December 2018

ON Stagevolume 8 • issue 5

CITI-NCPA Aadi Anant Hariprasad Chaurasia and others

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Materials in ON Stage cannot be reproduced in part or whole without the written permission of the publisher. Views and opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. All rights reserved. Features NCPA Booking O ce 2282 4567/6654 8135/6622 3724 www.ncpamumbai.com produce the precise nuances of the human voice on a musical instrument, 08 is the ultimate culmination of scholarship Reflections Lost without translation. By Anil Dharker and riyaaz, especially when it comes to . 10 By Meena Banerjee A Star is Born Since time immemorial, the percussionist 20 was relegated to the background. Thanks Lucrece & Tarquin: A 2000-year-old to Allarakha Qureshi’s artistry, legacy and #MeToo case successors, the spotlight is now shining As took to Twitter and Facebook to bright on the percussionist. By Reshma O. Pathare speak about systemic sexual harassment in and outside the workplace, Kalki Koechlin and British director Paul Goodwin 14 found catharsis in a 16th century poem The that sings by Shakespeare. The gayaki ang, which is the ability to By Shayonnita Mallik

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24 42 Classical favourites The Master of movement Following highly acclaimed One of the founders of concerts in 2016 and 2017, Impressionism, Edgar Degas was conductor Robert Ames and exceptional at capturing motion violinist Galya Bisengalieva are and rendering it into timeless art. returning to perform with the By Leena Desai SOI Chamber Orchestra. This year, we spoke to Ames about music, memories and moonlight. 46 The mystical goddess The poetry of a Tamil saint from 28 ancient times, Andal, is still New Creations relevant today. A festival at the NCPA

brings together renewed choreographies and interpretations in Indian 48 classical dance. By Samira Bose A festival in the desert Mohan Nadkarni writes about a festival that showcased the 32 cultural traditions of the people 42 Beethoven’s Magnum Opus of Kutch A brief history of the master’s Follow us on: most spectacular work: facebook.com/NCPAMumbai Symphony No 9. 50 By Manohar Parnerkar Programme Guide @NCPAMumbai All of December’s events at the NCPAMumbai NCPA. 38 youtube.com/user/TheNCPAMumbai1 Eastward bound pinterest.com/ncpamumbai A unique non-denominational 60 and non-religious Oxonian choir What’s Next is performing this December What to expect in the following We look forward to your feedback and suggestions. Please do drop us an at the NCPA. By Devanshi Shah months. email at [email protected].

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AA - Percussion.indd 10 19/11/18 11:28 AM IS BORN Since time immemorial, the percussionist was relegated to the background. Thanks to Allarakha Qureshi’s artistry, legacy and successors, the spotlight is now shining bright on the percussionist. By Reshma O. Pathare

Allarakha Qureshi with Zakir Hussain

AA - Percussion.indd 11 19/11/18 5:19 PM Zakir Hussain

he world-famous Scottish percussionist In spite of playing such an integral role in a musical Evelyn Glennie made a defining remark composition, percussion was considered a ‘backdrop about the beauty of percussion when she star’ in the days of yore. Its role was to provide said, ‘The thing about playing percussion is immaculate support, a periphery of sorts, to see that that you can create all these emotions that a musical composition stayed in its scope. Folk music, Tcan be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or which has embellished the musical landscape of India sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and in various formats be it lavani, Bihu geet or bhangra, so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be thrives on the use of percussion. The beats of these so refined.’ compositions transcend across the language barriers, Indeed no piece of music, whether Indian or making the folk format immensely popular in various Western, can be considered complete without the able cultural niches. In spite of that, percussion remained The percussionist was to provide immaculate support, a periphery of sorts, to see that a musical composition stayed in its scope

accompaniment of the right percussion instruments. an essential, yet, relegated-to-the-background part of Technically defined as contraptions that create rhythmic music. This scenario would have continued even now, sounds when struck, scraped or beaten by hand, the had it not been for Allarakha Qureshi, the ‘tornado term percussion includes various instruments such as of percussionist talent’ that swept across the Indian drums of myriad kinds, cymbals and tambourines. subcontinent in the middle of the 20th century. A background player Bringing percussion to the fore The Indian musical landscape has been enriched with Padma Shri Allarakha Qureshi was born in 1919 in percussion instruments like , , pakhawaj, Jammu. His tryst with music started with a visit to his and . Rightly addressed as the life- uncle at Gurdaspur, where, much to the chagrin of his giving force behind every musical piece or concert, father, he got enamoured with the tabla. At the age of percussion in Indian music has been a ‘timekeeper’ of 12, he left home to go to , where he started taking the show. Indian classical music, whether Hindustani or formal lessons in tabla from Mian Kader Baksh of the Carnatic, is based on the edifice of ragas and talas. Where Punjab . A fast and devoted learner, he started raga is all about the melody, tala is about providing his career as a staff artiste for All India Radio in Lahore. time-bound rhythm to vocal or instrumental pieces Soon, his talent led him to get transferred to and woven with the ragas. Percussion provides a metrical then, Mumbai, where he first began playing the tabla on framework that determines how a particular piece is to a solo basis. This was his first effort to give percussion

be performed. a solo status under the sun. A tryst with film music PAKNIKAR SATEESH

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AA - Percussion.indd 12 19/11/18 11:29 AM followed, after which he decided to focus his efforts saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, jazz artist Charles Lloyd on Indian classical music and was soon accompanying and bassist Edgar Meyer, among many others. musical legends such as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and His younger brother Fazal is credited with taking Vilayat Khan in their concerts. a leaf out of his father’s book to create a musical “It was in the 1960s that Abbaji, while touring amalgamation between the tabla and jazz. What globally with Shankar, elevated the tabla to a started as an impromptu jamming session to a Beatles’ matter of fascination for the Western audience,” says song while in college, led to the creation of a Swedish percussionist Shikhar Naad Qureshi, the grandson fusion jazz band called Mynta. Fazal avers that things of Allarakha, and an ace djembe player who will be are better for percussionists now that people are performing at this year’s edition of CITI-NCPA Aadi open to experimentation even in the realm of classical Anant at the NCPA. “I was barely three years old when music. “Times have definitely changed for percussion Abbaji passed away, but the wealth of knowledge he players. In the olden days, they were called ‘side rhythm left us with has helped my father, uncles, and now his players’. They would play an array of instruments, grandchildren to explore so many more possibilities like, shakers, madala, Indian congos etc. Now, they with percussion. It is due to his legacy that we have are in the forefront, and are well-versed in all styles been able to push the envelope and been able to show of music. Trilok Gurtu is one such percussion player, the audience that percussion instruments are no longer who has made a great impression in this field. With just a much-needed backdrop, but are powerful music the immense possibilities before them, tabla players makers in their own right.” now want to play other percussion instruments for a jazz or fusion concert,” says Opening up global vistas Fazal, who has collaborated The Qureshis, starting with Shikhar Naad Qureshi with many jazz and Allarakha, followed by his sons Western classical artistes, Zakir Hussain, and presently teaches and Taufiq Qureshi have placed at the Ustad Allarakha Indian percussion instruments, Institute of Music. like the tabla, on the global Speaking about his map. “Not many must be aware father Taufiq, a multifarious that Abbaji collaborated with percussionist who renowned Western artistes like intersperses vocal and George Harrison (of The Beatles), physical percussion into Mickey Hart, and jazz drummer his performances, Qureshi Buddy Rich, through the 1960s says, “It has been the most and 70s. He also spun the magic enriching experience to of his tabla at pop festivals such have been bestowed with as the Monterey International the legacy of Abbaji and Pop Festival,” reveals Qureshi. “It learning by observing is little wonder that the leading percussion greats like my percussionist Mickey Hart uncles. But, I would say my termed Abbaji as the Picasso of father has perhaps been percussion, for filling the canvas the biggest influence on of music with such myriad hues my interest in percussion. of the instrument.” He is a master of bongo, Things are better for percussionists, now that people are open to experimentation even in the realm of classical music

Following in their father’s footsteps, his three talented duff, djembe, ghatam, you name it.” Credited with sons have done wonders to give the tabla and other introducing the unique ‘in and out breath’ technique to forms of percussion a place of their own on the stage. percussion, Qureshi introduced the djembe to Indian Hussain has made some very interesting collaborations music – a path that is also followed by his son. With to bring the Indian tabla to the global platform. His most such an enriching contribution to the field of percussion famous collaboration was the Global Drum Project in the made by the Qureshi family, it is not surprising that the 1990s, which brought together great performers such spotlight is now shining bright on the percussionist. as Latin jazz percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo, American percussionist Mickey Hart and African percussionist Zakir Hussain will be performing with Shikhar Naad Sikiro Adepoju to create Planet Drum, which won the Qureshi and students from the Ustad Allarakha Institute first ever Grammy for Best World Music Album. Hussain of Music at the CITI-NCPA Aadi Anant festival on 1st has also collaborated with global artistes such as December at the Tata Theatre.

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AA - Percussion.indd 13 19/11/18 11:30 AM EUPHONY The sarod that sings

AA - Gayaki ang.indd 14 16/11/18 11:49 AM The sarod that sings The gayaki ang, which is the ability to produce the precise nuances of the human voice on a musical instrument, is the ultimate culmination of scholarship and riyaaz, especially when it comes to Indian classical music. By Meena Banerjee

Amjad Ali Khan with sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash.

