Bengaluru Habba

Event Calendar

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FEBRUARY 2009
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Click on the date to view the schedule & events for that day.

All events are free and open to the public

Passes for select events are available at the Venue & the Bengaluru Habba Office

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15 Feb, Sun

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
6.30pm onwards Kinnara Mela, Lambani, Veeragase, Nagari, Pooja Kunitha
PASS REQUIRED
Karnataka Folk Theatre Opening Spectacle Palace Grounds
6.30pm onwards Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha (Gundecha Brothers)
PASS REQUIRED
Classical Hindustani - Dhrupad Music Palace Grounds
6.30pm onwards Shankar Ehsaan Loy
PASS REQUIRED
Music Directors Trio Palace Grounds
6.30pm

Benaka's Jo Kumaraswamy

Playwright:
Chandrashekhara Kambar
Director: B.V. Karanth

Kannada Theatre Seva Sadan

16 Feb, Mon

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
1pm - 7pm Visual Arts Square and Market Visual Arts King George's Square, Cubbon Park
6.30pm

Book Launch of Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
5.30pm - 7pm Troupes from Shivamogga & Mandya
Mruthynjaya Doddavada
Folk Performances - Kinnara Mela & Pooja Kunitha
Sugama Sangeetha
Lakshmi Devi Park (BBMP Park)
6.30pm

Samsaradalli Sa Ni Da Pa by Spandana, Sagara (Shivamogga)

Kannada translation (based on Dariyopo's play): K.V. Akshara
Director: Manju Kodagu

Kannada Theatre Seva Sadan
7pm Nammellarigagi Nale - Tomorrow For All of Us (coordinated by Bahumukhi) Kannada Literary Meet (Poet's Conference - Kavi Goshti) Yavanika
6.45pm Suchethan R. Carnatic Music (Vocal) Gayan Samaj
8pm Manasi Prasad Carnatic Vocal & Dance (Giridhara Mira) Gayan Samaj

17 Feb, Tues

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
1pm - 7pm Visual Arts Square and Market Visual Arts King George's Square, Cubbon Park
5.30pm - 7pm Troupes from Hassan & Belgaum
Playback by Dr.Shamitha Malnad
Folk Performances - Chit Mela & Choudike
Kannada Film Hits
Banashankari – 7th Block West (BBMP Park)
6.30pm

Hey Ram by Sneha Samuha

Playwright: Anantha Chinivar
Director: Sunil Kumar Singh

Kannada Theatre Seva Sadan
7pm Nrityagram (Bijayini Satpathy & Surupa Sen)
PASS REQUIRED
Classical Dance (Odissi) Chowdiah Memorial Hall
7pm Janapada Gayana Pradharshana Chintana - Presentation & Discussion about Folk Singing (coordinated by Akhika Karnataka Janapada Kalavidara Vokkuta, Karnataka Folk Artistes Union) Kannada Literary Meet Yavanika
7.30pm Travelling/Listen by Signdance Theatre Collective (UK) English Theatre Ranga Shankara
8.15pm Dr. Padma Subrahmaniam
PASS REQUIRED
Classical Dance (Bharata Nrityam) Chowdiah Memorial Hall
6.45pm N.R. Prashanth Carnatic Music (Vocal) Gayan Samaj
8pm Mridula Rao Classical Dance (Kathak) Gayan Samaj

18 Feb, Wed

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
1pm - 7pm Visual Arts Square and Market Visual Arts King George's Square, Cubbon Park
5.30pm - 7pm Troupes from Belgaum & Shivamogga
Kikkeri Krishna Murthy
Folk Performances - Choudike & Dollu Kunitha
Sugama Sangeetha
M N Krishna Park (BBMP Park)
6.30pm

Miss Sadarame by Samashti

Playwright: K.V. Subbanna
Director: Manjunath L. Badager

Kannada Theatre Seva Sadan
7pm Vachana Mattu Pradarshana Ras Gayana - Presentation & Discussion about Classical Music (organized by Sambrama) Kannada Literary Meet Yavanika
7pm - 12.30am

