHUK

Sat9Sept|5.30pm–8.30pm (withinterval)

Doorsopen-5pm|£22/£17/£12( £20/£15/£10onlinewithcodeBHAVAN50)

HealingRagaspresentaKarnaticVocalconcertby VamshikrishnaVishnudas.AccompaniedbySri BaluRaghuraman(Violin),SriMBalachandar (Mridangam),andSriRNPrakash(Ghatam). Itisacharityconcert,andallproceedswillbe donatedtoCANCERRESEARCHUK.

ORUPAANAIPRESENTS ADANCERECITALBY STUDENTSOFPUSHKALAGOPALANDANUSHA SUBRAMANIAN

Sat16Sept|5.30pm–8.30pm £30/£20(Balcony)|£15(6-16yrs)

ORUPAANAI(FeedingthehungryinSriLanka) presentsadancerecitalbystudentsofPushkala GopalandAnushaSubramanian.ThedancersareSureshSwaminathan,SashvithaSwaminathan, AbiramiSri-Pathmanthan,andJaslineAntony.With PushkalaGopalMBE(Nattuvangam),Vamshi Krishnan(Vocal),Dr.Acthuthan(Violin),Dr.Abhiram (Mridangam)andVijayVenkat(Flute).

OdissiPerformancebyArushiMudgalandShalakhaRai

KarnaticVocalconcertbyVamshikrishnaVishnudas

DancerecitalbystudentsofPushkalaGopalandAnushaSubramanian

RAMAVAIDYANATHANWORKSHOPAND PERFORMANCE

WORKSHOP£100perstudent*

Wed13Sept-7pm-9pm Thur14Sept-7pm-9pm Fri15Sept-7pm-9pm

*Workshopisavailablein-personatTheBhavanonly

Renowneddancer,choreographer,and BharatanatyamexponentSmt.Rama Vaidyanathanwillleada3-day BharatanatyamworkshopatTheBhavan. StudentswilllearnSkandaSashtiTillana-a TillanabasedontheliltingTamilversesofthe SkandaSashtiKavachaminpraiseofLord Murugan(Ragamalika,TalamAdi).

Opentoadvancedstudentsof Bharatanatyam.Musicwillbeprovidedtoall studentsattheendoftheworkshop.

PERFORMANCE

RATNAGARBHA-ODETOMOTHEREARTH

AsolothematicBharatanatyamrecital

Followedby'Vidyaamagna',apostperformancetalkwithStellaSubbiah

Sun17Sept|6pm-8.30pm|£27/£22/ £17(£25/£20/£15onlinewithcode BHAVAN50)

BharatanatyamexponentSmt.Rama

VaidyanathanpresentsasoloBharatanatyam recitalatTheBhavanaccompaniedbylive orchestrawithSmt.NinaRajarani (Nattuvangam),SriYYadavan(Vocal),Sri PrathapRamachandra(Mridangam)andSri JalatharanSithamparanathan(Violin).

TASHERDESH-LANDOFCARDS-Dance drama

Sat23Sept|6.30pm-8.30pm| £25/£15/£10| Forticketscontact-07900968258

TasherDeshisadancedramawrittenby RabindranathTagorein1933.Dedicatedto NetajiSubhashChandraBose,ittakesasatirical lookattyrannyandregimentationand celebratesfreedomofspeech,thoughts,and deeds.

ATMASPHEREINCONCERTfeaturing RENUGIDOOMAL

Sun24Sept|6pm–8pm|£27/£22/ £17(£25/£20/£15onlinewithcode BHAVAN50)

ThisconcertwillfeatureRenusinging somefavouriteBollywoodclassicsaswell asinnovativefusioncompositions. Refreshmentswillbeservedafterthe concert.Heraccompanyingmusiciansare AtulCantilal(Keyboards);AlokVerma (TablaandPercussion);Madhoosudan (Bansuri)andJohnnyCox(BassGuitar).

PartoftheproceedsfromthisEventwill gotoBETTERLIVESFOUNDATIONof whichRenuGidoomalisaPatron. (www.betterlivesfoundation.org).

BLFisdedicatedtoprovidingsustainable medicalcareandeducationtosupport localcommunitiesandtheongoing expansionofatotallyfreeHospitalin SierraLeone-theYonibanaSaiHospital.