AA - Gayaki ang.indd 15 16/11/18 11:50 AM Even at its original run, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar tapped into the anxiety of 16th-century English politics and the uncertainty of Queen Elizabeth’s succession

Amjad Ali Khan has taken the sarod to great heights.

lden Indian treatises held vocal music in Naad-Brahma which allows itself to be contained within the highest esteem because this could go the imagery created by words. This concept confirms solo. Instrumental music followed next due the necessity of a form which is either an empirical to its reliance on a particular ‘yantra’, and or a tangible part of the formless. It is the simple and dance was considered the lowest in the broad-based foundation of the attribute-less Nirgun hierarchyO because it was dependent on several props. Brahma’s transformation into Sagun Brahma – that led Those were the days when vocalists were no less than to idol worship. Omkar, the origin and the resting place the scholarly analysts of philosophy, literature, arts and of all sounds and melody, becomes empirically tangible science – all of whom joined hands to establish that a in the form of a word; and words lay the foundation of living human body is the microcosmic representation lyrics. Music can be compared with the ultimate jnana of the macrocosmic universe. These seers confidently (wisdom); and sahitya with bhakti (devotion); that leads declared, ‘The keynote running through music is I am to jnana. This plain and simple logic, which is a part of He, I am He! So-Aham!’ The transient worldly music is the Indian psyche that has kept vacillating between a part of celestial music and originates from the Naad- Brahma and Maya since time immemorial, actually Brahma or Shabda-Brahma. In Sanskrit, both naad settles the question of lyric and the relevance of its (sound) and shabda (word) are synonymous because vocalised rendition in raag-roop which is the crux of no pronounced syllable becomes audible without naad this art’s ultimate goal – the realisation of the essence or sound. (rasa-nishpatti) According to great scholars both music and literature Importance of Vocals grew up in the lap of folk tunes and folklores and Both literature and music are very, very powerful gradually ascended the glorious peaks of classicism. modes of expression. Music is like Brahma – the all- Going by Nirala’s ‘Viyogi hoga pehla kavi, aah se nikalaa encompassing intangible Supreme Being; and its hoga gaan’ – music was inspired by literature. In its sahitya (lyrics) is like Maya – the tangible, creative side primitive, natural, folksy form, we find that melody of Brahma. Melody is the purest form of the formless is almost totally dependent on sahitya. So much so

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AA - Gayaki ang.indd 16 16/11/18 11:52 AM that kirtan singers of Bengal and Manipur, or Chhau Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, would sing ceaselessly dancers of Mayurbhanj keep count of their tala cycles to help us singers grasp the finer nuances of songs with various curves and stress-points with the help of of various genres including Murari Tribhuvan-pati, a lyrics that are encased within these rhythmic curves in beautiful traditional dhrupad in raga Darbari. such a way that all three – melody, rhythm and lyrics “I give a lot of importance to compositions,” continued – become inseparable. Though highly evolved melody, Khan. “I myself composed several bandishes and later known as the raga sangeet, became the soul of the taranas because during my younger days there were body of sahitya, the lakshan-geet of ragas or different either slow Masitkhani gat or fast Razakhani gat. But Bani-based dhrupad compositions are very much like in my first EP in ragas Kausi-Kanada and Bageshri with these folk idioms. This is nothing but idol worship, Latif Ahmed Khan on the tabla, I tried out a different transforming the ethereal raag-roop into something approach which was unique at that time. I strongly empirically tangible. believe that every raga has various rasas or moods. Yaman can be sad, happy or romantic – like humans. Absorption of raga We do not cry or laugh all through the day. Tradition Since these empirically tangible features of the raga allows innovation. I used my brains to reach out to are easy to understand, a young student of music, listeners’ hearts with tranquility and bliss.” almost always, is introduced to well-tuned lyrics-based This conviction sets his style of playing apart in an era compositions of vocal music. This ascertains two when, governed by khayal (free-wheeling imagination), things: a) the learner’s keen ears, and b) his capability most Hindustani classical instrumentalists fly off with to reproduce what he has heard and retained. Setting just the mukhda or refrain of a gat-composition and hands and fingers on an instrument comes later. This settle down to showcase their dazzling skill essentially is common in both Hindustani and Carnatic streams of based on mathematical permutation, rhythmic variants Indian music. The listeners of Carnatic music identify and playing techniques. the lyrics immediately and become a part of the melodic journey from the word go because Carnatic Looking ahead vocalists and instrumentalists, both, religiously adhere “Inspired by their mother, both Amaan and Ayaan to the kritis till date. showed great interest in classical music,” Khan reminisced contentedly. “I often quizzed them while Adherence to Compositions playing and they answered back immediately. This So does living sarod legend Amjad Ali Khan. This musical sense is a gift of God; and now they have grown reverential adherence to traditional compositions is, into dedicated and committed musicians. I taught apparently, in his blood. His ancestor Mohammad them vocal, but lyrics create barriers, gaana utna hi Hashmi Khan Bangash, a musician-cum-trader from jitna chaahiye (we took only what suits our sarod). You Afghanistan, came to India and, greatly impressed know every instrument, gayaki ang or raga has its own by India’s vocalised music, strove to emulate it on his limitations, so does a musician. But music has to be Afghani rabab. His grandson appealing.” Ghulam Ali Khan Bangash, Thinkers like Rabindranath a court musician of Gwalior, Amjad Ali Khan’s Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, changed this rabab to a great Susanne Langer and several extent to suit this music and divine armory helps others feel that the man in the the sarod was born. Despite musician is his music, the music being a great sarod exponent him create a new in man is his own realisation himself, Ghulam Ali Khan’s universe which is as man, his transcendence, his grandson Hafiz Ali Khan was freedom; the freedom in man is keen on learning vocal music much richer and more his spiritualism, an attitude which and became a great singer takes man upwards to a richer as well. elevated than the universe. That is why Tagore says, “Yes, my father-guru learnt ‘Jekhane kotha shesh hoy shur dhrupad from Chukha Ganeshi natural universe shuru hoy’. It echoes in Langer’s Lalji of Vrindavan”, reiterated words, ‘Music is revealing where Khan patiently to answer this oft-repeated question on words are obscuring.’ ‘gayaki ang’. “He took further training from Mohammad Amjad Ali Khan’s divine armory helps him create a Wazir Khan of Rampur, who hailed from the family of new universe which is much richer and more elevated Tansen and was not a sarod player. I learnt a lot of these than the natural universe. His thoughts represent an precious compositions. As a child I listened to the sarod, artistic ego or a seeker’s spirit that yearns to break beautifully played by elders; but I always wished to sing all barriers to plunge in the ethereal abstractness. through my sarod. While singing, I would observe hum According to pure Vedantic philosophy, this completes saans kaise lete hain, kahaan rukna hai (where to infuse the cycle. pregnant pauses).” The honeyed tone of his voice reminded me of the Amjad Ali Khan will be performing with Amaan Ali days when Khan, as the music director of Shaan-e- Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash at the CITI-NCPA Aadi Mughal, a spectacular dance drama produced by Anant festival on 2nd December at the Tata Theatre.

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A festival in the desert ON Stage brings you excerpts from the NCPA Quarterly Journal, an unsurpassed literary archive that ran from 1972 to 1988 and featured authoritative and wide-ranging articles. In this piece, Mohan Nadkarni writes about a festival that showcased the cultural traditions of the people of Kutch.

