JUNE 2023

"LES PALMES DE MONSIEUR SCHUTZ" -
a comedy by Jean-Noël Fenwick – French Drama

Tue 6 & Wed 7 June | 8pm – 9.45pm |  £15 /£12 (under 18)
This drama shows a humoristic view of the lives of Marie and Pierre Curie and their discoveries around radioactivity.
The work has also won 2 Molière Awards in 1990 for best playwright and best show in an independent theatre.
Produced by "L'atelier Good Morning"
Directed by Julien Balajas
ARTISTS : François-Régis Coumau, Sandrine Delabrière, Caroline Davinroy, Laurence Le Pan de Ligny, Eve O'byrne, Julia Vernes.

FERAY ELO HARANO SUR - A MUSICAL TRIBUTE

Sat 10 June | 6pm – 10pm | £35 VIP/ £25 Middle Row/ £20 Standard
Feray Elo Harano Sur is a musical tribute to the legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar, Md. Rafi, Kishore Kumar, and Jagjit Singh.
Inspired by the two very successful performance of Harano Sur last year, we are coming back with a wider choice of Hindi and Bengali songs of their lifetime with lots of untold stories of these legends.
Internationally as well as locally popular singers Laboni Barua, Farzana Sifat Shopna, Gouri Choudhury and Sanjoy Dey will be presenting the most popular songs of these legendary singers accompanied by the finest musicians of the UK.
Host - Urmee Mazher
A presentation by the Tanas Events Ltd.

FOR TICKETS PLEASE CONTACT THE PHONE NUMBERS ON THE FLIERS

SOLO SITAR RECITAL BY RISHAB RIKHIRAM SHARMA – Sitar for Mental Health

Sat 17 June | 6pm – 8pm | £12 (£10 if booked online. Use code BHAVAN50)
VIP tickets at £20 available. Please contact us to book the same.
After a series of performances across the United States and several ongoing integral sound therapy training studies, Rishab brings his ‘Sitar for Mental Health’ experience to The Bhavan. Sitar for Mental Health events are multi-sensory-immersive experiences helping bridge ancient practices of sound and energy medicine using traditional Indian Classical music, designed to invoke states of deep reflection, receptivity, and introspection; and re-introduces the sound of the Sitar as a transformational tool.
The session will focus on silence and deep listening, and the gradual adoption of the development of musical improvisation and consciousness. Rishab will use the Sitar as a tool to put the audience through a journey of personal introspection and emotions.
ABOUT - Sitarist, music producer and mental health advocate, Rishab Rikhiram Sharma was first introduced to the Sitar at the age of ten. His own father, Sanjay Sharma (Rikhi Ram), became his first Guru. Later he trained under Sitar Maestro, Pt. Ravi Shankar, who took young Rishab on as his youngest and last disciple. Under his tutelage, Rishab was able to hone his natural talent with the utmost commitment and perseverance.

ACCOMPANIED ON TABLE BY GURDAIN SINGH RAYATT

Pandit Chiranjeeb Chakraborty presents 
“When Tradition meets modernity”

Sat 24 June | 6pm – 9pm | Doors open - 5.45pm |
£25/£20/£15 
The evening in the first part showcases the talented students of Indian classical music under the tutelage of Chiranjeeb ji. In the second part Chiranjeeb ji will be performing Indian classical ragas blending with modern contemporary music. The performers will be accompanied by esteemed musicians of London. 
This event is produced by SKA
www.chiranjeebmusic.com

ABOUT
Pandit Chiranjeeb Chakraborty is one of the top ranking vocalists of Indian classical music of his generation. He is able to demonstrate a high degree of creativity and versatility in bringing to life a wide-ranging musical repertoire consisting of pulsating ancient Dhrupad music and sublime songs of light classical music, as well as contemporary fusion styles and classical ragas. His music sparkles with the very rare combination of virtuosity with classical purity, along with a deep sense of artistic aesthetics. He performs regularly at many concerts in Europe, UK and India
Chiranjeeb has received musical guidance from the acclaimed veteran musician Late Pandit Nidan Bandhu Banerjee of Rampur and Gwalior Gharanas. From 1993, he was a student under the eminent vocalist Late Pandit Arun Bhaduri at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy. From 1997 to 2001 he was a Teacher with Shrutinandan, founded by Pamabhushan Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and received guidance from him. He has also received training in Carnatic vocal music from Maestro Late Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna.
Chiranjeeb has been honoured as a ‘Fellow’ in Indian Vocal Music (FTCL) by the prestigious Trinity College of London. He is currently a guest faculty at the Rotterdam Conservatoire (CODARTS) for Indian Classical Music.