Smt.RamaVaidyanathan

TasherDesh

LESPALMESDEMONSIEURSCHUTZ-A comedybyJean-NoëlFenwick(inFrench)

Wed27Sept|8pm–9.45pm| £15/£12under18

Thisdramashowsahumoristicviewofthelivesof MarieandPierreCurieandtheirdiscoveries aroundradioactivity.Ithaswon 2MolièreAwards in1990forbestplaywrightandbestshowinan independenttheatre Producedby"L'atelierGood Morning".DirectedbyJulienBalajas.ActorsFrançois-RégisCoumau,SandrineDelabrière, CarolineDavinroy,LaurenceLePandeLigny,Eve O'byrne,JuliaVernes.

PANKKAJSODHAPRESENTS

‘AAJEROKDANEUDHAARKAALE’–Gujarati Drama(inGujarati)

Thu28Sept|Dinner5pm|Showstarts7pm| £25/£20/£15

Tickets:P.R.Patel-07957555226

BhanubhaiPandya-07931708026

Afreshcomedyoffunnymisunderstandingsand funniermishaps,"AajeRokdaneUdhaarKaale" willleaveyouinsplitsoflaughter.

RajandNehaareacouplemadlyinloveandset ongettingmarried.NatuandAvaniareamarried coupleandsetonenjoyingtheirvacation.But littledothesehappycouplesknowthattheyare goingtoremainhappyonlyforacoupleof minutes!

Theirhappyjoyrideisgoingtohitturbulencein themostunexpectedways(andtheyhaveno parachutes!)

Wherehavocleadstohumour...confusionleads tocomedy...andasuper-specialsuper-secret exchangeleadstosuperentertainment!From RangmanchProductions.

WrittenbyImtiazPatelProducedByAasifPatel. Actors-OjasRawal,PareshBhatt,KuldeepGor, ArpitaSethia,MahekBhatt,RainaMehta.

AtmasphereinConcert

LePalmesDeMonsieurSchutz

HERITAGECONNECTPRESENTS 'PARAMPARA-THETRADITION' ARYAMANDALWITHPT.CHIRANJEEB CHAKRABORTY

Sat30Sep|6:30pm-9:30pm|Doors Openat6.15pm|£25/£20/£15

ThiseveningatBhavanwillbetheepitome of‘Parampara-thetradition’witha combinationofclassical,semiclassicaland contemporarymusicfromAryaMandaland Pt.ChiranjeebChakraborty.

Thisisa‘Manchapravesh’inprofessional classicalmusicbyAryaMandalfollowing15 yearsoftutelageunderhisGuruPt. ChiranjeebChakraborty.

Theperformerswillbeaccompaniedby esteemedmusiciansofLondon.Thisevent isproducedbyHeritageConnectC.I.C

COLOURSOFKUTCH–EXHIBITIONOF PAINTINGSBYJIGARSONI

Fri22Sep–Sun24Sep|11am-7pm

AllWelcome

Indiaisacountrywithvastgeographicaldiversity. ThefolklifeofKutchiscolourfulandvibrant.The contrastofcolourfultextilesinthearidwhite landscapeisamazing.Jigarcapturesthefolklife ofKutch,inspiredbyit’suniquehandicraft,folk music,pastoralandlivingstories.

Sat14-Thu19Oct|11am-7pm

AllWelcome

AnexhibitionofsculpturesbyNadhomAl-Juboori. Theartistderiveshisinspirationfromthehuman formtocreateabstractbronzesculptureswith fluid,voluminousforms.

