Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Yesterday, Once more - Evergreen Burmans







The Concert:
 This being the 75th Anniversary Year of Sachin Dev Burman's First Recording as a Music Director (Rajgee - 1936) & 5th decade of Father and Son combination we at Maam Entertainment and IndianStage decided to pay tribute to this glorious duo through UNWIND BURMANS in our series 'Yesterday, Once more'... concerts.



Classic Hindi film songs are all over radio and television, wooing and wowing young and old alike


Even classics reissued by music companies were being lapped up with the eagerness of television sets during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.


REWIND .....Old is suddenly Gold. All over, it's Yesterday Once More


The musical revolution isn't just about 50-plus citizens on an audio overdrive. Teenagers in college canteens, young mall rats on stairways sharing iPods, even a quiet girl on the Metro - all seem to be falling in love with melodies that their parents, even grandparents, first fell in love with.


Yesterday, Once More... EVERGREEN BURMANS' featuring Amit Kumar & Sumit Kumar( Sons of Kishore Kumar) and Original Musicians of R.D.Burman ( Kishore Sodha, Raj Sodha and Franko Vaaz) is an IndianStage - Maam Entertainment joint production.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

A.R.RAHMAN Live in Bangalore - Buy tickets from www.indianstage.in

A.R.Rahman Live in Concert - May 29, 2011, Palace Grounds, Bangalore – that’s the mantra for musical nirvana! After all, it’s not every day that you get to witness a musical extravaganza of this magnitude, A R Rahman Live in Concert’ will not only have a majestic stage and enthralling performance but will also include a unique feature with AV Screens across palace grounds showcasing the concert in 3D. Yes you heard right 3D. All this can only happen when two giants join hands. A.R.Rahman and the UF Group.

A musical genius, nay a magician, who has managed to make the entire country dance to his tunes! His name itself is enough to invoke respect and awe from a cross-section of society, throughout the country. ‘Roja’ brought him into the public eye and after that he has crossed more milestones than we’d care to remember. With’ Jai Ho’, he put India on the international music map and the double Oscars have just proved what we knew all along – that he is an ‘Isai Puyal’ in more ways than one. Some have dubbed him the ‘Mozart of Madras’ and it’s an epithet that is richly deserved. No guesses as to this individual’s identity – A R Rahman, singer, composer and musician extraordinaire.

Tickets: http://www.indianstage.in/events/arrahman_bangalore.html


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Friday, April 22, 2011

A R Rahman - Live in concert











15 May, Nagpur


His Symphony transcends the triumph of Oscar & Grammy Most unpretentious, byword & prepossessing among the breed of lofty maestros, in the realm of music, having regaled with his innovative strings and melody evolving a new genre of poetry of sound, an expression laudable and encored at every street across the world thronged by music fraternity


Date & time: 15th May, 2011 | 6:00 PM

Venue: University Campus, Near University guest house, Ambazari Road, Nagpur

Tickets: 
White Seat - Rs.1000(Normal Chair)
Bronze seat - Rs.2000
(Normal Chair)
Silver Seat - Rs.3000
(Normal Chair)
Gold Seat - Rs.5000
(Executive chair)
VIP - Rs.15000
(2 seated Sofa)
VVIP - Rs.25000
(3 seated Sofa)
VVIP S - Rs.35000
(For 3 People To and Fro with Accommodations All Inclusive Rs 10,000* Only Direct Flights to Nagpur Source to destination)



Tickets: http://www.indianstage.in/events/arrahmannew.html


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Dinner with Friends - Play







A Pulitzer Award winning play by American playwright Donald Margulies

This Pulitzer award winning play is about four friends; two married couples. We see both couples at different ages and stages of their lives, and we witness the effects of the breakup of one couple on the other, who first feel compelled to choose sides, and then begin to question the strength of their own seemingly tranquil marriage.

Cast: Perizaad Zorabian Irani, Tisca Chopra, Vinay Jain, Joy Sengupta
 
Directed By Feroz Abbas Khan

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Monday, April 11, 2011

PIZZAZZ - A Comedy Play




"A Chinese box in dramatic form, a toy that is simple to look at but drives one to near madness when played with"--- Hugh Leonard. Pizzazz is a cleverly plotted, effervescent comedy about relationships. With its compelling play of words, Pizzazz tells the story of two strangers - Marion and Dr. Conroy, who are inadvertently stranded on a Boat Jetty on the river Shannon waiting for an indefinite boat strike to end. To kill the long, tedious hours, the vivacious Marion draws Olivia (her secretary), Dr. Conroy, Mrs. Hand (A cleaning lady) and Rooney (The desk clerk) into a series of games - games about relationships. She manages to weave these characters into a fantastic, make believe dynamic narrative that approaches human relationships in a most unusual way. With it's fair share of idiosyncrasies, quirkiness, persistence and insecurities Pizzazz is a loveable comedy of trials, mostly errors & that indefinable "something".