A vast tract of land exposed since on instruments, storytelling sessions and her recital with another melody based on time immemorial to the vagaries of the several other forms of entertainment. Pahadi. elements – that is Kutch, a region bound Madhawala and Poonjawala, two Bhil by the Gulf of Kutch on the south, the NOVELTY AND TALENT brothers, who gave two performances, Arabian Sea on the west and separated e Mahotsava was a resounding success. were in their element in their rst recital. from the mainland by the 8000 square e spacious shamiana, specially erected e brief, breezy songs in Kutchi Ka had miles of the Rann of Kutch on the north for the event, had 5000 people witnessing their own appeal and charm. But they and the east. e history of Kutch is the programme on the opening night. could not create the same impact during traced to the Harappan period of the e aendance increased with each their second appearance. Ali Mohammad Indus Valley civilisation. rough the succeeding session, and on the nal Alarkhia’s Kutchi Ka numbers were centuries, however, Kutch gradually night, more than 10,000 people, quite made interesting by their intervening became a land of immigrants, who came a large proportion of whom remained verbal comments. Delightful from Sind, and Kathiawad standing, watched the proceedings. were also oered by Narendrasinh Jadeja, (Saurashtra). It is now inhabited by To mark the inauguration, the Lakharam Ransi, Sangabhai, Bhasar several nomadic tribes and communities, proceedings appropriately began with Bhura and party, and Asmat Rani. including a large number of Hindus and the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by In the instrumental section, Gulam Muslims, known as Maldharis, who 90-year-old Suleman Jumma, the veteran Musa’s jodiya pawa recital will be long live in complete harmony. So much so, naubat player, who also then presented remembered. Jodiya pawa is a double that there has not been a single instance ute and the player is accompanied of communal rioting anywhere in by a soloist who provides the drone. Kutch. What is more, the Hindus and e people of Kutch Percussion support is conspicuous the Muslims even share a common by its absence, but the autist renders genealogy. are proud of their his numbers in a manner marked by a e people of Kutch have for centuries sense of rhythm pleasant to the ear. e remained somewhat at a distance from land and seek to short melodies that emanated from this civilisation. Water is their major problem forget the daily grind brightly decorated instrument were quite as there are no rivers in the region. Famine bewitching. In some of the pieces, there is a regular occurrence and nature has, on of privation in their was a strange combination of ragas like the whole, been unkind to this tract. Yet music and dance Ka , Zinzoti and Sarang. At times, one the Kutchis are a hardy people, endowed also sensed a Carnatic touch in many with a rare spirit of courage. ey are, in a sequence or phrase. In contrast, the fact, proud of their land and they seek to the opening item of the Mahotsava. double-ute item, heard at a later session forget the daily grind of privation in their He produced an exciting variety of from Hussein Bawla Mistry, proved to be music and dance. Even in an inhospitable percussion paerns, oen of great dull and routine. environment, they have managed to subtlety and complexity, to accompany Musa Lal’s playing of morchang, maintain their distinctive cultural the notes of his son Kamarbhai. a mouth instrument, was striking traditions. e tunes were devotional in character only for its novelty. e instrument A six-day festival of folk and tribal music and based on a number of local melodies has its counterpart in the Carnatic and dance, held at Bhuj, from February known as Mada, Karai, Kutchi Ka and ensemble and is oen employed during 22 to 27, 1983, was jointly sponsored by Basant, the last of which, incidentally, Bharatanatyam performances. Musa’s the Indian National eatre’s Research was strikingly similar to the Hindustani percussion support came from a metal Centre for the Performing Folk Arts and raga Bahar. basin which was held upside down by the Excel Industries Limited. e festival was In the category of vocal recitals, pride player to produce rhythmic eects. a revelation because it unfolded before us of place must go to the impassioned Pleasing music also came from the brilliant panorama of the performing Rasuda songs that came from the Sumarbhai Suleman’s playing of sundri, arts of the region on a common 60-year-old yet ebullient Dhanbai Kara. which is a variation of the popular platform. is Kutch Maldhari Lok-kala Accompanied by dhol and manjira, she shehnai. It is much smaller in size and has Mahotsava involved the participation of used appropriate gestures and equally a shrill and high tone. e artiste played over 500 artistes drawn from the region expressive abhinaya to cast a spell on the tunes based on Mishra Khamaj, Pilu and and a few from neighbouring Saurashtra. listeners. So profound was the impact of Bhimpalasi. en there was an interlude eir presentations comprised songs, her three lokgeets on the audience that in which presented pure, simple music on colourful dances, bhajans, performances response to an encore, she rounded o an instrument known as morii, which

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Archives.indd 48 16/11/18 2:20 PM resembles the snake-charmer’s pungi. dierent formations were an integral part regular Raasa performances. Jogii Velji, the artiste, played tunes which of the presentation. But they did give rise ere was also a composite presentation were based on Ka , Jogiya and Bhairavi. to moments of boredom largely because in which male and female artistes from the Another instrument which compelled four to ve such items were featured at Harijan community participated. eir a ention was the dakla, which can be each session and sometimes in a row. movements in a variety of formations described as a big-size da, familiar in Even so, mention must be made of the sought to depict the various phases of . It is played in propitiation few performances which were interesting agricultural activities. of Asapura Devi who is then believed to and exciting. One was Talwar Raasa, in But the most impressive performance enter the body of one of her devotees. It is which Hindu and Muslim artistes, from in this category was probably the one the rhythm of the instrument that is said the original Rajput and Jat communities, presented by 25 dancers from the Negro to invoke the divine spirit. Narsi Mammu, participated. It depicted how in earlier colony near Bhuj. With black scarves tied who played the dakla, also recited some times two opposing groups employed round their heads and accompanied by verses which sounded like incantations. their swords to se le their feuds. ve main drummers, the artistes sang and Khodidan Payak’s Lokvarta in Kutchi en there was a group of 18 boys, all danced, each one playing their own small was a ne specimen of storytelling – between the ages of six and twelve, garbed drum. And as they proceeded to move to eloquent, inspired and rhythmical. A in spectacular male and female costumes. a crescendo, they created a mood that had similar item by Dulabhai Tarakia was far ey swept the created swirling pa erns a trance-like eect on the spectators. e too brief. PB Gadhvi’s narration about as they sat and stood even while making dance had a compulsive, hypnotic tempo. the life and work of the leading local poet, A four-day seminar on the cultural Raghavji, elicited a warm response from traditions of Kutch was held as part of the the audience, while Husseinbhai’s story, As they proceeded to Mahotsava. e discussions covered the based on the Jasma Odan theme, came to folk culture of Kutch, the history and the an abrupt end because of booing from the move to a crescendo, origin of Maldharis and the oral traditions same audience. they created a mood of the region. Among the recommendations made DANCES OF THE DESERT that had a trance- at the seminar were the urgent need for Now, about the dance performances. starting research projects in the eld of Opinions will dier sharply on whether like eect on the the history, literature and the performing the overwhelming preponderance of spectators arts of Kutch, the se ing up of a welfare the Raasa repertoire generated the kind centre for the Maldharis, and a periodic of monotony and listlessness which, organisation of festivals of folk and tribal this writer feels, sometimes dogged the their movements. In between, two dancers music and dance to ensure preservation proceedings. Frankly, in point of structure, came forward from the wings with a and perpetuation of the Kutchi cultural design and presentation, the dance section proper camouage which resembled a heritage. did not unfold much variety, though the deer. A hunter was shown trying to catch thematic basis of each item may have been the deer, while another tried to stop him. is article rst appeared in the NCPA dierent. For instance, movements by us a semblance of a folk drama was Quarterly Journal in June & September dandiya-wielding participants, conjuring created against the background of the 1983 (Vol. XII, Numbers 2 & 3)

Today local musicians have found a wider audience because of festivals like the Rann Utsav. COM . SHUTTERSTOCK / MRIDULABLOG

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Zakir Hussain, Shikhar Naad melodic framework is provided by 1st, Tata Theatre Qureshi, 1st, Sabir Khan, the son and disciple of the Tata Theatre iconic exponent, Sultan Khan. Amjad Ali Khan (sarod) with Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash (sarod) Supported by Satyajit Talwalkar (tabla) & Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla) (approx. 120 mins) INDIAN MUSIC Tata Theatre Sunday, 2nd – 6.30 pm CITI-NCPA Aadi Anant: From Here to Eternity Amjad Ali Khan ranks among the Festival of Indian Music 2018-2019 by his father and guru, Tau q Qureshi, most popular instrumentalists of our 1st & 2nd December of expressing the tabla repertoire on time. A direct descendent of Ghulam djembe, a drum of African origin. Ali Khan, who is considered as an The eighth edition of CITI-NCPA Aadi The second generation will also be important gure in the early history Anant festival seeks to celebrate the represented by six students of Ustad of sarod, Amjad Ali Khan is hailed vitality of the guru-shishya tradition. Allarakha Institute of Music, being as the most orthodox among the trained by Fazal Qureshi, the second traditional and the most progressive Zakir Hussain (tabla), son and disciple of the grand master. among the creative. The internationally Shikhar Naad Qureshi Besides tabla, the presentation will acclaimed maestro has worked with (djembe) & students of include jodi pakhawaj, an upright some of the greatest artistes across Ustad Allarakha Institute pair of drums also associated with the globe. Amaan Ali Bangash and of Music (tabla & jodi the Punjab region. The event will Ayaan Ali Bangash, Amjad Ali’s two pakhawaj) with Sabir also include a recitation of traditional sons and disciples, have outstanding Khan (sarangi) repertoire (padhant), highlighting the individual accomplishments, and (approx. 120 mins) signi cance of the tabla mnemonics represent the seventh generation of Tata Theatre (bols) in composing and formation of the Seniya Bangash music lineage. Saturday, 1st – 6.30 pm a sophisticated language of tabla. The In this recital the duo will take to the

In this recital, the repertoire and the Amjad Ali Khan & sons, 2nd, Tata Theatre idiom of tabla, as envisioned by the inimitable maestro Allarakha (1919-2000), will be presented on three percussion instruments – tabla, jodi pakhawaj and djembe – by the representatives of two generations. The name of Allarakha’s son and disciple, Zakir Hussain, is synonymous with the tabla today. His virtuosic musicianship has helped raise the pro le of the instrument to the highest international level. The second generation is represented by Shikhar Naad, Allarakha’s grandson, who carries forward the idea established

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Programme Guide.indd 50 16/11/18 3:19 PM stage rst, followed by the maestro’s (Inclusive of GST) La Fanciulla del West, recital including some traditional 10% discount for students with 3rd, Godrej Dance compositions. In the grand nale, the valid ID cards Theatre father and the sons will present a form 10% discount on purchase of season of semi-classical composition known pass as ragamala (lit. garland of ragas). Box O ce now open

