October 1 - 3, 2010
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco
October 8 - 10, 2010
REDCAT Theater
Los Angeles
Lakshmi Shankar took the time to chat about her fascinating life and also discuss topics that are important to students and connoisseurs of all Indian Classical Arts
Ustad Aashish Khan took the time to talk about his beginnings in Hindustani Classical music and discuss topics that are important to students and connoisseurs of all Indian Classical Arts.
Read dance critic, Allan Ulrich’s review of the opening night of the Traditions Engaged Festival
October 1st, the opening day of the ‘Traditions Engaged’ festival is proclaimed as “Indian Classical Dance & Music Day in San Francisco!” by Gavin Newsom
Youth artists share their views on issues relevant to youth pursuing Indian Classical arts in contemporary contexts and the future of their art forms.
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri took the time to discuss the meaning of the word “guru,” his experiences with his guru, and the guru-shishya parampara.
Darshana Jhaveri talks about a her introduction to Manipuri dance, her Guruji, and a variety of topics that are important to students and audiences of classical Indian performing arts.
Shishyas (disciples) of Pandit Chitresh Das discuss the guru-shishya parampara, the responsibility it carries, and being a shishya in contemporary contexts.
Sri. V.P. Dhananjayan and Smt. Shanta Dhananjayan talk about a variety of topics that are important to students and audiences of classical Indian performing arts.
