Hyderabad Virasat 2010 - SPIC-MACAY's Indian Classical Music & Dance Festival: Events in Hyderabad

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The Hyderabad Chapter of SPIC MACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Music And Culture Amongst Youth) is organising a festival of Indian classical music and dance from 7th to 17th August, at various venues in the city. The 11-day festival is dedicated to Guru Rabindranath Tagore and Swamy Vivekananda, and will feature music stalwarts like Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Vijay Ghate, Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, Kavita Dwibedi, T V Sankaranarayanan, Mysore Brothers, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Prof. Uday Bhawalkar, Dr. Teejan Bai, Dr. Nookala Chinasatyanarayana and D Balakrishna, as per the schedule below:

7th August

1:30pm - Odissi By Kavita Dwibedi, Hyderabad Public School (Ramanthapur)

7:00pm - Odissi By Kavita Dwibedi, at Air Force Academy (Dundigal)

8:30pm - Jalsaghar, a feature film by Late Satyajit Ray, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

8th August

6:30am - Heritage Walk From Charminar To Chowmahalla Palace

10:00am - Heritage Walk From University Of Hyderabad To Qutub Shahi Tombs

5:30pm - Hindustani Music Concert By Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute) and Pt. Vijay Ghate (tabla), at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

9th August

1:00pm - Odissi By Kavita Dwibedi, at Hyderabad Public School (Ramanthapur)

7:00pm - Odissi By Kavita Dwibedi, at ICFAI Business School (Shankarpalli)

5:30pm - Carnatic Vocal By Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

7:00pm - Carnatic Violin By Mysore Brothers (Nagaraj & Dr. Manjunath), at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

10th August

10:00am - Carnatic Violin By Mysore Brothers (Nagaraj & Dr. Manjunath), at Aurora Degree College

10:30am - Odissi By Kavita Dwibedi, at Glendale Academy

12:00pm - Pandavani Performance By Dr. Teejan Bai, at P Obul Reddy School

2:30pm - Carnatic Violin By Mysore Brothers (Nagaraj & Dr. Manjunath), at Hyderabad Public School (Begumpet)

6:00pm - Odissi By Kavita Dwibedi, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

7:00pm - Pandavani Performance by Dr. Teejan Bai, at ICFAI Business School (Shankarpalli)

11th August

10:00am - Pandavani Performance By Dr. Teejan Bai, at Aurora Degree College

6:00pm - Pandavani Performance By Dr. Teejan Bai, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

12th August

10:30am - Pandavani Performance By Dr. Teejan Bai, at Kendriya Vidyalaya (Gachibowli)

6:30pm - Panel Talk On "Role Of Arts & Culture For Youth In 21st Century", By Dr. Teejan Bai, Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant, Prof. Vinod Pavarala & Prof. Kannan, at Golden Threshold, University of Hyderabad

13th August

10:30am - Dhrupad Vocal By Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, at Kendriya Vidyalaya (Gachibowli)

10:30am - Pandavani Performance By Dr. Teejan Bai, at Vidyaranya School

6:00pm - Pandavani Performance By Dr. Teejan Bai, at IIIT (Gachibowli)

7:00pm - Dhrupad Vocal By Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, at ICFAI Business School (Shankarpalli)

14th August

10:30am - Dhrupad Vocal By Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, (Venue to be decided)

10:30am - Veena Recital By D Balakrishna, (Venue to be decided)

12:00pm - Carnatic Vocal By T V Sankaranarayanan, at Aurora Business School

8:30pm - Mohan Veena Recital By Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

9:30pm - Dhrupad Vocal By Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

10:30pm - Carnatic Vocal By T V Sankaranarayanan, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

11:30pm - Hindustani Vocal by Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

12:30am - Veena Recital By D Balakrishna, at DST Auditorium, University of Hyderabad

15th August

6:00pm - Hindustani Vocal By Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, at IIIT (Gachibowli)

16th August

11:00am - Hindustani Vocal By Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, at Aurora Business School

7:00pm - Hindustani Vocal By Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, at Air Force Academy (Dundigal)

17th August

9:00am - Hindustani Vocal By Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, at Glendale Academy

1:00pm - Hindustani Vocal By Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, at Hyderabad Public School (Ramanthapur)

Workshops

7th to 10th August - Odissi Workshop By Kavita Dwibedi, at DST Auditorium Foyer, University of Hyderabad

11th & 12th August - Tampura Workshop By Lalita Kurulkar, at DST Auditorium Foyer, University of Hyderabad

SPIC MACAY is a voluntary, non-profit, apolitical and non-governmental student participatory movement founded in 1977. It aims to conserve and promote an awareness of Indian culture among the youth of India, through a focus on the classical arts.

SPIC-MACAY has chapters in over 300 towns and cities all over the world. It organizes concerts, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions and seminars, all hosted by local chapters of the organization. The Hyderabad Chapter is one of them.

Please contact Lata Mani at 93475-53161 or Ashish at 94901-22248 for further details.