EVE'SREFLECTIONS-EXHIBITIONOF SCULPTUREBYNADHOMAL-JUBOORI

ARTEXHIBITIONSINTHEMPBIRLAMILLENNIUMARTGALLERY

ColoursofKutch

Eve’sReflections

ARTANDARCHAEOLOGYOFTHEINDIANSUBCONTINENT

FIFTEENILLUSTRATEDWEEKLYLECTURESINTHREEMODULES

THURSDAYS7.30pm-9.30pm

£75Permodule|£200forallthree

MODULEISep14-Oct12,2023

MODULEIIOct19-Nov16,2023

MODULEIIINov23-Dec21,2023

*ThiscourseisonlineviaZOOMonly-Registrationviawww.bhavan.net*

COURSECONVENORANDSPEAKERS

CourseConvenor-Dr.KANDIAHSIVAKUMAR

Dr.KANDIAHSIVAKUMAR (MBBS,FRCPsych, MA(SOAS),PhD(UniversityofThanjavur)-Dr. KandiahSivakumarhashadalifelonginterestin theArtandArchitectureoftheIndian Subcontinentandhasvisitedmanysitesthat showtherichnessofIndianArtand Architecture.HecontinuedhisinterestHe obtainedtheCertificateinArtandArchaeology atTheBhavanundertheguidance ofPadmashreeDr.JohnandMrs.WendyMarr andcompletedanMAintheHistoryofArtand Archaeology(SouthandSoutheastAsia) atSOAS,UAL.SivabecameavisitingResearch AssociateattheDepartmentofSculpture,Tamil UniversityofThanjavur,Indiaandcompleteda PhDthere.HisThesiswasonTheArchitecture andIconographyofTiruvarurTyagrajaswamy TempleGopurasandhehasaseriesof Publicationsrelatedtohisinterests.

SandraSattler isthe convenoroftheArtsof IndiaandArtsofthe Buddhistworldforthe PostgraduateDiplomain AsianArtatSOAS.Her researchexpertisecentres aroundthedepictionof fiercegoddessesin medievalNorthIndian templesandSanskrit literature,andsheis completingherPhDinthis fieldinSeptember2023.

SandraholdsaBachelor's degreeandaMaster's degreewithdistinctionin IndologyfromGoettingen University,Germany,where shewasasaResearch Associate.SheisaFulbright alumna(SouthAsian Studies,UCBerkeley)and anAHRCscholar.

CandidaConnolly M.Mus.PGCE, FTCLhasworkedattheBhavanfor nearlythirtyyearsdevelopinga greaterunderstandingofIndianmusic andculture.Sheisateacherand Westernviolinistandpianist.She gainedaFellowshipatTrinityCollege lookingattheapplicationofIndian musicinthewesternmusic curriculum.

PradeepaSivasanthiran completed theDiplomacourseinIndianandArt andArchaeologyunderDrJohnMarr beforeembarkingonherarchitectural educationwhichincludedtwoyears studyingthearchitecturalheritageof Nepal.Shequalifiedasanarchitect andiscurrentlycompletingaMaster's inWorldHeritageStudies,withher thesisresearchlookingatthe symbologyandusesofheritageatthe SacredCityofAnuradhapuraWorld HeritagesiteinSriLanka.

OCTOBER2023

INDIANPOETRYDAY

TueOct3|6.30pmfor7pm|Free, registrationrequired.

TheBhavancelebratesIndianPoetryDayin associationwiththeNehruCentre.

Withreadingsandtalksbyleadingscholarsand poets,theeventwillmainlybeinHindiwitha fewotherlanguages.Fullline-uptobe announcedsoononourwebsite www.bhavan.net

UNDERSTANDINGINDIANGODS/GODDESSES ANDFESTIVALS-ajourneytoknowyourself better.LecturebyDr.PRIYAVIRMANI

Wed11Oct|6pm-7pm|£10

EverwonderedwhyShivaisthedancingGod? WhyHisTrishul(theweaponheholds)has3 parts?WhySaraswatiisthewifeofBrahma?Why Ashtami(theeighthday)isthemostpowerfulday inthe9dayHindufestivaloftheNavratas? IntheleaduptotheIndianfestiveseasonjoina spellbindingtalkonfascinatinginsightsonHindu GodsandGoddessesandthesignificanceofkey festivals.Insightsthatwillformapowerful navigationtoolinyoureverydaylife.Deliveredby Dr.PriyaVirmaniwhogivestalksglobally,making thetreasuretroveofancientIndianwisdom relevanttoourtimes.Theclaritywithwhichshe communicatestheVedicconceptsandapplies themtocontemporarydilemmasandlivinghas beenhailedinternationallyandputherinthe categoryofaleadingcontemporaryoratorand philosopher.

HARMONIUMWORKSHOPBYDR.RAVINDRA GURURAJKATOTI

THUMRIWORKSHOPSTUDENTSHOWCASE

FriOct6|6pm–8pm|Entryfree

Smt.ChandraChakrabortypresentsastudent showcasefollowingherThumriworkshopat TheBhavan. ShatarupaGhoshandMsBhavaniwill performfortheevent.Thiswillbefollowedbyasemi classicalandThumripresentationofSmt.Chandra’s students.

