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Day 1 18th of April, 2008, Friday
Opening act will commence with Kathak dance
performance of V. Anuradha Singh, who has been appreciated widely for
her innovative and collaborative works in technique and rhythmic understanding
of the dance form and has been honored with numerous awards. Her
performance will give an energetic and vibrant start to the Golkunda
festival and set the pace for the three day music and dance
extravaganza.
The next performance on the first day will feature the renowned Santoor player,
Shri Rahul Sharma, the prodigious son and musical disciple of the
legendary santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma. With his amazing
technique and astute sense of music, Rahul Sharma is already carrying
forward the legacy of music with great passion and responsibility. He
would be presenting his Fusion music act titled “Maya the
Illusion” with his troupe of very promising musicians-an act that
is bound to keep the audience asking for more.
Day 2 19th of April, 2008, Saturday
The second day will feature the “Dances of
India”, a unique integration of the various dance forms spanning
the length and breadth of our country. The show will have an individual
20-25 minutes dance presentation by artistes representing the diverse
dance forms in India
as follows:
Kuchipudi Dr.
Alekhya from Hyderabad
Kathak Ms. Mahua Shankar
from Delhi
Bharatnatyam Ms. Geeta Ganesan from Hyderabad
Mohiniattam
Mrs. Madhuri Deshmukh
from Mumbai
Kathakali Mr C.Gopalakrishnan from
Kerala
Odissi Ms.
Mitali Raul from Mumbai
Manipuri Ms. Poushali Chatterjee
from Kolkata
The grand finale will see all the dancers on stage
together, fusing the different dance forms as they share the stage to
the tarana style lyrics, beats & melody of specially recorded music
for the occasion.
Day 3 20th of April, 2008,
Sunday
The final day of the
festival will commence with Natyakala Visarada
K.V.Satyanarayana”s Kuchipudi
Dance Ballet “Amukthamalyada”
Shri Krishna Deva
Raya’s narration about the wedding of Godha with Lord Shri
Ranganatha is the theme of this dance ballet.
The Main act will have a
soulful ghazal performance by the ghazal maestro Shri Pankaj Udhas. His
rendition and choice of ghazal poetry has found tremendous appeal in
the masses and classes alike and his velvet voice is bound to attract
all music lovers, young and old alike. Known for his famous Chitthi Ayi
Hai, Chaandi Jaisa Rang Hai Tera etc. Pankaj Udhas is a Padma Shri
awardee by the Government of India.
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