PT. RAJKUMAR MISRA PRESENTS - AN EVENING OF TABLA BY HIS DISCIPLES

Sun 25 June | 6pm – 8pm | £17/£14 (£15/£12 if booked online. Use code BHAVAN50)
Pt. Rajkumar Misra presents an evening of Tabla by his disciples. The evening also features guest performances by the disciples of Smt. Chandrima Misra (Hindustani Vocal), Pt. Sanjay Guha (Sitar), and kathak by Saberi Misra.
Harmonium accompaniment will be given by Pt. Vishwa Prakash

JULY 2023

ANANDADHARA ARTS PRESENTS 'TAGORE WITH RAGA'

NOTE - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OF ARTISTS. ALL TICKET HOLDERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REFUNDED. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

Sat 1 July | 6.30pm - 8.30pm | £30/£25/£20 
A unique music ensemble of Tagore with Indian Classical music, the event will feature the living legend of Hindustani Classical Musc Ustad Rashid Khan and eminent Tagore singer Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed. The programme will also feature Aarman Khan, the upcoming most talented vocalist from India.

THE TAGOREANS PRESENT - ONCE UPON A TIME

Sun 2 July | 4pm – 7pm (including a 30-minute interval)
Doors open at 3.30 pm
£20 and £15
Seating allocated on a first come first served basis. For
tickets, please contact Manoshi Barua on 07754889469 and Jayanta Ray on 07776164973.
An exciting and innovative presentation combining songs, dances, live opera, dance drama, recitations and readings bringing to life the power and magic of stories that define us and are an integral part of our culture, traditions, values, and beliefs. We explore these stories through the creative works of the great Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore – who loved the power of imagination unleashed through stories, allowing us to lose ourselves in their magic and adventure.
The Tagoreans is the oldest Bengali cultural organisation in the UK, celebrating 58 years of presenting unique and pioneering works in the UK, in Europe and across the globe.
A wide range of highly proficient performers from the UK and from India, who will be led on stage by Aniruddha Kumar Ghoshal (Sasha), one of the most versatile and promising performers in the field of music and theatre today.

For tickets, please contact Manoshi Barua on 07754889469 and Jayanta Ray on 07776164973.

RAGAS AND RAPS
- A VEENA MEDLEY BY RAJHESH VAIDHYA

A Presentation by The Bhavan and I for India

A presentation by The Bhavan and I for India
Sat 8 July | 6pm – 9pm | £27/£22/£17
(£25/£20/£15 online with code BHAVAN50)
‘Ragas and Raps’ is a scintillating Veena concert by Rajhesh Vaidhya, featuring a medley of both classical and cine songs.
Accompanied by Sai Hari – Ghatam, Praveen – Tabla, Kumaran - Cajon

HARMONY CREATIONS PRESENTS 'UTSAV' - A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND ARTS 

Sun July 9 | 4.30pm - 8.30pm | £22/£17/£14  (£20/£15/£12 if booked online. Use code BHAVAN50)
UTSAV, a Classical Music festival is to be enjoyed by one and all. From young, dynamic duo Saphwat Simab (Rubab) and Junaid Ali (Tabla), to the Tabla maestro Ustad Shahbaz Hussain performing Tabla Solo with his talented sons Kayam Hussain and Ali Hashim, followed by the grand finale by U.K.’s highly acclaimed Singer, Songwriter & Composer Smt. Swati Natekar presenting “Raag-Rang”, containing Raag based Bollywood Classics and their original Raags in traditional format.
With Sunil Jadhav on Keyboard, Siddhiie Kapshikarr on Harmonium & Compère by Arnika Paranjape. 
Snacks can be purchased during interval. 

Essex Indians present 'UTTORSURI' - Generation Next Festival

Sat July 15, 6pm (doors open at 5.30pm) | £25, £20, £15
Generation Next festival is the flagship event of Essex Indians charity. 
This year they will showcase magnificent dramas curated by Essex Indians .
The event will start with Amal's diary , a collection of children's memoir and their experience of going through COVID pandemic expressed with dance and drama. 