About Dramanon: Dramanon (Dramatist Anonymous) was founded in 1991 and originally comprised of faculty members and students from Manipal University who shared a common passion for theatre. In 2006, a few alumni of Dramanon, Manipal helped Dramanon spread its wings by establishing chapters in Bangalore & Hyderabad. Dramanon's recent plays are: "The Original Last Wish Baby", "Pizzazz" "Alarms & Excursions", "Sic" "Elling" & "Reservoir Dogs".for more informaton login to www.indianstage.in or call 9880036611









Akon - Live in concert






India will all get a chance to be entertained by one of the world's most popular and celebrated Senegalese-American singer and songwriter, Akon, the weekend of April 17th, 2011.

For the first time ever, Akon will be performing full scale concerts in India and fans going to the concerts can expect to groove to some of his renowned numbers including Beautiful, Lonely, Right Now, Dangerous, I'm So Paid, Angel and many more. Akon will be performing on 17th April in Bengaluru.

Speaking from across the globe, Akon confirmed the news: "That's right. The wait is finally over and now for the first time ever, I'm excited to bring my live show to India. I can't wait for my fans to join me where I'll be performing all of your favorites and some new songs from my upcoming album, Stadium. It's also my birthday so I have something special planned for all my fans. India get ready to party..."

The Indian edition of Venky's Akon Live In Concert is being brought to the country by Netsurf Entertainment and Ivno Events and Productions in association with Thrive Entertainment, USA and S. Raj Entertainment USA.



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Monday, April 4, 2011

SHAAN - Live In Concert



















This Summer, Bengaluru will get to witness one of India's most renowned and versatile singer, known for his catchy Bollywood songs and Award winning Albums, SHAAN.

SHAAN LIVE IN CONCERT - is brought to you by SKYLIGHT PRODUCTION - 'Experience Reality'. Shaan will be performing in Bengaluru at the White Petals, Palace Grounds on the 30th of April, 2011 from 6:30p.m onwards.

The 3 time IIFA winner for best playback singer has planned a great line up of his famous songs in store for all his Bengaluru fans. Apart from being an accomplished playback singer, but has made many successful albums like "Tanha Dil" and "Aksar". Some songs that fans can expect to hear on the night of the concert are - the award winning song from 3 idiots "Behti Hawa", "Main hoon Don" from the movie Don and songs like "Bhool Ja" and "Tanha Dil" from his award winning albums.

List of Artists
Opening act by Radio One Desi Grooves and Zenkara "SHAAN AND TROUPE"

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Visakha Hari Musical Discourse


Vishaka Hari is an Indian musician from Chennai. She is a practitioner of the age-old art form of Kathakalakshepam, the art of story telling, weaving together music in a concert-discourse format. The stories are usually of a devotional nature depicting scenes from great Hindu epics like Ramayana, the accompanying songs often are set to music by great music composers and spiritual teachers who are often the authors of the stories being narrated. She was presented with the "Vasantha Shresht" award by the Vasantha Memorial Trust, an organisation working in the area of cancer care and cure, in October 2007.

Vishaka Hari is the daughter-in-law of Paranur Mahatma Sri Sri Krishna Premi swamigal, who is also her spiritual Guru. She is the wife of Shri. Hariji, who is an expert in delivering vedantic and bhagavatham lectures. She married Shri. Hariji in Paranur in 2001 at the age of 22. She learnt carnatic music from Padma Vibhushan Shri.Lalgudi G. Jayaraman.

Smt. Vishaka Hari is an accomplished A-grade artist of All India Radio with number of honours to her name, including coveted titles like Thyagaraja Prathidwani and Yuva kala Bharathi. She also enjoyed an outstanding academic career in Accounting.


Vishaka Hari on 8, May @ Chowdiah Memorial Hall


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Sri.Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna - Live in concert


Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna is a Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a playback singer. He is also acclaimed as a poet, composer and respected for his knowledge of Carnatic Music.


Balamuralikrishna started his career at a very young age. Till date, he has given over 25000 concerts worldwide!


His immense versatility in all the fields of music, his mesmerizing voice, his unique way of rendering the compositions helped him to carve out a niche in the Music era. He collaborated with the top musicians in the Hindustani circle and is known to be the first to start the jugulbandi type of concerts. The first of such kind was in Mumbai, where he accompanied Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. He also gave jugalbandi concerts with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Kishori Amonkar, among others. These concerts made him popular throughout the country and also helped in national integration through music.


Poet composer and musicologist, Balamuralikrishna has restored the trinity's composition to their original whole. He represents a new era in Carnatic music. Like the galaxy of giants preceding him, he has helped in the preservation of the musical heritage in his own way. He is also known for popularising the Compositions of Sri Bhadrachala Ramadasa and Sri Annamacharya.