Daily Tickets: THEATRE `1,200, 900, 600 & 375/- (Members) `1,600, 1,200, 800 & 500/- (Public) For the Joy of Nature, 2nd, (Inclusive of GST) Sunken Garden An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera Box O ce now open (New York) Presentation

THEATRE Minnie is a lively girl who runs the Polka saloon frequently visited by miners. NCPA Theatre Season Rance, the sheri, falls for Minnie, but 2018-2019 she, in turn, falls for a bandit Ramerrez. The people in the town want to Lucrece capture Ramerrez and hang him. An English Play (60 mins) armed Minnie shows up just in time Experimental Theatre For the Joy of Nature and reminds the miners of everything Saturday, 1st – 7.00 pm Sunken Garden she does for them, hoping to get them Sunday, 2nd – 4.00 pm & 7.00 pm Sunday, 2nd – 11.30 am to 4.00 pm to set him free. Wednesday, 5th to Saturday, 8th – 7.00 pm An NCPA Presentation Conductor: Marco Armiliato Sunday, 9th – 4.00 pm & 7.00 pm Production: Giancarlo Del Monaco For the Joy of Nature conducted by Cast: Eva Maria Westbroek, Jonas An NCPA Production in collaboration children’s writer and avid nature lover Kauman, Carlo Bosi, Željko Lucic, with The Shakespeare Edit Katie Bagli promises to be a nature- Michael Todd Simpson, Mathew lled day. It begins with a nature trail Rose & Oren Gradus Lucrece is a dramatic adaptation of around the NCPA campus, followed by Shakespeare’s 1594 narrative poem ‘Solve the Mystery’ stories on nature and Tickets: `500/- now known as ‘The Rape of Lucrece’. a treasure hunt. After lunch, parents and `250/- (only for students on Extraordinary in its beauty and scope, friends are invited to join the children for production of valid ID cards) it is the tale of a woman who is forced a lyrical and rhythmic play presented by Box O ce now open to nd power in the most challenging the Secret Passage Theatre Production. of circumstances, and through sacri ce, The play is based on Katie Bagli's book A SCREENING looks to empower others towards societal Cappella Boy – an illustrated story about change. Lucrece tackles current issues a specially-abled child whose inner spark The Madness of George III around sexual assault and patriarchy. is recognised and makes it to stardom. Theatre Screening The play will be followed by a Q&A (approx. 210 mins) Based on a poem by William session with the author. This day has Godrej Dance Theatre Shakespeare been designed and curated for children Tuesday, 4th – 6.00 pm Adapted & Directed by Paul Goodwin aged 8-12 years. Snacks will be available Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Suruchi Aulakh for sale during lunch and the children An NCPA-National Theatre Live & Deepal Doshi can also bring lunch from home. (London) Presentation Music: Portia van de Braam Tickets: Multi-award winning drama The Age: 16+ `600/- (plus GST) Madness of George III, written by one of Limited number of seats on a first- Britain’s best-loved playwrights Alan Daily Tickets: come-first-served basis Bennett (The History Boys, The Lady `675 & 585/- (Members) Box office now open in the Van), is the epic play that was `750 & 650/- (Public) also adapted into a BAFTA-winning SCREENING Kalki Koechlin, The Madness of 1st to 9th, George III, 4th, Experimental La Fanciulla del West Godrej Dance Theatre by Giacomo Puccini Theatre Opera Screening (202 mins) Sung in Italian with English Subtitles Godrej Dance Theatre Monday, 3rd – 6.00 pm

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Programme Guide.indd 51 16/11/18 3:20 PM lm. The cast of this new production THEATRE DANCE includes Olivier award-winners Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Wolf Hall) in the title The Mousetrap Utkarsh Series role, and Adrian Scarborough (Gavin English Play (120 mins) Singing the Texts Dancing the and Stacey, Upstairs Downstairs). It’s Jamshed Bhabha Theatre Verses: Bringing Paintings to life by 1786 and King George III is the most Wednesday, 5th to Friday, 7th – Rajika Puri powerful man in the world. But his 7.30 pm (approx. 90 mins) behaviour is becoming increasingly Saturday, 8th & Sunday, 9th – Little Theatre erratic as he succumbs to ts of lunacy. 3.00 pm & 7.00 pm Friday, 7th – 6.30 pm With the king’s mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians The Mousetrap has become the An NCPA Presentation and the scheming Prince of Wales longest running show of any kind threaten to undermine the power of in the world by keeping audiences Rajika Puri is an internationally the Crown, and expose the ne line on the edge of their seat in this acclaimed exponent of two forms of between a king and a man. masterful whodunit by the Queen – Bharatanatyam of Crime, Agatha Christie. A and – which she performs Tickets: `400/- snowstorm closes in on a guest in solo recitals all over Europe, the Box O ce now open house, trapping a group of strangers United States, Latin America and India. inside with a murderer. Who is it and In 1983, she received an MA in The FILM why have they come to Monkswell Anthropology of Human Movement Manor? Experience the mystery and from New York University, specialising NCPA Reality Check: suspense of one of Agatha Christie’s in how meaning is made through Knife Skills greatest plays and remember – keep movements such as the hand gesture English Film (40 mins) the secret! (hasta mudra) system of classical Little Theatre Indian theatre. Tuesday, 4th – 6.30 pm ’t miss this original production from London’s West End. Admission on a rst-come-rst- In collaboration with the Cinema served basis. NCPA members Collective Written by Agatha Christie will get preferential seating till Directed by Hugh Ross 6.20 pm. What does it take to build a world-class Cast: Clapp, Tom Rooke, French restaurant? What if the sta is Jamie Hutchins, Millie Turner, DANCE almost entirely men and women just Rhys Warrington, Sarah Whitlock, out of prison? What if most have never Graham Seed & Jason Hall Sri Rasa cooked or served before, and have Presented by Blank Slate in Panchamrutham barely two months to learn their trade? association with The Mousetrap Dance & Musical Presentation Knife Skills follows the hectic launch of Productions Ltd., London (90 mins) Edwin’s restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio. In Little Theatre this improbable setting, with its mouth- Tickets: Saturday, 8th – 6.30 pm watering dishes and its arcane French `8,000, 7,000, 6,000, 5,000, 4,500, vocabulary, we discover the challenges of 4,000, 3,500, 3,000, 2,500, 2,000, An NCPA Presentation men and women nding their way after 1,500 & 1,000/- (plus GST) their release. They all have something Box Office: At the venue and on The Sri Krishna Rasa Panchamrutham is to prove, and all struggle to launch new www.bookmyshow.com an attempt to bring the nectar from lives — an endeavour as pressured and the life and times of Lord Sri Krishna perilous as the ambitious restaurant launch of which they are a part. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Thomas Lennon (The Blood of Yingzhou District)

Admission on a rst-come-rst- served basis. NCPA members will get preferential seating till 6.20 pm.

Knife Skills, 4th, Little The Mousetrap, Theatre 5th to 9th, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre

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Programme Guide.indd 52 16/11/18 3:22 PM Jayanti Ravi, Marthomas Syrian Church Choir, Turkey, Russia, Brazil and recently 8th, Little Salvation Singers, Singspirators, Sans made a successful debut at the Theatre Nom Ensemble (Chennai), Santacruz Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, where Ensemble, The Harmonics (Chennai), she received the Revelación Award The Stop-Gaps Junior Choral by the Music Critics Association of Ensemble and The Stop-Gaps Choral Argentina. Ensemble. Programme: 9th December: Happy Home & Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia School for the Blind, Faith & Harmony, Beethoven: Romance in F Family Harmony, Bai Ava Bai Petit Girls’ Barber: Adagio for Strings High School Choir, Victory Chorus Glass: Echorus in an intricately woven format that Line, The Harmonics (Chennai), The Borodin: Nocturne from String Quartet weaves in katha along with geetham Stop-Gaps Junior Choral Ensemble No. 2 and nritya. The Panchamrutham and The Stop-Gaps Choral Ensemble. Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata depicts the ve ‘stages’ from Sri Krishna’s life – Balakrishna, Lalakrishna, Tickets: Tickets: Gopalakrishna, Dwarkadheesh and `1,300, 1,100, 850 & 500/- (inclusive `600 & 400/- (plus GST) Yogeshwarakrishna. Dr. Jayanti S. Ravi of GST). Box Oce now open will render the stories and the songs. Box Oce: 26th to 28th October for Adit Ravi on his , Krupa Ravi Members SCREENING with her nritya (Bharatanatyam) and 28th November onwards for Public Jajvalya Shukla on tabla shall oer 10th November onwards on www. Degas, 12th, Godrej Dance Theatre their interludes at the holy feet of Lord bookmyshow.com Sri Krishna. Sri Krishna Leela, along with the melliuous music of Sri Krishna’s INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ute and the enchanting dance, will guarantee a divine magical experience. Moonlight SOI Chamber Orchestra Admission on a rst-come- rst- Robert Ames, conductor served basis. NCPA Members will Galya Bisengalieva, violin get preferential seating till 6.20 pm. (approx. 120 mins) Experimental Theatre INTERNATIONAL MUSIC Tuesday, 11th – 7.00 pm Degas: Passion for Perfection A Festival of Festive An NCPA Presentation From The Fitzwilliam Museum, Music, 2018 Cambridge Choral Music Concert Conductor Robert Ames and Exhibition Screening (approx. 85 (approx. 120 mins) violinist Galya Bisengalieva return mins) Tata Theatre to perform with the SOI Chamber Godrej Dance Theatre Saturday, 8th & Sunday, 9th Orchestra following their sold- Wednesday, 12th – 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm out and highly acclaimed concerts in 2016 and 2017. Ames is co- An NCPA- Seventh Art Productions Presented by the Stop-Gaps principal conductor of the London (UK) Presentation Cultural Academy Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) and can be found conducting the LCO Exhibition On Screen journeys from For the past 34 years, the Christmas in an eclectic range of venues such a superb exhibition at The Fitzwilliam season has been ushered in by as The Tate Modern and Oval Space. Museum in Cambridge, whose the Stop-Gaps Cultural Academy’s Bisengalieva is a violinist, improviser extensive collection of Degas’s works eagerly-anticipated Festival of Festive and collaborator based in London. is the most representative in Britain, Music – a celebration of the season in She has performed solo shows to the streets of Paris. With exclusive song. Traditional and contemporary throughout Europe, the USA, India, access to view rare and diverse works, carols and Christmas songs will be this lm tells the fascinating story of rendered, beginning with a heart- Galya Bisengalieva & Robert Degas’s pursuit for perfection through Ames, 11th, Experimental warming overture and culminating Theatre experimentation with new techniques in a grand nale. The two-day and lessons learnt from studying the extravaganza features choirs from past masters. all over Mumbai and Chennai. The shows will be hosted by the inimitable Directed by David Bickersta Karla Singh. Tickets: `400/- 8th December: St. Thomas Box Office now open