This will be followed by Immortal creation of Rabindranath Tagore's 'Dakghar' , English translation by William Radice .
Generation next of Essex Indians charity will stage this show.
There will be third drama , showcased by thespians of Essex Indians charity , called, 'Mesh o Rakhos', by Mr. Manoj Mitra .
Drama direction and conceptualisation Dr Arpita Ray. 
Door will open at 5.30pm
Program will start at 6pm 

SEPTEMBER 2023

DHAARA – FLOWING MARGAM - by Anjelli Wignakumar and Preeti Mahenthran

Sat 2 Sept | 6pm – 8.30pm | £12/£10

Flowing through the ocean of Bharathanatyam and exploring compositions of various flavours and emotions, Anjelli Wignakumar and Preeti Mahenthran present ‘Dhaara’, a duet Bharathanatyam margam. The two dancers, disciples of Smt Usha Raghavan, Director of Kalasagara UK, delve into the different shades of the art by flowing between traditions and feelings that we all relate to through their repertoire.
Accompaniment:
Nattuvangam: Guru Smt Usha Raghavan
Vocal: Akilesh Sreecumar
Mrudangam: Rambranavan Sivasubramaniam
Violin: Nirushanth Sivakumaran
Veena: Shankavi Sri Rangan

RAMA VAIDYANATHAN presents - 'RATNAGARBHA' - ODE TO MOTHER EARTH - A solo thematic Bharatanatyam recital

Sun 17 Sept | 6pm – 8.30pm | £27/£22/£17 (£25/£20/£15 if booked online. Use code BHAVAN50)

Bharatanatyam exponent Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan presents a solo Bharatanatyam recital at The Bhavan accompanied by live orchestra.
Nattuvangam – Smt. Nina Rajarani
Vocal – Sri Y Yadavan
Mridangam – Sri Prathap Ramachandra
Violin – Sri Jalatharan Sithamparanathan


Early tickets opening soon, book now to avoid disappointment.

'TASHER DESH' - LAND OF CRADS
- Dance drama

Sat 23 Sept | 6.30pm – 8.30pm | £25/£15/£10 |
For tickets contact - 07900968258

Tasher Desh os a dance drama written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1933. Dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, it takes a satirical look at turanny and regimentation and celebrates freedom of speech, thoughts, and deeds.

For tickets contact - 07900968258

ATMASPHERE PRESENTS – BHAJANS TO BOLLYWOOD, SUFI TO SOUL

Sun 24 Sept | 6pm – 8pm | £27/£22/£17 (£25/£20/£15 if booked online. Use code BHAVAN50)
The Bhavan and Renu Gidoomal are proud to present the Bhinna Abhinna series for an exciting new collaboration featuring ATMASPHERE.
There are sacred moments in performance when an artist closes their eyes and goes within, oblivious to the externals of the stage or the audience. In that trance of inner reconnection, the eyes open and the ordinariness of ‘before' has magically transmuted to the Soul awareness of ‘Now': atmosphere expanding into Atmasphere.
With the blessings of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, her spiritual Master, Renu Gidoomal’s singing has been steeped in the Bhakti tradition of Bhajans, Hymns, Shabds, Sufi Qalaams and Chants in different languages and musical styles, always aiming to reflect the unity of Life.
Accompanying her are international musicians Atul Cantilal (Keyboards) and Alok Verma (Tabla, Percussion) as well as some of the Bhavan’s finest musicians.

PAST EVENTS

SITAR REPAIR WORKSHOP - by Shambhu Gupta and Smt. Punita Gupta

Sun 4 June | 12 pm - 2 pm , 2.40 pm - 5 pm |  £20
We are proud to announce a unique sitar maintenance workshop by Shambhu Gupta and Punita Gupta .
In this workshop participants would learn the basic skills to maintain their sitar in a good form, and get in-depth insight into changing strings, polishing frets, tying frets, dealing with tight or loose pegs.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions about all aspects of sitar making and maintenance.

ABOUT
Shambhu Gupta is a scientist and engineer but is an expert in sitar maintenance. He repaired sitar for Ravi Shankar for 40 years. Punita is a prominent sitar player and a senior disciple of Bharat Ratan Ravi Shankar. 

PICTURED - SHAMBHU GUPTA REPAIRING ANOUSHKA SHANKAR'S SITAR

'ISHARA ISHARA MA'
- Gujarati Drama

Thur, 25 May | 5.30 pm | £25/£20/£15
A unique love story of a musician and deaf girl, their journey from falling in love , marriage and filing for divorce without falling out of love.
Presentation is such as it has never been performed on Indian stage.
Real sign language .
Play is a perfect combination of Emotion and Humour, and has completed around 259 shows in 3 languages.
Only play which has been approved by mass as well as class audience.
Play which is enjoyed by child , young , mid age and even senior citizens 

