SANGEETOTSAV

A festival of young classical musicians Sangeetotsav was presented by the Akademi in collaboration with Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Akademi, Bhopal, from 27 to 30 September 2001 at Bhopal. The festival featured musicians from Jaipur, Chennai, Thane, Guwahati, Mumbai, Delhi, Bhubaneswar and Thiruvananthapuram.

The programme follows:

27 September, 2001 Sulabha Saraf & Manoj Saraf, Thane : Dhrupad Salil Bhatt, Jaipur : Guitar P. Unnikrishnan, Chennai : Carnatic Vocal

28 September 2001 Mitra Phukan, Guwahati : Hindustani Vocal Bahauddin Dagar, Mumbai : Rudraveena Rohit Anand, Delhi : Flute

29 September 2001 S. Kasim & S. Babu Sriangam : Nadaswaram Maitreyi Majumdar, Delhi : Hindustani Vocal Koval N. Ganesh, Chennai : Santoor 30 September 2001 Chandra Prakash, Ajmer : Haveli Sangeet Mahapatra Minati Bhanja, Bhubaneswar : Odissi Sangeet Kavalam Sreekumar, Thiruvananthapuram : Sopana Sangeet Shantanu Bhattacharya, Kolkata : Hindustani Vocal Meera Sivramakrishnan & Usha Rajagopalan, Chennai : Violin (Carnatic) Gaurav Majumdar, Delhi : Sitar

Nrityotsav

A festival of promising young dancers, Nrityotsav was held in Goa in collaboration with the Kala Academy, Goa from 29 to 31 August 2001 at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Kalamandir Audiotorium, Panaji. The festival featured young artistes various states of India. The programme follows:

29 August, 2001 Sattriya Uttar Kamalabari Sattra : Majuli and Sangita Satra, Guwahati, Assam Kutiyattam: Kapila Venu,Irinjalakuda, Kerala Chhau-Mayurbhanj : Artists of Sangeet Natak Akademi's Chhau Project, Baripada, Orissa

30 August 2001 Odissi : Sonali Mohapatra & Rahul Acharya, Bhubaneswar, Orissa Manipuri : Bina Devi, Delhi Kuchipudi : Uma Muralikrishna, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Kathak : Sharvari Jamenis & Rujuta Soman, Pune

31 August 2001 Mohiniattam : Pallavi Krishnan, Kolkata Bharatanatyam : Vijaya Madhavan & Mridul Vivek, Chennai Contemporary Choreography Sapphire Creations, Kolkata (Choreography Sudarshan Chakravorty) Kathak Kendra, Delhi (Rajendra Gangani's disciples)

Sangeet Narityotsav

For the first time in Sikkim, the Akademi organised a Sangeet Nrityotsav 9 -11 October 2001 at Gangtok in collaboration with the Government of Sikkim, which was inaugurated by the Governor of Sikkim. Eminent musicians and dancers participated in the festival. The programmme follows:

9 October, 2001. Welcome song by local artistes Prerana Shrimali, Delhi : Kathak Dance Langas and Manganiars, Jodhpur : Traditional Music of Rajasthan

10 October, 2001 Ranjana Gauhar, Delhi : Odissi Dance A. Lakshmi Devi, W. Lokendrajit Singh & N. Amusana Devi, Imphal : Manipuri Dance Ganesh and Kumaresh, Chennai : Violin, with A.K. Palanivel, Thavil, G. Harishankar : Kanjira, and B. Rajasekhar : Morsing

11 October, 2001 Calcutta Drum Orchestra conducted by Shankar Ghosh, Kolkata Ronu Mazumdar, Mumbai : Flute, with Fateh Singh Gangani, Delhi : Tabla Chitra Visweswaran, Chennai : Bharatanatyam