SEPTEMBER 2023
ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT - PADMASHREE DR. JOHN AND MRS.WENDY MARR CERTIFICATE COURSE
FIFTEEN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY LECTURES IN THREE MODULES
MODULE I SEPT 14 TO OCT. 12, 2023
MODULE II OCT 19 TO NOV 16, 2023
MODULE III NOV 23 TO DEC 21, 2023
Lectures will be delivered via zoom on Thursday evenings between 7-30pm and 9-30 pm (including time for questions).
£75 Per module / £200 for all three purchased
Optional extras to the course for those interested will include group visits to the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (London), V & A, the British museum, and one Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain centre of worship. Fees will be extra (to be determined later).
The course will include an optional written assignment (600 words on one of five topics given at the start of the course, for submission at the end).
All participants will be given a certificate of participation (minimum attendance required will be 80% (12/15) of lectures).
TUTORS AND SPEAKERS
TUTORS AND SPEAKERS
1. Dr. KANDIAH SIVAKUMAR (MBBS, FRCPsych, MA (SOAS), PhD (University of Thanjavur) - COURSE CONVENOR
2. CANDIDA CONNOLLY
3. SANDRA SATTLER
4. PRADEEPA SIVASANTHIRAN
'TASHER DESH' - LAND OF CARDS
- Dance drama
- Dance drama
Sat 23 Sept | 6.30pm – 8.30pm | £25/£15/£10 |
For tickets contact - 07900968258
For tickets contact - 07900968258
Tasher Desh is a dance drama written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1933. Dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, it takes a satirical look at tyranny and regimentation and celebrates freedom of speech, thoughts, and deeds.
For tickets contact - 07900968258
For tickets contact - 07900968258
ATMASPHERE in CONCERT featuring RENU GIDOOMAL
Sun 24 Sept | 6pm – 8.30pm | £27/£22/£17 (£25/£20/£15 if booked online. Use code BHAVAN50)
Renu Gidoomal is a popular multi-talented International Performer and multi-lingual Indie Recording Artist with numerous solo and collaborative albums in several languages and genres.
She has given concerts in more than 25 countries including Aruba, Canada, Czech Republic, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Latvia, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, St Maarten, Thailand, UAE, U.K., and USA.
Trained in traditional and Madrigal Choirs, Classical and Acoustic Guitar, and Hindustani Vocal, Renu grew up listening to Sindhi Sufi Folk music, Shabads, popular Western music, African and Hindi music. Thus, her singing style is diverse enabling her to seamlessly move from Bhajans to Bollywood, Sufi to Soul.
She uses her musical talent to serve society: over the past 20 years her personal project, ‘Music for Medicine’, has supported children’s education and family health in Manila and other developing countries through her CDs and Concerts.
During the Pandemic, Renu set up Positive Vibes, to keep local and global Asian communities connected to spirituality, religion, and positivity when all were unable to visit prayer houses and community centres. This voluntary online weekly programme, which ran for 120+ episodes, became a global community hub every Sunday at 5pm GMT with broadcasts over Zoom, YouTube and Facebook reaching thousands of faithful viewers.
This 120 minute concert will feature Renu singing some favourite Bollywood classics as well as innovative fusion compositions. Refreshments will be served after the Concert.
Her accompanying Musicians are Atul Cantilal (Keyboards); Alok Verma (Tabla and Percussion); Madhoosudan (Bansuri); Johnny Cox (Bass Guitar).
Part of the proceeds from this Event will go to BETTER LIVES FOUNDATION of which Renu Gidoomal is a Patron. (www.betterlivesfoundation.org)
By buying a ticket and supporting this event you are contributing your bit towards the work of BLF which is dedicated to providing sustainable medical care and education to support local communities but especially the ongoing expansion of a totally free Hospital in Sierra Leone - the Yonibana Sai Hospital. Recognising the increasing needs of the community, BLF is expanding its services further and are planning to become a University hospital, expanding into new Maternity, Eyes and Dental wings, with the first Dental University in Sierra Leone.
100% of donations are used for Charity work. No donation is used for Administration costs.
Indian Folk (Garbha) Weekly class - Taught by Sharena
Date: 4 Mondays ( 25/9, 2/10, 9/10 and 16/10)
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm | £32 (block booking only for 4 sessions)
Jigar and Suhrad, along with Swarni Arts have set up classes to help teach Authentic Garba to people from all cultures, abilities and backgrounds. The course is recognised by the International Dance Council and serves as an introduction to SSGD’s 5 grades. There will be a total of 4 sessions that will be taught by one of our local teachers and will cover the Grade 1 syllabus. There will be a graded session following if you would like a certificate.Taking part in these graded sessions also brings you into the wider SSGD community where it is possible to have the opportunity to train and perform at events such as Diwali on the Square and enroll into masterclasses with Jigar Soni, founder of SSGD.
"AAJE ROKDA NE UDHAAR KAALE"
Thur 28 Sept | Dinner 5pm | Show starts 7pm | £25/£20/£15
A fresh comedy of funny misunderstandings and funnier mishaps, "Aaje Rokda ne Udhaar Kaale" will leave you in splits of laughter.
Raj and Neha are a couple madly in love and set on getting married. Natu and Avani are a married couple and set on enjoying their vacation. But little do these happy couples know that they are going to remain happy only for a couple of minutes! Their happy joyride is going to hit turbulence in the most unexpected ways (and they have no parachutes!)
What happens when a surprise (and untimely!) visit from Uncle Avinash sends the couples on a dizzying rollercoaster of hilarious adjustments? Find out in this play where... havoc leads to humour... confusion leads to comedy... and a super-special super-secret exchange leads to super entertainment!
Yet another booster dose of long-lasting entertainment from Rangmanch Productions that you will want to watch over and over and over again with your family, friends, and their families too!
Written by Imtiaz Patel Produced By Aasif Patel
Actors
Actors
Ojas Rawal
Paresh Bhatt
Kuldeep Gor
Arpita Sethia
Mahek Bhatt
Raina Mehta
TICKET DETAILS IN THE FLYER
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Heritage Connect Presents 'PARAMPARA - THE TRADITION'
Arya with Pt. Chiranjeeb Chakraborty
Arya with Pt. Chiranjeeb Chakraborty
Sat 30 Sept | 6:30PM to 9:30PM | Doors Open at 6.15 PM
| £25/£20/£15
This evening at Bhavan will be the epitome of ‘Parampara - the tradition’ with a combination of classical, semi classical and contemporary music from Arya Mandal and Pt. Chiranjeeb Chakraborty. This is a ‘Manchapravesh’ in professional classical music by Arya Mandal following 15 years of tutelage under his Guru Pt. Chiranjeeb Chakraborty. The performers will be accompanied by esteemed musicians of London.
This event is produced by Heritage Connect C.I.C
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.
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.
Arya Mandal
He is currently an MSci Mathematics student at Unive