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Programme Guide.indd 53 16/11/18 3:23 PM THEATRE Tickets: `600, 500 & 300/- (plus GST) ABBA Platinum Box Oce now open The Live ABBA Tribute Show (90 mins) INDIAN MUSIC Tata Theatre Wednesday, 12th – 6.30 pm & Compositions of Agra 8.30 pm Maestros

Manohar Kunte, A Presentation by Thrilling audiences throughout the 13th, Little Theatre Lalith Rao & Disciples (120 mins) world with their stunning tribute to Experimental Theatre one of the most successful musical acts technology in transmitting sound to Friday, 14th – 6.30 pm of all time, internationally acclaimed the audience as well as enhancing Platinum, The Live ABBA Tribute Show the quality of sound. Part II of the In association with Sahachari has rmly established themselves workshop will be dedicated to the Foundation in the super-league of tribute actual practice: oering participants Supported by HDFC Ltd. entertainment and as the number one hands-on training relating to various ABBA tribute act. When the London equipment included in the PA The Agra gharana has been blessed Evening Standard claims that Platinum system and recording technology like with a galaxy of brilliant composers is 'better than the original', you know microphones, speakers, mixers, etc. who have given new perspectives they must be something special. This Participants will have the opportunity and dimensions to the raga and the band combines stunning musicianship, to have a rst-hand experience of bandish. Among them Faiyaz Khan authentic costumes, Abba-esque sound-check, recording, etc. Manohar (Prem Piya), Vilayat Hussain Khan (Pran choreography and a suitable dose of Kunte is a veteran sound engineer with Piya) and Khadim Hussain Khan (Sajan tongue-in-cheek humour within an a vast experience spanning over ve Piya), who all lived in the 20th century, electrifying performance to produce a decades. He conducts a professional are shining examples. Vilayat Hussain breathtaking tribute show that appeals training course in sound engineering at Khan was a proli c composer whereas to all ages. The band will perform some the Dept. of Music, Mumbai University. Faiyaz Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan of ABBA’s greatest hits like Mamma Mia, seem to have composed whenever a Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, Registration Fees: `350/- need arose. While their compositions Voulez Vous, Chiquitita, Gimme Gimme For registration contact: exhibit distinguishing features of the Gimme and many more. 66223831/3737 Agra gayaki, each composer brought his own perspective and avour Produced by Raёll Padamsee's ACE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC to his compositions. Lalith Rao is Productions a senior vocalist and guru trained A Very English Christmas under Khadim Hussain Khan. She Tickets: Choir of Somerville College, Oxford and her three disciples: Bharathi `4,275, 3,375, 2,925, 1,950, 1,425 & William Dawes, conductor Prathap, Manohar Patwardhan and 900/- (Members) (approx. 110 mins) Nishant Panicker will present select `5,700, 4,500, 3,900, 2,600, 1,900 & Tata Theatre compositions of the above mentioned 1,200/- (Public) Thursday, 13th – 7.00 pm stalwarts, highlighting the variety and (Inclusive of GST) imagery, and exploring similarities Box Oce now open An NCPA Presentation and dierences.

INDIAN MUSIC The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, makes their debut performance in Understanding Sound: India in a programme celebrating the PA System & Recording Christmas season. The programme will (Part II) include choral classics by Brahms, Bach, By Manohar Kunte Rutter, Vaughan Williams, and more, Little Theatre as well as popular Christmas songs. Thursday, 13th – 10.30 am to 1.00 pm

An NCPA Presentation Supported by HSBC

In the session held last month on the same topic, participants were introduced to the theoretical aspects Lalith Rao, 14th, of sound transmission, perception and Choir of Somerville College, Experimental Theatre the role of PA system and recording 13th, Tata Theatre

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Programme Guide.indd 54 16/11/18 3:24 PM Tickets: Presented by The Bhakti Collective 1. Science of swara and raga `270 & 180/- (Members) 2. Voice culture training for raga music `300 & 200/- (Public) The extraordinary life, love and 3.Music and Yoga - Nadayoga in Box O ce: 26th November for longing of 9th century Tamil rebel and Dhrupad Members & 29th November for mystic Andal is presented through 4.Study of laya and tala Public storytelling, music, dance and poetry The sessions will be conducted every in a visually stunning production. This month to maintain continuity. DANCE presentation will be performed in aid of underprivileged children with Enrolment Fee: `1,000/- (plus GST) Ragamala – Stories of cancer at Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata. for one session of 2 hours. A limited Sound (90 mins) number of registrations will be Tata Theatre Dance: Anita Ratnam accepted. For enquiries regarding Saturday, 15th – 6.30 pm Poetry & Translation: Priya Sarukkai batches, timing and registration: Chabria contact 66223831 or write to us at Ragamala is a series of miniature Chants & Storytelling: Geeta [email protected] paintings created between the 16th Gopalakrishnan and 17th centuries. Translated literally DANCE as ‘Garland of Ragas’, Ragamala is a Age: 18+ classic example of the amalgamation Pravaha Dance Festival: of art, poetry and classical music in Tickets: From Experiences to medieval India. While the medieval Rs.900/- (Members) Creations painters interpreted music through Rs.1,000/- (Public) 16th & 21st December colours and strokes, we add one (Plus GST) more dimension to this treasure by Box O ce: 26th November for An NCPA Presentation interpreting the paintings through Members & 29th November for dance. Ragamala – Stories Public Sankalan of Sound, is an ode to the depth of by & Troupe human imagination, where artistes can INDIAN MUSIC Grishma-Varsha-Shishir- picture sound, sing visuals and dance Vasant emotions. Over 100 performers weave Training Sessions in by Vaibhav Arekar & Sankhya Dance a garland of ragas as they breathe life Dhrupad Company into miniature paintings and personify Conducted by Umakant & Ramakant (approx. 120 mins) ragas through stories, movement and Gundecha Tata Theatre music. The result is a journey that Supported by their Disciples Sunday, 16th – 6.30 pm transports the audience to medieval West Room 1 India, into the mind of the painter. Sunday, 16th December Madhavi Mudgal is an Indian classical dancer known for her Odissi dance Artistic Directors: Seema Mehta, In collaboration with Dhrupad style. She has won several awards, Kamakshi Khurana & Vishala Sansthan Bhopal Nyas including the Sanskriti Award, the Khurana Padma Shri, the Orissa State Sangeet Music accompaniment: Vaibhav Dhrupad is the oldest surviving genre Natak Akademi Award, the Grande Mankad (vocal & harmonium), of Hindustani music. The tradition is Medaille de la Ville by Govt. of France, Jayanta Banerjee () & reputed for following special training the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Kalinath Mishra (tabla) methods to groom facets like voice, Award, among many others. She is Performers: Chhandam Nritya breath control, pitch control and acclaimed worldwide for her deep Bharati (Kathak) & The Sound Space systematic delineation of composition. insight into the art of choreography (vocals) We o er a special opportunity to train and premieres her new production for with the internationally renowned Age: 3 + exponents of this art form, Umakant Madhavi Mudgal, 16th, Tata Theatre and Ramakant Gundecha, and their Tickets: senior disciples. Following topics will `1,125, 750, 570 & 375/- (Members) be covered in the sessions: `1,500, 1,000, 760 & 500/- (Public) (Inclusive of GST) Box O ce now open

DANCE

Andal English Rendition (90 mins) Experimental Theatre Umakant Gundecha, 16th, West Room 1 Saturday, 15th – 7.00 pm

