The Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana festival schedule is out: http://www.aradhana.org/schedule.html
A very different format from previous years...
The programs marks the birth centenary celebration for Vazhuvoor Sri B. Ramaiah Pillai. The highlight/featured program seems to be an operatic Ramayana in five parts conceived by Ravikiran & others (updated).
Cleveland Aradhana 2011 schedule
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mahavishnu
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Cleveland Aradhana 2011 schedule
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rshankar
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Re: Cleveland Aradhana 2011 schedule
Interesting program. Did the particpating dancers audition for the parts?
Sri Ravi Kiran has composed the lyrics for two episodes (bAla kANDam and yuddha kANDam), while Smt. Suguna, Sri Santanagopalan and Smt. Rukmini Ramani have done for one episode each...The format seems wonderful - with Dr. Sudha Seshayyan providing her trademark commentary on specific characters in each episode...
I hope the organizers record the entire production and make it commercially available.
Sri Ravi Kiran has composed the lyrics for two episodes (bAla kANDam and yuddha kANDam), while Smt. Suguna, Sri Santanagopalan and Smt. Rukmini Ramani have done for one episode each...The format seems wonderful - with Dr. Sudha Seshayyan providing her trademark commentary on specific characters in each episode...
I hope the organizers record the entire production and make it commercially available.
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mahavishnu
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Re: Cleveland Aradhana 2011 schedule
Ravi, Yes, I just noticed that Rukmini Ramani, NSG and Suguna Purushothaman are involved in the other parts. I must have read it too fast the first time around. I hope it is commercially successful for the Cleveland organizers; these dance programs always attract larger audiences than the traditional kutcheris.
BMK seems to be featured quite prominently also.
BMK seems to be featured quite prominently also.