SPIC MACAY DEHRADUN CHAPTER: 2011

Monday, December 26, 2011

SPIC MACAY NATIONAL SCHOOL INTENSIVE

Schedule for Webcast is as follows

24-Dec-11

Welcome Address, Orientation and Session on Christmas 1:30pm to 5pm
Concerts: Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Us. Abdul Rashid Khan 6 pm to 9:30 pm

25-Dec-11

Intensives with Maestros 9 am to 12 pm
Talk: Smt. Shanta Serbjeet Singh 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Concerts: Sh. Venkatesh Kumar and Pt. Birju Maharaj 6 pm to 9:30 pm

26-Dec-11

Intensives with Maestros 9 am to 12 pm
Folk: Smt. Reshma Musale (Lavani) 1 pm to 2:30 pm
Concerts: Pts. Rajan & Sajan Mishra and Sh. Kalamandalam Gopi 6 pm to 9:30 pm

27-Dec-11

Intensives with Maestros 9 am to 12 pm
Folk: Smt. Manjusha Patil-Kulkarni (Natya Sangeet) 1 pm to 3 pm
Concerts: Dr. N Rajam and Sh. Uday Bhawalkar 6 pm to 9:30 pm

28-Dec-11

Intensives with Maestros 9 am to 12 pm
Talk: Sh. Dadi Pudumjee 1:30 pm to 3 pm
Concerts: Vd. T.N. Seshagopalan and Sh. Bahauddin Dagar 6 pm to 9:30 pm

29-Dec-11

Intensives with Maestros 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Intensive presentations 11:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Concerts: Prof T.N. Krishnan, Vid. Shruti Sadolikar, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Vid. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

In The Hills of Garwhal - Mahua Shankar and Spicmacay Doon Team

We are happy to let you know that SPIC MACAY ,Dehradun conducted a very special concert tour by Mahua Shankar , who gave nine Kathak recitals in different parts of Garhwal between the 9th and 13th of December.

Eight of the concerts were held in schools of Rural Garhwal where a SPIC MACAY concert took place for the very first time .

She reached out to thousands of fascinated students ranging from a Primary School in Gauchar to the trainees of ONGC at Dehradun . Seven of the venues were Govt Schools /Institutions

After several years , SPIC MACAY held a concert at the very prestigious HNB Central Garhwal University at Srinagar.

As you can see from the photographs , Mahua and her team performed close to Badrinath and Kedarnath !

Our volunteer Lalit Mohan who initiated , planned and followed up the entire tour called it ' Paharon ki god mein '!

A new and enthusiastic volunteer Parvez Ahmed ( based in Srinagar ) accompanied the artistes throughout the tour and we are hoping to do a similar circuit in Chakrata and Tehri early next year .

Since April 2011 , SPIC MACAY has conducted 223 events in Uttrakhand ,reaching out to more than 1 lakh students .

With best wishes for the season and the new year !

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Mahua Shankar who will be visiting the valley on 9th December, 2011

Mahua is disciple of the legendary figure of Indian classical dance, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj, Mahua started learning dance at the age of five. Her father, the late Shri Pradeep Shankar, and her mother, Smt. Rekha Shankar, were her first gurus. Mahua was also trained under guru Smt. Reba Vidhyarthi and Smt. Vaswati Mishra. Awarded with the “Shringar Mani” 2007 from Sur Shringar Samsad – Mumbai .Mahua Shankar has danced, to great acclaim, in several prestigious festivals. As a young dancer, she has also had the distinction of performing in Rashtrapati Bhavan, before the then President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Have performed with Pandit Birju Maharaj in his major productions in many prestigious festivals and has travelled extensively in India and abroad. Has to her credit dance sequences in two major films, “Gaddar” with Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel and “Devdas” with Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit.

Kathak is one of the classical dance styles of India. It is a characterized by fast footwork (tatkar), spins (chakkar) and expression (abhinaya). Kathak has a long history having been influenced first by the narratives by kathakas or ancient bards, and subsequently by temple dances, the bhakti movement, and then by the Mughal and later courts from the 16th century onwards.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Spicmacay Dehradun is going to host a concert of Ustaad Sthehujaat Khan and he will be accompanied on Tabla be Shri Arunangshu Chowdhury and Shri Shankar Debnath. The event will be hosted at Mahar Academy from 05:00 PM on 24th of November, 2011.

Here are a series of videos which speak lengths about his talent, and leave no words to be written on the post. Hope you enjoy them and wish to see him!

Shujaat Khan sings Amir Khusrau

Shujaat Khan Sings Lajo Lajo

Ghazal by Ustaad Shujaat Khan

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Purulia Chhau Dance

The Chhau dance of Purulia district is one of the most vibrant and colourful art forms. Emerging from martial practice, the Purulia Chhau is a vigorous form of dance drama that draws its themes from the two great Indian epics, The Ramayana and The Mahabharata.

Masks and elaborate headgear are the ornamental apparels of the Chhau dancers. The dance is believed to date back to over a century, though the specific date of its origin cannot be definitely ascertained. The accompanying musical instruments include the Dhol, Dhamsa and Shenai.

In a Chhau Dance the fight between good and evil always culminates in the triumph of good over destructive evil. The elaborate masks, the dazzling costumes, the rhythmic drum beatings and shenai, characterise the Chhau Dance.

A distinctive feature of this dance is the acrobatic use of the body and the intricately crafted masks worn by the dancers. Powerful movements, immense concentration and release of energy are the other features of this dance.

The masks help the dancers to portray different characters. There are masks depicting particular Gods and Goddesses, demons and monsters. There are also interesting masks for different animals like the lion, tiger, bear, monkey and so on. These finely-crafted masks are made by the painter artistes of the district. With the face covered by a mask, it is left to the dancers to emote using their bodies. Movements and postures therefore serve both to portray emotions and make the dance lively.

One of the most popular presentations of the Purulia Chhau Dance is Mahisasur Mardini. Oppressed by the tyranny of the Mahisasura, the Gods pray to Goddess Adyashakti Mahamaya who takes the form of Goddess Durga, Durgatinashini and after a fierce battle with Asura, finally slays him.

This convention will be a splendid opportunity

"The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world."
-Amartya Sen
For the past two years SPICMACAY has been an integral part of my life. It has moulded my personality and has educated me in a big way. The cultural enlightment that we undergo with the society has changed my perspective of life, and made me see the world more clearly.

I have always enjoyed interacting with people from different walks of life, and a state convention is a splendid opportunity to do so. I also find that the friends and memories made during the conventions are very long lasting. Moreover, interacting with the artiste during the intensives is a very humbling experience. Their down to earth attitude makes us understand that we have airs for frivolous nothings.

In my life, I like to do things that will benefit me and the humankind in a long run. The strength of our movement and the fact that more and more people are joining it every year is a proof that the future of the movement is even brighter than the present. As our chapter coordinator, Ms. Rupi Mahindroo says, all people who join the movement and choose to be an active part of it are very special people, because there are very few people who have the fortitude to be non-conformist and give culture a chance.

This convention will be a splendid opportunity for all the enthusiasts and volunteers to meet and interact in person and we are really looking forward to it.

April 6, 2009 2:08 PM

Tavishi

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