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Programme Guide.indd 55 16/11/18 3:25 PM Vaibhav Arekar, beloved. Dance Company. The production has 16th, Tata Theatre Shishir - the nothingness in life is what been created using the traditional remains when everything is scattered compositions from the repertoire of away. classical music and dance, skilfully woven Vasant – the ritual of life continues together to represent the philosophy relentlessly bringing hope and happiness of Anekanta through conceptual and body movements. Each choreography Choreographed by Vaibhav Arekar translates the expression of how there Designed by Sushant Jadhav can be multiple interpretations of the universal truth. Svakranti by Mallika Sarabhai & Troupe Daily Tickets: Anekanta `375, 225 & 150/- (Members) Mallika Sarabhai, by & Natya Vriksha `500, 300 & 200/- (Public) 21st, Tata Theatre Dance Company Box O ce for the Festival now open (approx. 120 mins) Tata Theatre THEATRE Friday, 21st – 6.30 pm Dhumrapaan In this intensely personal performance and English Play (80 mins) Mallika Sarabhai uses multimedia, Experimental Theatre theatre, music and dance to trace the Sunday, 16th – 7.00 pm journey of women seekers of truth and to contextualise them in the world An NCPA Presentation today. In an imagined conversation with Mahatma Gandhi, Sarabhai Set in the smoking area of a corporate traverses the lives of women who have building over the period of a week, a struggled non-violently with truth bunch of oce employees discuss through the ages, questioning the appraisals, politics, and relationships, relevance of this path today. all the while dealing with their stress,

Geeta Chandran, fears, and insecurities. The play is 21st, Tata Theatre Concept, Script, Direction, a comedy about the rat race, how Choreography and Performance: we cope with it, and what we put Mallika Sarabhai our throat and lungs through in the process. Rooted in Jain philosophy, Anekanta recognises that there are multiple Written by Adhir Bhat realities to every issue. Anekanta celebrates Directed by Akarsh Khurana acceptance of multiple truths, embracing Music by Rajat Tiwari diversity and of universal acceptance, Cast: Kumud Mishra, Shubhrajyoti portrayed through Bharatanatyam Barat, Siddharth Kumar, group choreographies by Padma Shri Ghanshyam Lalsa, Sarthak Kakar / Geeta Chandran and her Natya Vriksha Saurabh Nayyar, Abhishek Saha /

Dhumrapaan, 16th, Experimental Theatre

Pravaha Dance Festival, 2018.

Grishma-Varsha-Shishir-Vasant is a work of choreographed poetry where dancers paint an external frame of seasons as seen and experienced. From within them arises the personal stories of anger and con ict; of love and pain; of void and isolation and of hope and celebration. Grishma– the summer re burns the forest as the inner con ict devours the man. Varsha – the parched earth yearns for the rainfall, just as the lover yearns for her

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Programme Guide.indd 56 16/11/18 3:27 PM Taaruk Raina & Lisha Bajaj Gachchi, 19th, Little Theatre D for DRAMA Production

Age: 18+

Tickets: `630/- (Members) `700/- (Public) (Plus GST) Box O ce now open

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC Duo Farinaldi with Roberta Bambace Voice and Piano Recital (90 mins) Experimental Theatre Monday, 17th – 7.00 pm Tickets: suicide from the building terrace. Being An NCPA & Furtados Presentation `500 & 300/- a Good Samaritan, Shriram lands up on Box O ce now open the terrace and meets Keerti who is Duo Farinaldi is a voice and piano contemplating the deed. The rest of duo formed by Steinway Artist, Paolo FILM the lm deals with what happens over Rinaldi, winner of the John Longmire the course of the next few hours. Competition, Elizabeth Schumann Fresh Pix: Gachchi Duo Competition, Alfred Kitchin Piano Marathi Film (102 mins) Directed by Nachiket Samant Competition and Soprano Farah Little Theatre Produced by Nitin Prakash Vaidya & Ghadiali, winner of the Neemrana Wednesday, 19th – 6.30 pm Vidhi Kasliwal Voice Competition 2018. They have Studio: Nitin Vaidya Productions performed in three successful An NCPA Presentation Film & Landmarc Films seasons of concerts in the UK and in Cast: Priya Bapat, Abhay Italy. They shall be joined by Italian Shriram is a middle class salesman who Mahajan, Anant Jog, Asha Shelar, pianist Roberta Bambace, winner of is in some serious debt. His father had Mayureshwar Kale & others International piano competitions such taken a small loan from one Mr. Jagtap as Città di Trevis, La Spezia, Cesena, to start a business of homemade food Admission on a rst-come-rst- "F. Liszt " of Livorno, Palma d’Oro in items, and now, many years later, Jagtap served basis. NCPA members will Finale Ligure, P. Neglia of Enna, Citade is threatening to repossess his house, get preferential seating till 6.20 pm d’Oporto of Portugal and Sopron "F. throwing Shriram and his mother out. Liszt’’ (Hungary). The concert shall Shriram only has time until six in the INDIAN MUSIC include solo piano and vocal works by evening to pay the man. While leaving Handel, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, from Jagtap’s house dejected, Shriram Thumri and Allied Forms Strauss, Mendelssohn, Liszt and Chopin. believes he sees someone attempting A Lecture-Demonstration by Debapriya Adhikary (vocal) and Duo Farinaldi, Samanwaya Sarkar (sitar) 17th, Experimental (approx.120 mins) Theatre Little Theatre Friday, 21st - 6.30 pm

An NCPA Presentation

Thumri is one of the highly expressive and ornamented semi-classical genres. Varied emotions ranging from devotion, love and longing to pathos, jealousy and erotic mood can be expressed through the medium of thumri. As senior disciples of , the inimitable diva of Benaras gharana, Debapriya Adhikary (vocal) and Samanwaya Sarkar (sitar) had the privilege to train in the intricacies

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Programme Guide.indd 57 16/11/18 3:27 PM Debapriya Adhikary & THEATRE Samanwaya Sarkar, 21st, Little Theatre Baramasi Hindi Play (130 mins) Godrej Dance Theatre Saturday, 22nd & Sunday, 23rd - 7.00 pm

Baramasi is a comical story of the Dubey family living in Alipura, Uttar Pradesh. The story is set in the 1970s, when living in a joint family and taking on responsibilities equally was important. The story takes us through the highs and lows in the lives of members of the Dubey family and other people of Alipura. The play is adapted from the novel Baramasi written by award-winning novelist Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi. of khayal as well as thumri and its allied and Kabeelawalas (tribesmen), love forms. They have also individually triangles, family ties, sacri ce, shrewd Produced, Adapted, Designed & trained with other reputed masters, and conniving villains/vamps, friends Directed by Pankaj Singh and have given concerts world over with hearts of gold, lovers separated Cast: Rana Pratap Sengar, Surabhi as a rare duo, combining vocal music by fate, dramatic reversals in love and Bafna, Singhh, Nanu Bhai, Ajit with sitar. With a focus on thumri, this convenient coincidences are all a part Kokate, Nikhil Pandey & others lecture-demonstration will attempt of this new tribute to the golden era to unravel its aesthetics and outline of 1950s. A Stage Players Theatre Production the distinctive features of allied semi- classical forms like dadra, tappa, Written & Directed by Nadira Zaheer Tickets: tap-khayal, etc. The lecture will be Babbar `450/- (Members) supported by live demonstrations by Cast: Juuhi Babbar Sonii, Ankur `500/- (Public) the duo. Parekh, Hanif Patni, Mithilesh Box O ce now open Singh, Rajoshi Vidyarthi & others Registration fees: THEATRE `135/- (Members) An Ekjute Theatre Group Production `150/- (Public) Junk Art Festival For registration contact: Age: 8+ Sunken Garden and Experimental 66223831/3737 Theatre Garden Registration starts from Tickets: Sunday, 23rd - 10.00 am to 1.30 pm 12th December `450 & 360/- (Members) `500 & 400/- (Public) An NCPA & Grooming Babies Global THEATRE Box O ce now open Pvt. Ltd. Presentation

Salaam 1950s Ke Naam Junk Art Festival, 23rd, Hindi Play (130 mins) Sunken & Experimental Experimental Theatre Theatre Garden Saturday, 22nd – 7.00 pm

This magnum opus production is Ekjute's tribute to the Golden Era of Indian cinema. It is a walk down memory lane for those who have grown up watching lms of that era. It also attracts the generation of newbies who at times remain ignorant of the history of traditional Indian cinema. It will de nitely match up to the experiences they wish they had never missed. With conventional formulaic ingredients such as star- crossed lovers and revengeful Thakurs

