Tag: The Netherlands
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Mohiniyattam by Dr. Deepti Omchery Bhalla in Eindohoven, The Netherlands
September 20th in Eindhoven, on a serene Friday evening, was a chance to witness a spectacular Mohiniyattam representation by the esteemed artist, Dr. Deepti Omchery Bhalla. Not only is she a proponent of Mohiniyattam, but she is also a renowned Carnatic singer, researcher and mentor. Venturing into music and dance simultaneously from a tender age,…
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A Series of Baithaks
A classic Indian way of imparting art and culture to budding individuals is through discourses where an expert discusses intricate facets of the art with their students or peers. This facilitates rich and healthy conversations on various art forms. SPIC MACAY emulates this through its baithak series that runs throughout the year. Focusing on SPIC…
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An evening of Bharatanatyam
On April 28 2024, Dr. Vasundhara Doreswamy, a renowned Bharatanatyam artist performed Bharatanatyam at X TU Delft. The performance was extremely well curated and presented to the audience. Although the audience comprised of various age groups and backgrounds, everyone appreciated the fine representation of “Vasundhara Bani”, a style in Bharatanatyam that’s naturally evolved over 50…
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The Rudra Veena Comes to Delft
The evening of 14th May 2023 saw a Rudra Veena concert followed by a lecture-demonstration at the theatre hall at X, TU Delft. The program began with SPICMACAY volunteers Sandhya and Aparna introducing the artist – Ustad Bahauddin Dagar. The Ustad then briefly spoke about what he would be playing and launched into an alap…
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Melodies from the Bamboo Flute
On 12th November 2023, for the second time in just six months, the theatre hall at X TU Delft saw a concert of Indian music organised by SPICMACAY Netherlands. This time, it was a Karnatik music concert, with J. A. Jayant playing the flute and K. Sai Giridhar playing the mridangam. The first composition was…