SAJALIROYPRESENTSTAGORE'SGITANJALI

Sun8Oct|6pm-8:30pm|withinterval(refreshments availabletobuy)|£20/£15

SajaliRoypresentsGitanjalifromTheBhavan’sBengali department.Gitanjali(songoffering)isacollectionof BengaliPoemsbyRabindranathTagore.Tagorereceived aNobelprizeforLiteraturefortheEnglishtranslationof hispoemswhichwasadaptedwithanintroductionby W.BYeats.DanceChoreographybyKatrinaRute& ParvatiNair.

SatOct14|11am–12.30pm|£5

TheBhavanpresentsaharmoniumworkshopby Dr.RavindraGururajKatoti.Heisaseniordisciple ofHarmoniumlegendPt.RambhauBijapure. Opentoharmoniumandvocalstudents.

Gitanjali

Smt.ChandraChakraborty

RUBYBUNKERPRESENTSMAHALAYA

SatOct14|6pm|£12|Refreshments provided

RubyBunkerpresentsatraditional‘Mahalaya’,as partofBhavan’sGoldenJubileecelebrations.Join usforaneveningofsoulfulmusicfeaturing renownedartistsfromLondonandIndia. Donationswelcome-pleaseaskatReception

LECTUREONMENTALCAPACITYby Dr.T.S.ANANTHANARAYANAN,FRCPsych. ConsultantPsychiatrist

Sun15Oct|11:30am-1pm|Entry free(Refreshmentsavailabletobuy)

EveryoneintheUKissubjecttoMentalCapacity Act2005.InsimplertermsthisActstatesthatall ofushavethecapacitytoperformwhateverwe doinourdailylives,unlesssomeonequestions ourcapacitytodoso.Forexample,drivingacar, gettingmarried,writingawill,sellinghome, capacitytopeadinacourtoflawandcapacityto instructasolicitorifonecommitsacrimeetc. ThereareothernumerousthingswhereMental Capacityisanissue.Jointhelecturetofindout more.

THEBHAVANCELEBRATESDURGASHTAMI

Sun22Oct|5.30pmonwards|Entryfree.

TheBhavanLondonwarmlywelcomesyouto DurgaPuja2023.Joinusforthepuja celebrationsfollowedbydevotionalsongs,dance andprasad.ThiseventissponsoredbyAlok Bharadwajandfamily.

WAKEUPCREATIONSPRESENTS-'SAKIYE ROWTHIRAMPAZHAGU!'aka'Youslaygirl!' FriOct27|7pm–8pm|£20/£15/£10| PGrating(ParentalGuidance)

WakeUpCreationsannouncesthelaunchoftheir MusicalintheUKwithastrongcalltoactionto inspirewomenandchildrentolearnbasicself defenceagainstsexualviolenceanddomestic abuse.TheMusicalischoreographedwith Bharatanatyam,nativemartialartsandmodern theatreandtunedtothelyricalmarvelof MahakaviSubramanyaBharathi,themanwho forecastedthegrowthandchallengesofmodern women100yearsago.Theticketincludesasmall KravMagademonstrationaftertheshow,freetips &usefultoolstostaysafethanbesorry.

NOVEMBER

AUNTY-ATRIBUTETO OURGURU

Sat,28Oct|5pm|£10

Pleasejoinusincelebrating thelifeofourbelovedSmt. SivasakthiSivanesan.

Thecelebrationwillhonour hermemoryandlegacy throughavarietyofmusic& danceperformancesby studentsofSmt.Usha Raghavan,Smt.Krishni JanarththananandSmt. SivasakthiSivanesan.

Allproceedsfromticketsales willgotoSivasakthiCultural CentreinBatticaloa,SriLanka. Additionaldonationscanbe madeto:

VANIFINEARTS: AccNo.42739283 SortCode09-06-66

Mahalaya

YUVAKALAPRATHIBHA

PerformancebystudentsofSriBaluRaguraman andSmt.SubathraRaguraman

SunNov5|6pm-8.30pm|£20/£15

Joinusforaneveningofmellifluousinstrumental performanceofViolinandVeenabythestudents ofSriBaluRaguramanandSmt.Subathra Raguraman.AccompaniedbySriMBalachandar andhisstudentsonMridangam

