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Viraja Mandhre & Shyamjith Kiran – Bharatanatyam

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Viraja Mandhre & Shyamjith Kiran are Indian classical dancers trained in the form of bharatanatyam at the Kalakshetra Foundation – Chennai. Previously a part of the Kalakshetra Repertory company, they are currently exploring their paths through independent pursuits.

$15

Concert for a Cause: Dhvani + She’s the First

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Hailing from a musical family, Chinmayee was introduced to music at a very young age. She underwent initial training from Dr. Radha Venkatachalam. She has been under the tutelage of Sangeetha Kala Acharya Smt. Kalyani Sharma for over last 15 years now.

$25

Sundarakandam; bharatanatyam ekaharya by Pavithra Srinivasan

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Pavithra Srinivasan uses music, dance and narration to tell the story of Hanuman in her presentation of the Sundarakandam, the fifth book of the Valmiki Ramayana. In this part of the story, it is Hanuman who is the main character. His valor and exploits are told and celebrated.

$15

Veena & Mridangam; a chamber concert by Ramana

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Ramana Balachandhran is a 16-year-old vainika from Bangalore. His talent for music was noticed when at a young age he could identify ragas and point out nuances. He has been performing from the age of 12. Ramana started his vocal training with his mother Sharanya Balachandhran.

$25

Concert by Sangita Kalanidhi Chitravina Ravikiran

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Since his grand entrance at age two, Sangita Kalanidhi Chitravina Ravikiran has enthralled record audiences (of 45,000-100,000 in some concerts) and won critical acclaim as one of the most inspiring ambassadors of Indian music and culture in the world.

$15

Concert by Students of Chitravina Ravikiran

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Surya Ganesan, currently a freshman at the James Madison Memorial High School in Madison, WI, has been receiving advanced training in Carnatic music since 2013 under the tutelage of Shri Chitravina Narasimhan and Shri Chitravina N. Ravikiran.

S. Tyagaraja Rao Memorial Children’s Music Competition 2018

The Abbey Theater - Dublin Community Recreation Center 5600 Post Road, Dublin, OH, United States

In 2018 our much awaited annual Children’s Music Competition will be followed by the awards ceremony on the same day. The excitement builds as the competition day nears. The registration process is complete and we have more than 130 participants.

Oli Prakasam; kutcheri by Dr. Padma Sugavanam

The Abbey Theater - Dublin Community Recreation Center 5600 Post Road, Dublin, OH, United States

Dr. Padma Sugavanam is an A-graded Carnatic vocalist, and also an academician with a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Music from the Madras University. Padma has served as a Lecturer of Music for ten years, in the Sri Venkateswara College of Music and Dance, Tirupati.

$15

Vignesh Ishwar Concert

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Accompanists: L. Ramakrishnan - Violin | Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - Mridangam K.V. Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira   The concert will feature Vidwans Vignesh Ishwar (vocal), L. Ramakrishnan (violin), Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (mrudangam) and K.V. Gopalakrishnan (kanjira). All the four artists are popular and sought after in their respective arts in Chennai and have each won best performance awards […]

$25

NADI; the river that inspired life and poets

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Nadi will be presented by the internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam artist Leela Samson and six highly accomplished SPANDA company dancers, and performed to a professionally recorded soundtrack. Poems in six Indian languages on the River. Choreographed by Ms. Leela Samson.

$25

Vocal Concert by Abhishek Raghuram

The Abbey Theater Dublin Community Recreation Center, 5600 Post Road, Dublin, OH, United States

Accompanists: H N Bhaskar - Violin | Patri Satish Kumar - Mridangam Abhishek Raghuram Hailing as a child prodigy with lineage deeply rooted on both sides, music is in Abhishek’s blood. Possessing a combination of virtuosity, aesthetics and intellect, Abhishek has created a new genre in the field of music that, according to critics is […]

$25

A Chamber Concert by Madhav Iyengar

Ananda Nilayam 8132 Storrow Drive, Westerville, OH, United States

Accompanists: Srikanth Mallajosyula - Violin | Vijay Ganesh - Mridangam Madhav Iyengar is a student of Karnatak vocal under Vidvan Sri. T.M. Krishna. Madhav began his training at the age of five with Smt. Sitalakshmi Madhavan in Pittsburgh, PA. Madhav has been giving kutcheris since 2010 for organizations around the United States. Madhav has performed […]

$25

Dance and Music; reflections on the symbiosis

Ananda Nilayam 8132 Storrow Drive, Westerville, OH, United States

A lecture - demonstration by Preethi Ramaprasad Preethi Ramparasad will conduct a lec-dem exploring the relationship between music and dance and how a dancer visualises music and transforms it into a four-dimensional mosaic. This program is part of our series of events specifically organized to enable all the members of our community to be able […]

$25

Concert by Vishnudev Namboothiri

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

Accompanists: Kamalakiran Vinjamuri - Violin  |  Trivandrum Balaji - Mridangam VISHNUDEV NAMBOOTHIRI - Carnatic Vocal Vishnudev Namboothiri is a young Carnatic vocalist. After his initial training under Sri. Chandramana Narayanan Namboothiri (Kerala), he has been undergoing advanced coaching under Sangeetha Kalaacharya Sri. P.S.Narayanaswamy (Chennai). While adhering firmly to tradition, Vishnudev's music is innovative and unique […]

$25

Carnatic Kutcheri (concert) by Archana and Aarathi

Gahanna West Middle School 350 North Stygler Road, Gahanna, OH, United States

The vocalists Archana and Aarathi are twins and are great grand nieces of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar and great granddaughters of T.L. Venkatarama Iyer.

S. Tyagaraja Rao Memorial Children’s Music Competition 2017

The Abbey Theater - Dublin Community Recreation Center 5600 Post Road, Dublin, OH, United States

In 2017 our much awaited annual Children’s Music Competition will be followed by the awards ceremony on the same day. The registration deadline is February 15, 2017.

Concert by Sri. Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna

The Abbey Theater - Dublin Community Recreation Center 5600 Post Road, Dublin, OH, United States

Kunnakkudi Balamuralikrishna - Vocal
H N Bhaskar - Violin
Thanjavur K Murugaboopathi - Mridangam
Shree Sundar Kumar - Kanjira

$25

Dance Conversations; a community interaction

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington 777 Evening Street, Worthington, OH

An interactive multimedia duet between Ramya and Priya, this piece explores the ways that performance as research can come alive.

$15