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Programme Guide.indd 58 16/11/18 3:31 PM Junk Art Festival is an initiative of This is a hilarious women-centric INTERNATIONAL MUSIC Grooming Babies Global Pvt. Ltd. that play which allows a small village includes pro-nature engagements girl to raise her voice against dowry Giving Voice to India – aiming to raise environment demands made by her in-laws. The Celebrating 10 years consciousness among children. story revolves around the arranged Vocal Course Conducted by Patricia Through creative workshops, marriage of Sumitra Chalona Rozario (soprano) & Mark Troop performing arts, music and games, with Naresh Khaoji and how the (piano) it encourages young minds to look involvement of Phoolkumari Chalona Little Theatre above ‘use and throw’ and consider (Sumitra’s grandmother) turns the Friday, 28th to Monday, 31st – creative alternatives encouraging story. 9.30 am to 6.00 pm repair, repurpose and reuse. It is a platform for parents to demonstrate Written & Directed by In association with Furtados, Mumbai to children the possibilities of Nadira Zaheer Babbar sustainable choices, while also Cast: Nadira Zaheer Babbar, Giving Voice to India (GVI) is an all- having fun. Mithilesh Singh, Manav Pande, round vocal course in Western music Neha Shaikh, Gunjan Tyagi covering vocal technique, style and Workshops: Repurpose fashion and & others interpretation, European languages, earth craft sight-singing and reading and music Performing Arts: A musical An Ekjute Theatre Group history. GVI is conducted by soprano dance drama with recycle puppet Production Patricia Rozario O.B.E. FRCM, and her characters husband Mark Troop. New applicants Junk Music Circle: Creating a music Age: 8 + are always welcome. GVI singers can look circle with water pipes forward to an opportunity to appear in Games & Engagements: Precared Tickets: upcoming concert performances. book swap, best out of waste, `450 & 360/- (Members) minute-to-win games, recycle craft `500 & 400/- (Public) For payment of fees, in advance and and newspaper origami. Box Office now open balance, or any other queries, please Each child must carry the required contact Ms. Minaish Doctor on email: junk from home to participate in the THEATRE [email protected] workshops as under: Boarding Das Christmas THEATRE Age 4-7: 1 old white large scarf or Special Marathon handkerchief or dupatta, 1 plastic by Vir Das Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya bag, 1 book to swap and old Stand-Up Comedy in English Hindi Play (130 mins) newspaper (90 mins) Experimental Theatre Tata Theatre Sunday, 30th – 7.00 pm Age 8+: 1 old t-shirt, 1 plastic bag, 1 Monday, 24th – 8.00 pm book to swap and old newspaper Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya, Asghar Snacks will be available for sale Vir Das, the highest-selling English Wajahat's powerful human saga, is a between sessions. stand-up comic in India, has travelled story of two communities who have with his signature brand of comedy su ered the horrors of Partition rst- A parent-child engagement, to over 20 countries across the world. hand and still have the strength and designed specifically for children This world tour has featured a brand humanity to rise above petty hatred. aged between four and thirteen new special written by Das, a perfect This important message of brotherhood, years. (All engagements have segue from his first ever Netflix goes beyond the evil politician and the been designed to include active Comedy Special. With Boarding Das, fanatic, to make a di erence to the participation of parents or family Das will be bringing his brand new common man. member). special back to his motherland and touring India. Written by Asghar Wajahat Registration: `800/- per child and Designed & Directed by Dinesh Thakur `200/- per parent / adult (Plus Written by Vir Das Cast: Preeta Mathur Thakur, Aman applicable GST) Cast: Vir Das Gupta, Atul Mathur, S. C. Makhija, Limited number of seats on a first- Shankar Iyer & others come-first-served basis Age: 16+ Box Office now open An Ank Production Tickets: THEATRE `2,212, 1,770, 1,327, 885 & 663/- Tickets: (Members) `450 & 360/- (Members) Chalona Aajao `2,950, 2,360, 1,770, 1,180 & 885/- `500 & 400/- (Public) Hindi Play (90 mins) (Public) Box O ce: 26th November for Experimental Theatre (Inclusive of GST) Members & 29th November for Sunday, 23rd – 7.00 pm Box Office now open Public

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Programme Guide.indd 59 16/11/18 3:32 PM What’s Next JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2019 (Programmes are subject to change. Please check the website and refer to our emails for updated information.)

Marnie, 9th January, Prajakta Satardekar, Godrej Dance Theatre 11th January, Experimental Theatre

Kai Azmi, 13th January, Tata Theatre SCREENING C. Ramachandra & Vasant , Desai & others Marnie featuring Prajakta Satardekar & Group (approx. 90 mins) by Nico Muhly (approx.120 mins) Tata Theatre Opera Screening (172 mins) Experimental Theatre Sunday, 13th January – 7.00 pm Sung in English with English Subtitles Friday, 11th January – 6.30 pm Godrej Dance Theatre An NCPA Presentation Wednesday, 9th January – 6.30 pm An NCPA Presentation To commemorate the birth centenary of An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera (New This thematic presentation has been designed legendary poet, writer and lyricist, Kai York) Presentation to enable uninitiated listeners to enjoy and Azmi, these celebrated artistes will oer a appreciate the rich raga legacy of Hindustani special tribute to the genius of Kai Saheb, Set in England, Marnie is a psychological thriller music by associating a particular raga with a combining his poetry with music. The based on a novel by Winston Graham. A young corresponding raga-based lm song. In this event, premier event will feature internationally woman makes her way through life by embezzling we present select works of two veteran music acclaimed tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, from her employers, before she moves on and directors: and C. Ramachandra. eminent writer and poet , changes her identity. Her current employer, Mark Born with a silky voice and outstanding talent, noted singer and music director Shankar Rutland, blackmails her into a loveless marriage. Prajakta Satardekar is mentored by Suresh Mahadevan and renowned actress Marnie is left with no choice but to confront the Rao. With a matured voice that is best suited to Shabana Azmi. hidden trauma from her past. sing the songs immortalised by , she is at ease with singing songs in multiple Tickets: Conducted by Robert Spano languages from Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, to `3,000, 2,250, 1,500 & 750/- (Members) Production: Michael Mayer Bengali and English. `4,000, 3,000, 2,000 & 1,000/- (Public) Cast: Isabel Leonard, Janis Kelly, Denyce (Plus GST) Graves, Iestyn Davies & Christopher Tickets: Box Oce: 14th December for Members Maltman `270 & 180/- (Members) & 17th December for Public `300 & 200/- (Public) Tickets: `500/- Box Oce: 26th December for Members & SCREENING `250/- (only for students on production of 29th December for Public valid ID cards) Antony & Cleopatra Box Oce now open INDIAN MUSIC Theatre Screening (approx.220 mins) Godrej Dance Theatre INDIAN MUSIC Raag Shayari: Celebrating Tuesday, 15th January – 6.00 pm the Birth Centenary of Kai Timeless Melodies: Azmi An NCPA-National Theatre Live Celebrating the Genius of Featuring Zakir Hussain, Javed Akhtar, (London) Presentation

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Highlights.indd 60 16/11/18 2:57 PM Antony & Cleopatra, 15th January, Tickets: Emil and the Detectives, Godrej Dance Theatre 19th & 20th January, `180/- (Members) Experimental Theatre `200/- (Public) Box O ce: 9th December for Members & 12th December for Public

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soon discovers Emil was not such an easy target. A Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play group of quick-thinking and resourceful children Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great rallies around. Can a bunch of kids work together tragedy of politics, passion and power. Caesar and to uncover and outsmart the true criminal? his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now Kästner’s 1929 novella is more than a ‘good romp’. rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But It broke ground for the independent-children-

at the fringes of a war-torn empire, the Egyptian La Sylphide, 17th January, versus-devious-adults story genre. Streetwise Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen Godrej Dance Theatre city kids, a hard-working single mother and Emil’s ercely in love. In a tragic ght between devotion past brush with the law add grit and nuance to and duty, obsession becomes a catalyst for war. La Sylphide this satisfying tale. In Slingsby’s signature intimate Director Simon Godwin returns to National Ballet Screening (approx.120 mins) theatrical style, Emil and The Detectives is told by Theatre Live screens with this hotly anticipated Godrej Dance Theatre two skilled actors immersed in smoke and mirrors, production, following previous broadcasts of Thursday, 17th January - 6.30 pm miniature worlds and a cinematic score. Twelfth Night, Man and Superman and The Beaux’ Stratagem. An NCPA-Pathé Live (Paris) Presentation Written by Erich Kästner Adapted for the Stage by Nicki Bloom Tickets: `400/- On the day of his wedding, the young Directed by Andy Packer Box O ce: 9th December for Members & Scotsman James is awoken with a kiss from an Cast: Elizabeth Hay & Tim Overton 12th December for Public ethereal winged creature, a Sylph. Entranced by her beauty, James risks everything to Age: 6+ DANCE pursue an unattainable love. La Sylphide is one of the world’s oldest surviving ballets, Tickets: A Talk on Folk Dances of and a treasure in the Danish Bournonville `850 & 675/- (Members) Maharashtra style. Restaged for the Bolshoi by Bournonville `944 & 750/- (Public) by Professor Prakash Khandge expert Johan Kobborg, this production is (Inclusive of GST) (approx. 90 mins) the ultimate romantic masterpiece. 10% discount for students with valid Godrej Dance Theatre student ID’s for NCPA Theatre Season Wednesday, 16th January - 6.30 pm Music: Herman Severin Løvenskiold 2018-2019 Choreography: Johan Kobborg Box O ce now open An NCPA Presentation Libretto: Adolphe Nourrit & Filippo Taglioni INTERNATIONAL MUSIC Dr. Prakash Khandge is an Indian academic, Tickets: `500/- researcher and writer based in Mumbai. His Box O ce: 9th December for Members & Co ee and Conversation with specialisation is folk dances of Maharashtra. He 12th December for Public Zane Dalal is a member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and (70 mins each day) the founder and head of Lok Kala Academy of the THEATRE Jamshed Bhabha Theatre Museum University of Mumbai. 20th January & 2nd February – 6.00 pm NCPA Theatre Season 2018- Prakash Sunday, 20th January Khandge, 2019 16th Guest: Cyrus Guzder January, Emil and the Detectives A conversation on archaeology, music, life and Godrej Dance English Play (60 mins) current events. Theatre

