INDUS Fest-a unique cultural event at Bay Area-29th Mar 2014

[Carnaticamusic]

INDUS FEST
Date: 29th March 2014
Venue: Sanathana Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, CA
Time: 10:00 - 20:30

A unique first of its kind cultural event with 14 exciting contests!

A day-long festival bringing together Indian music, dance and culture under one roof!

Concept 1: Tiny Tot Talent- A unique traditional fancy dress contest
• For kids aged 8 and under
• Each participant must dress up as a Carnatic musician, composer or dancer
• Each participant gets time to perform or say a few lines pertaining to the celebrity they are dressed up as.

Concept 2: Tribute to Legends
• Audio visual presentations on your favorite musicians, composers or dancers
• Participants to make multimedia presentations, 4 mins each

Concept 3: Carnatic Explorations
• 20-min mini interactive kutcheris by exceptional local talents

Concept 4: Kreativ 2014

Ragamalika/Raga Repertoire - an interactive game
• Three boxes—‘popular’, ‘rare’, ‘very rare’--with 10 raga names each will be placed.
• Contestants pick one raga name and hand it to the quiz master
• Song is played in that raga
• You can identifythe raga (or) sing the arohanam–avarohanam (or) a few phrases and lines from compositions. Points will be awarded based on your level.

Swara Jam
• For kids: Swara pattern completion
o a pattern, eg, s r g p g m (rupaka tala) will be given and asked to create the rest of the varisai
• For adults: a theme will be given,
o eg, create patterns of 5 swaras in Hamsadhwani to sing for Vathapi Ganapathim in 90 seconds. Come up with as many permutations and combinations!

Guess the Krithi
• Sing a random line from a song, participants get 10 seconds to identify the pallavi line, raga, tala and composer.

On the spot Pallavi
• A Pallavi line will be given. Participants should answer basic questions on Pallavi singing.

Concept 5: Mr. and Ms.Carnatic Voice of Bay Area
• For the first time based on Common parameters of a singer like voice range, stamina, modulation and fluency will be tested and graded accordingly. Open to amateurs and professionals.
Bhakthi Star Contest
• Bhajans, Slokas, Viruttams on Lord Rama
• Small songs and keerthanams on Lord Rama

Concept 6: Carnatech
A multimedia quiz on Carnatic music and dance involving registered teams and audience participation

Concept 7: Karnatik Kaleidoscope
Rangoli/Kolam and Golu contest relating to Carnatic music, dance and bhakti

• Participants can choose themes based on instruments, composers, musicians and dancers to make exhibits and rangoli
• For Golu, exhibits like Thyagaraja's house, raga theme park etc would be welcomed.

Concept 8: Cultural Art gallery
Display of rare photographs, old newspaper clippings, charts and models by students.
• Charts on melakarta, mudras, Karanas, musicians and dancers etc.
• Miniature models of instruments/dance poses


Concept 9: Pechu Kucheri - A musical Patti Manram
• Is it easy for students in the US to become professional musicians?
• Does technology aid or hinder the learning and teaching of Carnatic music?
• Should Carnatic music become more rasika friendly?
Other topics can be suggested

Concept 10: Carnatic Choir, Tala Tharangini and Vadya Vrinda
Group presentation by Bay area kids of songs like Shakti Sahita Ganapatim, Santatam Pahimam, geethams, swarajathis, varnams, etc.
Vadya Vrinda- instrumental ensemble
Tala Tharangini- group percussion ensemble
Open to singers, instrumentalists and percussionists
Please register in advance for slots.

Concept 11: Sangitha Shiksha - An educative lecture demonstration

Concept 12: Sangitha rasanubhava - Ugadi & Ram Navami special by Carnatica Brothers

Concept 13: Natyanubhava -thematic dance presentations

Concept 14: Bhakti and Namasankeertanam
Group presentation by local schools/teachers of bhajans, utsava sampradaya kritis, namasankeerthanam, etc.


Valedictory Function: Honoring of teachers, participants and winners with gifts, medals and certificates.

Note: Event is open to all. Entry free for rasikas as spectators. Voluntary donations accepted.
Participation can be individual or as a team
Entry fee for one/more contests : 25 USD per individual/ team
Certificates and medals will be given to all participants in addition to gifts for winners.
For performance slots, please register on or before 23rd March 2014
For other contests, registrations can be sent in advance or on the spot

Contact:
K N Shashikiran
[email protected]
+1 423 534 9724
+91 98400 15013

[Carnaticamusic]

Date: 29th March
9.30 AM onwards
Venue: Sanathana Dharma Kendra,
193 Commercial St, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Program Schedule

Events at Main Auditorium

9.30 AM - Inauguration
10.00 AM - Inaugural concert by Pragathi Guruprasad(vocal), Vignesh Thyagarajan(violin) & Gopal Ravindran(Mridangam)
10.30 AM: Carnatic Tiny Tots, A fancy Fress contest for Kids
11.00 AM: Vadya Vrinda-Hrishikesh Chari (Veena) & party
11.30 AM - "Rama Manthrava Japiso"- Katha Kucheri by Sruthi Sarathy
12 Noon – Special Dance presentation by Priyanka Chari and group
12.30 PM: Sampradaya Bhajans by Gnananda Seva Samajam
01.15 PM: Pattimandram/Carnatech
01.30 PM: Carnatic Choir and Group presentations by music schools
Students of Shruthi Swara Laya, Fremont (Artistis Director: Anu Suresh)
Students of Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandir school of fine arts, Sunnyvale (Guru: Jayashree Varadarajan)
Presentations by other music schools
Tala Tarangini –
Presentation by Students of Sarvalaghu Percussion Arts center
Special Anga Tala demonstration by students of Ravindra Bharathi
4.00 PM: Tribute to Violin Maestro Lalgudi G Jayaraman: Presentation followed by Concert by Anuradha Shridhar(Violin) and Srikanth Chari(Veena) with Sriram Brahmanandam(Mridangam)
5.15 PM: Sangeetha Rasanubhava – Thematic Concert – Ugadi & Ram Navami special by Carnatica Brothers K N Shashikiran & P Ganesh with V V S Murari(violin) and Trivandrum Balaji(Mridangam)
7.00 PM: Valedictory Function
7.30 PM: Ram Navami Special- Dance presentation by Deepa Mahadevan and students (Thiruchitrambalam Dance Company)
8.00 PM: Harikeerthan by Sri Ganapathy Tukaram Maharaj


Entry free for events at the Main auditorium
Donations welcome


Events at Classrooms


9.30 AM: Registrations open
10.00 AM: Kreativ 2014
Tribute to Legends (Multimedia Presentations)
Best Carnatic Voice of Bay Area
Raga repertoire
Swara Jam
Guess the Krithi
On the spot Pallavi contest
Karnatik kaleidoscope
Cultural Rainbow
Carnatech
Pattimanram

Note: Art exhibits, Rangoli & Cookery participants need to set up by 10.00 AM


Contact:
For contests:
Sangeetha Sampath
[email protected]

SPAC – Sujatha Duraisamy



Lunch will be available from 1PM
Snacks will be available from 4PM
Hospitality partner: Thirupathi Bhimas, Milpitas, CA