BOOK LAUNCH AND TALK ON "WAR OF LANKA" (RAM CHANDRA SERIES BOOK 4) by AMISH TRIPATHI

Mon 22 May | 05:30 pm awards (Arrival 05:00pm)
FISI UK is organising the Launch and talk of the most anticipated blockbuster book of the year - War of Lanka by Shri Amish Tripathi. FISI UK will explore many other aspects of this book through insightful talks and discussion with Shri Amish Tripathi.
ABOUT –
AMISH TRIPATHI - Amish Tripathi was previously an investment banker with a degree from IIM Kolkata. The writer gave up his job and followed his passion for writing and has so far penned 9 books, which are available in over 20 languages. His gripping writing has reportedly enabled him to sell more than 6 million copies of his books around the globe.
Other than writing, the Amish ji is India's diplomat, Minister (Education & Culture) and director of the Nehru Centre, London.
Friends of India Society International (FISI) UK - FISI UK is a voluntary organisation representing a diverse body of professionals and business leaders, has been actively working towards building cultural, political, and economic relations between UK and India. FISI UK has a long history of trailblazing work which has kept India’s interests foremost and strived to strengthen and promote relations between India and UK since 1975.

KAASHI ARTS PRESENTS ARPAN

Sat, 20 May | 6.30 pm | £15/£10
Join us for a delightful and sublime evening of Hindustani Classical Music with internationally acclaimed Sarod artist from Kolkata, Dr Rajeeb Chakraborty and the phenomenal Tabla Maestro Sanju Sahai.

ABOUT
Rajeeb Chakraborty belongs to the Maihar gharana of North Indian Classical Music and trained under his father and lifelong Guru Pandit Rabi Chakraborty. Over the last four decades, Rajeeb Chakraborty has been performing nationally and internationally at major music festivals and concerts.
Sanju Sahai is currently one of the finest and most sought after Tabla players of his generation, belonging to the Benares Gharana. He represents the 6th generation and is the direct descendant of Pandit Ram Sahai, the founder of the Benares Tabla Gharana. A phenomenal and outstanding Tabla player, he is well known for mesmerising and captivating his audience with his power, virtuosity and complete spontaneity.
The evening is supported by Pandit Vishwa Prakash Ji on vocal and harmonium, Jaymini Sahai presenting Kathak dance, Gurbaksh Singh Matharu and disciples of Sanju Sahai.

'3 VERSIONS DE LA VIE’ – FRENCH DRAMA

Thur 18 & Fri 19 May | 8pm – 9.30pm | £15 / £10 (concession)
Trois versions de la vie, is a play by Yasmina Reza (The author of "ART"). The play shows an awkward situation—a couple arriving a day early for a dinner party—working itself out in three different outcomes.
The same intense evening is presented three different times - same characters, same situation but with the stakes increasing each time.

COLOURS OF THUMRI -  Workshop with Chandra Chakraborty
(Please not, the workshop will start from Fri May 19 due to the train strikes this weekend)

WORKSHOPS
Fri 12 May - Fri 16 June, every Friday 
6.30 pm - 8 pm | £100
Join us for a six week in depth workshops taught by Smt. Chandra Chakraborty on Thumri, Dadra and other most popular Semi Classical Music followed by a concert by the participants. All students of Vocal, Instruments and Dance are welcome to join and learn the performing style and techniques along with traditional "Bhao" (a dance style to portray the emotions of Thumri and Dadra.
(Complete course breakdown in the booking link)
ABOUT THUMRI - 
Thumri is North India's most popular light-classical song form, developed during the 19th century at the court of Lucknow's ruler Wajid Ali Shah. It has very strong associations with Kathak, North India's main classical dance style, of which the Shah was also a leading exponent. Thumri singers pay considerable attention to the lyrics. 
Thumri is usually sung in slow tempo and Dadra is faster. Thumri has a more elaborate, lengthy structure of improvisation than crisp, compact Dadra. The lyric of Thumari generally possesses only two parts - Sthayi and Antara. On the contrary, Dadra is decorated by and large with more than one Ataras. Dadra is lighter than Thumri as far as the performing style is concerned.
ABOUT CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY
Chandra Chakraborty is a Gold Medalist and National Scholar in Thumri and Dadra. She is also a trained Kathak dancer (Sangeet Visharad in Kathak with distinction in Theory and Practical).
Having trained in two types of Thumris - Banaras Gharana Bol Banao Thumri, and Classical Thumri, she has been performing this special genre for the last 28 years. She has also conducted extensive research on Thumri and Dadra as part of her project "Tale of Tawaifs".
She is also currently authoring a book on Tawaifs, their lives and music, and will be recording 40 unheard Thumris and Dadras from original records from 1902.
Chandra has learnt Banaras Gharana Thumri, Dadra and other semi classical music from Padma Vibhushan Smt Girija Devi, and other Thumri styles from Gurus Pt. A Kanan and Smt. Malabika Kanan.

(Please not, the workshop will start from Fri May 19 due to the train strikes this weekend)
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