Watch Dr. Balamurali Krishna @ Lalitha Kala Thoranum, Hyderabad on 3 April


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Chimeras - Play



The play 'Chimeras' is an adaptation of three short stories by Shashi Deshpande, namely, 'What has been decided?', "The Last Enemy" and 'Hear me, Sanjaya', which reflect the characters of Draupadi, Duryodhana and Kunti respectively. "Chimeras is an attempt to bring to stage the strong human aspects of these characters, striping them of the myth surrounding them, with such nuances of their existence that it makes one connect and 'understand' them as people," says actor Surabhi Herur, who dons the role of Draupadi in this play.

The play is being produced by Version One Dot Oh! (VODO), an amateur theatre group based in Bangalore consisting of members from various backgrounds who share a common passion for theatre. Members of the group include IT professionals, Students, Media Professionals, TV artistes, Lawyers. It was started in 2003 by a bunch of college friends who did not want their college-theatre passion to die down. "The play 'What has been decided' is set just before the war breaks out, when Draupadi questions the intentions of 'avoiding' the war or going for it, while the play 'The Last Enemy' is set at the end of the war, when Duryodhana is left alone and wounded but not defeated. The play 'Hear me, Sanjaya' is set after the war, when Kunti recollects the events and the people who have shaped her life and the war," explains Surabhi, who has been into theatre for the last twelve years.


Date: 8, April @ Rangashankara

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Susmitha & Nestlings - Play







Silent Theatre Laboratory Presents its first play 'Susmitha & Nestlings'

About play: The Silent Theatre Laboratory presents the first production of its 2011 - 2012 season, Poornachandra Tejesvi's Susmitha & Nestlings, directed by Vidya V Ulithaya (Clutter: Based on True Story of the Poornachandra Tejesvi) Susmith & Nestlings is 90 mins play, will be staged on Thursday and Friday, April 14th at & 15th At 7:00pm in K.H. Kalasoudha, Behind Abminaya Taranga/Bimba Hanumanth and inside the compound of Ramanjaneya Temple.

Through this play we want to show the Tejesvi's experiences about the nature(Aquatics, Reptiles, birds & mammals) this play is specially designed for kids above 5 years, In this play there is use of mime, bale, Kalari, this play would be a platform for the kids to learn the nature's complications. Silent theatre laboratory (STL) was created for the sole purpose of setting a standard of professionalism, creativity and excellence in the performing arts.

Susmitha & Nestlings (translation of K. P.Poornachandra Tejesvi's 'Susmitha Mattu Hakkimari') play is a major part of this initiative. Susmitha & Nestlings is a vibrant, entertaining, and fun family play that carries with it a positive message of community building and cultural diversity.

For the first time in India STL is adopting a mime, bale, kalari into the talky stage play. Mime Influenced by the silent film stars like Chaplin and Keaton, Marceau who was the architect of a totally new style and tradition, the true creator and master of modern mime as we understand it today.

Date: 14 & 15, April @ K H Kala Soudha

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Coldplayer (UK) - the World's Best Celebration to Coldplay

Little can be said about Coldplay that isn't already understood by the people who follow and idolize the band worldwide. They are one of the biggest and best selling bands on the planet, and have won countless awards to date.

Their deep, powerful live performances leave audiences spellbound. You can now experience their music and performance as close as it gets, totally live in a show experience dedicated to the recreation of one of the greatest bands in the world!!

A celebration to some of the most beautiful songs of all time, four fans of COLDPLAY who are also professional musicians came together to capture the sheer spell binding atmosphere that every COLDPLAY fan has experienced, seeing them perform live.

Don't just close your eyes and think they sound like COLDPLAY, open them and they even look like COLDPLAY!

In Celebration of Coldplay's fantastic music - Gigbox is proud to present COLDPLAYER (UK) and bring the Coldplay Ultimate Show to Bangalore, April 03rd. Be a part of the Celebration!

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Shankar Mahadevan - Live in concert



Music and Shankar Mahadevan are synonymous. The former engineering graduate-turned singer is well versed in Hindustani, Carnatic and Jazz music. With hard work and talent, he created music that made both critics and music buffs take notice of him. Music is in his blood - after all, he has been learning music since the age of three.


His first album Breathless took the music world by storm and became a chartbuster. However, he soon turned his attention to film music as he felt that he could project his true talents and get the recognition he deserved.


When he was composing music for a number of jingles, he met Ehsaan and Loy. The trio went on to compose for a number of super hit films including Mission Kashmir, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Lakshya, Abhay and of course, the mega hit Dil Chahta Ha. The trio composed hit after hit, redefining the art of composing for movies.


Mahadevan has created a unique niche for himself in the world of Bollywood music and is well on his way to making a lasting impression in the world of music.


Date: 10, April, Science City Auditorium, Kolkatta

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