Experimental Theatre ) Saturday, 19th & Sunday, 20th January – Saturday, 2nd February 12.00 pm, 4.00 pm & 7.00 pm Guest: Dr. Suvarnalata Rao DETECTIVES A discussion on the convergence and THE An NCPA Presentation in collaboration divergence of Indian and Western classical AND with the Australia Fest music traditions, culture, society and much EMIL more. ( Never underestimate the determination of a child. RASHEED Young Emil catches a train to visit family in the big Admission on a rst-come-rst-served

city. Something valuable is stolen. But the thief basis. ANDY

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Highlights.indd 61 16/11/18 2:58 PM SCREENING The evening will have two young talented dancers DANCE and performers, Shashwati Garai Ghosh La Traviata, 22nd January, (Odissi) & Jyotsna Jagannathan (Bharatnatyam). Godrej Dance Theatre Mumbai Dance Season Light Workshop for Dancers by Sushant Tickets: Jadhav & Pratikrit Mukherjee `270 & 180/- (Members) Godrej Dance Theatre `300 & 200/- (Public) Sunday, 27th January – 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Box O ce: 26th December for Members & 29th December for Public An NCPA Presentation La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi THEATRE As a part of Mumbai Dance Season, the NCPA Opera Screening (187 mins) will conduct a lighting workshop by very Sung in Italian with English Subtitles Sangeet Bari, talented light designers Sushant Jadhav Godrej Dance Theatre 25th January, & Pratikrit Mukherjee. The agenda of this Tuesday, 22nd January – 6.30 pm Tata Theatre workshop is learning the colour schemes, angles, types of lights and how to be in the An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera (New right spot as a dancer. York) Presentation Registration Fees: `500/- Set in Paris in the mid-1800s, Violetta, a For registrations, beautiful courtesan gives up the frills and call 66223822/70390 67878 or fancies of high society for the love of a younger email [email protected] man, Alfredo. They begin a life together but their happiness is ruined when Alfredo’s father DANCE pressures Violetta to break the marriage for Sangeet Bari the reputation of his family. She loves Alfredo In Hindi/English (130 mins) Mask Painting Workshop so much that she listens to his father and Tata Theatre Experimental Theatre Foyer disappears. Alfredo believes she has merely Friday, 25th January – 7.00 pm Sunday, 27th January – 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm thrown him over. When he later learns of her sacri ce and nds out that she is dying, he sets An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with An NCPA Presentation out to nd her. Kali Billi Productions As a part of the Lok Gatha platform, a traditional Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lavani is a traditional dance form of mask-painting workshop for children and adults Production: Michael Mayer Maharashtra with a rich heritage of several will be held. The workshop will help participants Cast: Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez & centuries, which involves direct interaction learn the origin of world famous mask paintings Quinn Kelsey between the artistes and the audience. and its illustrations. The performer communicates with the Tickets: `500/- audience through her singing, abhinaya Fees: `1,000/- (Inclusive of GST & materials) `250/- (only for students on production of and dance. Although lavani has been For registration, call Binaifar on 6622 3822 / valid ID cards) gaining popularity in the last few years, 7039067878 or email Box O ce now open its portrayal in popular media is limited to [email protected]. being just an item number. Sangeet Bari DANCE combines multiple narratives such as the DANCE lavani woman, the musicians, the customer An Evening of Classical and the researcher/narrator. It also includes Lok Gatha – Folk Dances of Dance live performances of old traditional lavanis Maharashtra which are either unknown or forgotten. by Professor Prakash Khandge Jyotsna Jagannathan, (approx. 120 mins) 24th January, Written by Bhushan Korgaonkar Experimental Theatre Experimental Theatre Directed by Savitri Medhatul Sunday, 27th January – 6.30 pm Cast: Pushpa Satarkar, Akanksha Kadam, Latabai Waikar, Chandrakant Lakhe, An NCPA Presentation Sunil Jawale, Vinayak Jawale, Savitri Medhatul, Bhushan Korgaonkar & This is a presentation in our series of the folk dance Shakuntalabai Nagarkar platform - Lok Gatha. This year we present folk dances from Maharashtra. Tickets: (approx. 120 mins) `750, 600, 450, 300, 225 & 150/- Tickets: Experimental Theatre (Members) `270 & 180/- (Members) Thursday, 24th January – 6.30 pm `1000, 800, 600, 400, 300 & 200/- (Public) `300 & 200/- (Public) (Plus GST) Box O ce: 26th December for Members & In collaboration with Kalavaahini Trust Box O ce now open 29th December for Public

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Highlights.indd 62 16/11/18 3:01 PM DANCE Box O ce: 9th January for Members & 12th January for Public Gods and Demons: A Raging Battle SCREENING Thoughts and Images from Indian Paintings Illustrated Talk by Dr. B. N. Goswamy Adriana Lecouvreur Bharatanatyam by Malavika Sarukkai by Francesco Cilea (approx. 120 mins) Opera Screening (213 mins) Spring 2019 Season Experimental Theatre Sung in Italian with English Subtitles Patron: Citi India Thursday, 31st January – 6.30 pm Godrej Dance Theatre Thursday, 21st February – 6.00 pm Monday, 4th February – 7.00 pm Malavika Sarukkai, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre 31st January, An NCPA – The Metropolitan Opera (New (approx. 120 mins) Experimental Theatre York) Presentation Martyn Brabbins, conductor Adriana Lecouvreur, an actress at the Comédie- Marat Bisengaliev, violin Française in Paris, is in love with Maurizio, the Count of Saxony. He can’t decide whether he Weber: Overture to Oberon loves Adriana or the Princess de Bouillon. The story Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, follows the rivalry between the two women as Op. 61 In collaboration with Sahachari Foundation they ght for Maurizio’s love. Rachmanino: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Events Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Saturday, 9th February - 7.00 pm An illustrated talk by distinguished art- Sunday, 10th February – 5.00 pm historian Dr. B. N.Goswamy titled ‘Gods Production: Sir David McVicar Jamshed Bhabha Theatre and Demons: A Raging Battle’. This will be (approx. 110 mins) followed by a short dance performance by Cast: Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, noted Bharatanatyam dancer, Malavika Piotr Beczała, Carlo Bosi, Ambrogio Maestri Martyn Brabbins, conductor Sarukkai, on the same topic. & Maurizio Muraro Andreas Haeiger, piano Sophie Bevan, soprano Tickets: Tickets: `500/- Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano `675, 450 &180/- (Members) `250/- (only for students on production of Amar Muchhala, tenor `750, 500 & 200/- (Public) valid ID cards) Neal Davies, baritone (Inclusive of GST) Box O ce now open Living Voices Mumbai, choir Box O ce: 9th January for Members & Blossom Mendonca, chorus director 12th January for Public SCREENING Kazakh State Philharmonic Capella Dalel Uashev, chorus director DANCE I’m Not Running Theatre Screening Beethoven: Fantasy for piano, vocal soloists, chorus Spectrum – A Festival of Godrej Dance Theatre and orchestra, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” Dances from Around the Wednesday, 27th February – 6.00 pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 World Tata Theatre An NCPA-National Theatre Live (London) Saturday, 16th February – 7.00 pm Friday, 8th & Saturday, 9th February – Presentation Jamshed Bhabha Theatre 6.30 pm (approx. 110 mins) I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David An NCPA Presentation Hare (Pravda, Skylight), premiering at the National Zane Dalal, conductor Theatre and being broadcast live to cinemas. Zakir Hussain, tabla Spectrum will feature Flamenco-Kathak with Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, Kunal Om & Aditi Bhagwat. Flamenco-Kathaa the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture is a blend of the two disciplines in their pure and When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, Hussain: Peshkar, concerto for tabla and orchestra collaborative form. With foot-tapping being at a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s (SOI Commission) the crux of both styles, Flamenco and Kathak faced with an agonising decision. What’s involved Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade seamlessly overlap creating rhythmic patterns in sacri cing your private life and your peace of and nuances unique to the two dance forms. The mind for something more than a single issue? Tickets: performance will also be showcasing a spectrum Hare was recently described by The Washington `.2,000 1,600, 1,200, 800 & 500/- (plus GST) of dances from around the world, including Post as ‘the premiere political dramatist writing in Box O ce: 12th December for Benefactors/ ballroom, jazz, hip hop and more. English’. Friends of the SOI, 15th December for NCPA Members & 18th December for the Public Tickets: Tickets: `400/- `375, 225 & 150/- (Members) Box O ce: 26th January for Members & `500, 300 & 200/- (Public) 29th January for Public

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