HEMANTIKA

SunNov19|6pm|£20/£15/£12

Hemantikaisoneofthemostpopular ClassicalIndiandancefestivalsintheUK. Celebratingits'8thyearrunning,thisyear wewillfeaturerenownedartistsfromUK andbeyond.Pleasechecktheirwebsitefor informationonfestivalprogramsand detailsofmasterclassesandworkshops.

www.sbdc-kathak.com

SOUTHASIANCULTURAL CIRCLEpresents-'RAMA' Fri17Nov|6pm-8:30pm| £25/£20/£15

Alivelygatheringcelebratingthe vibrantspiritoftogethernessfilled withmusic,dance,andlectures-an unforgettableexperience.Thestory ofLordRamacontinuestoresonate withpeople,servingasabeaconof hope,love,andmoralintegrityinan ever-changingworld.

Artists: ChandrimaMisra-HindustaniVocal, PtVishwaPrakash-Harmonium, Ustd.BabarLatifKhan–Tabla, Ustd.DharambirSinghMBE–Sitar, VishvadhikaSingh-Kathak, PurnimaRoyChowdhury–Kathak, DebipriyaSircar-Sitar, NinaRajaraniMBE-Bharatanatyam andY.Yadavan-CarnaticVocal

Hemantika

YuvaKalaPratibha

Rama

VIDYAAMAGNA–AWEBINARWITHMIRANDA TUFNELLANDNAVTEJJOHAR|WORKSHOPWITH CAITOMOSAND&FILIPAPEREIRA-STUBBS

Vidyaamagnawasborntoprovideaplatformwherewe couldbringindifferentArtiststotalkandsharethe processoftheirwork;followingthethreadofimmersive learningwhichisafirstofitskindatTheBhavan.

SENSINGSELF–WEBINAR|Sun26Nov|7pm8pm|FREE|MIRANDATUFNELL&NAVTEJJOHAR INCONVERSATIONWITHSTELLASUBBIAH

ThiswebinarwillfocusonMirandaTufnell'sjourneyof creatingarangeofpathwaystoMovementandHealth, andNavtej's'Abhyas'somatics.

MAKINGMOVEMENT|Mon27Nov|7pm-8.30pm| £30|CREATINGSTORIESANDATMOSPHEREFROM THEBODY–WITHCAITOMOS&FILIPAPEREIRASTUBBS

Thisworkshopwillbeatimeforexplorationtodiscover storiesofthebody.Whatvoices,characters, atmospheresemergewhenwebegintoslowdownand attendtopracticeoflistening?Welookatthe‘stateof dance’andengagewithimprovisationpayingattention totheflowofmovementandimagination.

DECEMBER2023

KALAKARARTSUK&THEBHAVANLONDONPRESENTS'EKRADHAEKMEERA'-THEMUSICAL

Sat2Dec|6pm-8:30pm|£22/£17(£20/£15 onlinewithcodeBHAVAN50).

London’sDivineLoveExperience: DiscoverthedivineanddevotionalloveofRadhaand Meerarevealedthroughpoetry,impeccablesongs, acting,storiesandextraordinarydancethatwillawaken yoursensesandsoakyoursoulintothemusic.Lose yourselfinthedestiniesoftwoincomparablefemale personasandexperiencetheirdesire,theirdreamsand theirheartwrenchingdaring.Script,direction,musicSmt.ChandraChakraborty

IforIndiapresents MARGAZHI

MAHOTSAVAMbySOORYAGAYATRHI FriDec8|DetailsTBC

Joinusforaneveningofclassicalmusicby youngprodigySooryagayathri.

SunDec10–SulagnaBanerjee Kathakworkshop|12pm–1.30pm

JoinusforaKathakworkshopwithSulagna Banerjee,anartistfromIndia.Youwilllearn thebasicsofkathaktechniqueaswellasa fewexpressiveelements.

KathakworkshopwithSulagnaBanerjee

THEBHAVAN’S CHRISTMASCELEBRATIONS

SunDec17|1pmonwards|Entry free

TheBhavancelebratesChristmaswith aprogrammeofcarolsanddances.At theinvitationofTheBhavan,Mr.James Marrhasbeentrainingandconducting theBhavanchoirsince2004.Allare welcometojoininthecelebrations.

EkRadhaEkMeera

MargazhiMahotsavam