Himalayan Performing Arts Festival June 15th

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What: Himalayan Performing Arts festival

Where: KHQN Radio and Krishna Temple

When: Saturday June 15th, 5 pm

Admission: $3.00 Adults/$1.00 Children

Contact: Charu or Vai 798-3559/787-1510

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The following are among the many artists who will perform at the Himalayan

Performing Arts Festival on Saturday June 15, from 4 pm. The venue is KHQN

Radio/Krishna temple at 8628 S Main St., Spanish Fork. In addition to the

performing arts, there will be hot meals for sale, a fashion show by

designer Veena Yadav, a grand procession, and dramas.

 

 

 

4:15 pm Nama Hatta, devotional songs by a group composed of Nepalis,

Russians, Moldavians, and Indians.

 

4:45 pm Melodies of India will present Carnatic style of Indian classical

music.

 

This concert will be led by Mr. Mullaivasal Chandramouli. Mr. Chandramouli

is a visiting professional violinist currently in Salt Lake City on a

teaching mission. He is a renowned artiste in the world of Carnatic music

who has performed on many prestigious stages in many parts of the world

including the presidential palace in New Delhi a few months ago. Mr.

Chandramouli is both a soloist and an accompanying violinist who has been

performing in many US Cities during the past 10 years. He is an A-graded

artist in All India Radio and TV, a grading measure used in India to

recognize and compare the performing artistes in Indian music world and is

the recipient of many awards. Mr. Chandramouli holds a degree in

Aeronautical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of

Technology; but his passion for music so great that that he chose classical

music as his career.

 

 

The violinists Deepa Ramachandran and Divya Ramachandran grew up in Salt

Lake City. They were initiated into Indian Classical music with a Utah Arts

Council Folk Arts Apprenticeship a few years ago. They got their initial

training in music under the guidance of Dr. S.N. Narasimhan and by the

Suzuki method. They later became the disciples of Mr. Chandramouli for their

advanced training. Deepa has a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering

from the University of Utah and Divya is an undergraduate student at the U.

This concert is a great opportunity for them to perform with their mentor.

 

Mr. Ashwin Krishnakumar, who will be playing the flute, was trained in music

in India by Sri. B.N. Suresh before he moved to Salt Lake city three years

ago as a graduate student. He is currently getting advanced training in

music under the guidance of Mr. Chandramouli. Mr. Krishnakumar graduated

with a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah

and is working as a research Engineer. He has been performing in Utah for

the past 2 years.

 

Mr. George Grant a noted percussionist who has written books on percussion

instruments of the world. He is known for his technique drumtalkTM as a

method of teaching music. He will tabla in the concert. Both as a performer

with many groups of international music and as a teacher, Mr. Grant has a

great reputation.

 

Mr. Anand Gopalan, also an electrical engineer by profession graduated from

the University of Utah will play the keyboard. His musical talent is being

nurtured by Mr. Chandramouli.

 

 

5:15 pm Asian Fashion Show by Veena Yadav, who is proprietor of ŒTreasures

of India¹ retail outlet in Centerville.

5:45 pm Anju Thapaliya presents Nepali Folk Dances (outdoor stage)

6:00 pm Bharat Natyam Classical Dance (outdoor stage)

 

Malathi Iyengar & Rangoli Dance Company of Los Angeles along with musicians

from India present 'Sri Krishna', a 'Bharata Natyam' performance featuring

episodes from Bhagavatam and 'Sri Bhagavad Gita'. The center piece, 'Sri

Krishna Kamalanatho' is a musical composition of T. Srinivas of Bangalore

and verses are from the ancient text 'Krishnaashtotharam'. The performance

also features other works glorifying Lord Krishna.

The company dancers, and musicians from India weave a tapestry of vibrant

soundscape and colorful dance imagery in their performance. Musicians from

India will also give a classical music concert followed by the dance

performance.

 

Choreography, Artistic Direction and Nattuvangam -

Malathi Iyengar

Musicians from India

Vocal - Balasubramanyam Sharma

Mridangam - Gurumurthy G.

flute - H. S. Venugopal

Dancers from Rangoli School

Lakshmi Iyengar, Malathi Iyengar, Shyamala Moorty, and

Sandra Chatterjee.

 

7:00 pm Drama of the Scholar and the Boatman

7:15 pm Utah Tibetan Dance Alliance

8:00 pm Kathak Classical Dance

Kathak is among the six major classical dances of India and one of the most

dynamic theater arts in the world. The word Kathak is derived from katha,

meaning "the art of storytelling." It is also synonymous with the community

of artists known as Kathakas whose hereditary profession it was to narrate

history while entertaining. With dance, music and mime these storytellers of

ancient India would bring to life the great scriptures and epic so ancient

times, especially the great Indian epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana

and the Puranas of Sanskrit literature.

 

Four leading students, including the two described below, of the Chitresh

Das dance Company from San Francisco, California

 

 

Jaiwanti Das-Pamnani

Jaiwanti began dancing at the age of 8 in the Fiji Islands where she grew

up. She found her passion when she began to dance with Chitresh Das nine

years ago. Among some of the concerts she has performed in with CDDC are the

Mid-Summer Arts Festival at Stern Grove in San Francisco, and at UC San

Diego¹s 19th Annual Performance Art Series, in London at the Brahma Kumari

National Conference, she also performed in India this past year. Jaiwanti

has been a senior instructor at the Chhandam School of Kathak Dance for over

six years.

 

Charlotte Moraga

Charlotte, originally from Florida, began dancing at the age of nine.

Although she has studied Ballet, Jazz and musical theater, she finds Kathak

to be the most challenging and exhilarating art form she has encountered.

Since joining CDDC in 1992 she has performed with the company nation-wide

and in India, and performed with CDDC this year in her hometown of Tampa,

Florida.Charlotte is a senior instructor at the Chhandam School of Kathak

dance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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