Dedication to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
by leading musicians of Karnataka

Pt. Rajiv Taranath , Pt. Madhava Gudi, Vidushi Suma Sudhindra, Vidushi M.S.Sheela, Pt. Pravin Godkindi & Vidushi Sangeetha Katti

PASS REQUIRED

Classical Music Chowdiah Memorial Hall
7.30pm

Rathnan Parpancha by Kriyative Theatre

Playwright:
G.P. Rajaratnam
Director: Sundar

Kannada Theatre Ranga Shankara
6.45pm Harini & Sharada Carnatic Music (Vocal) Gayan Samaj
8pm Priyadarshini Govind Classical Dance (Bharat Natyam) Gayan Samaj

19 Feb, Thurs

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
1pm - 7pm Visual Arts Square and Market Visual Arts King George's Square, Cubbon Park
5.30pm - 7pm Troupes from Shivamogga & Mysore
Paramashivan & Group
Folk Performances - Dollu Kunitha & Bees Kamsale
Ranga Geethegalu
Sadashivnagar (BBMP Park)
6.30pm

Daksha Yagna by Nam Team (Shivamogga)

Playwright: H.S. Shiva Prakash
Director: Krishna Murthy Kavatar
Music: Raja Guru

Kannada Theatre Seva Sadan
7pm 75 years of Kannada Film Industry (organized by Gowri Sundar Publications) Kannada Literary Meet Yavanika
7.30pm Hamlet - The Original Spoof by EVAM (Chennai)
PASS REQUIRED
English Theatre Chowdiah Memorial Hall
7.30pm

Adaddella Olithe…? by Kriyative Theatre

Playwright:
T Sunandamma/ Sundar
Director: Pramod Shiggaon

Kannada Theatre Ranga Shankara
6.45pm Bagyalakshmi Chandrasekhar Carnatic Music (Veena) Gayan Samaj
8pm Vasundhra Doraswamy Classical Dance (Bharat Natyam) Gayan Samaj

20 Feb, Fri

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
1pm - 7pm Visual Arts Square and Market Visual Arts King George's Square, Cubbon Park
5.30pm - 7pm Troupes from Mandya
C.M. Narasimha Murthy from Chamarajnagar
Folk performances – Pattada Kunitha, Pooja Kunitha
Janapada Geethegalu
Rajajinagar (BBMP Park)
7.30pm

Avaantara by Samashti

Playwright & Director:
Sathish

Kannada Theatre Ranga Shankara
6.45pm Rajkamal Carnatic Music (Flute) Gayan Samaj
8pm Sanjay & Shama Classical Dance (Kuchipudi) Gayan Samaj

21 Feb, Sat

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
6.30pm onwards Dr. Suma Sudhindra, Annor Anantha Krishna Sharma & Laya Taranga

PASS REQUIRED
Grand Finale - Percussion Music Ensemble Palace Grounds
6.30pm onwards Anoushka Shankar
PASS REQUIRED
Grand Finale Palace Grounds

22 Feb, Sun

Time Event Genre Venue
9am - 6.30pm

Bengaluru Mandi – Hidden Hues of
Bangalore Markets

(in partnership with the Bangalore Photography Club)

Photography Exhibition Max Mueller Bhavan
6.30pm onwards Yakshagana
PASS REQUIRED
Grand Finale - Folk Dance Drama of Karnataka Palace Grounds
6.30pm onwards Ajmeri Brothers
PASS REQUIRED
Grand Finale - Sufi Music Ensemble Palace Grounds
6.30pm onwards Mrigya
PASS REQUIRED
Grand Finale - Indian Band in the Global Village Palace Grounds
6.30pm onwards Guru Kiran
PASS REQUIRED
Grand Finale - Kannada Film Industry Star Music Director Palace Grounds

23 Feb, Mon

Time Event Genre Venue
6.30pm to 5am

Inauguration Ceremony

Padmini Ravi and Priyanka Alva (Creative Movements)

Subhashini Vasanth (Bharat Natyam)

Nagamani Srinath (Carnatic Vocal)

Dhanjay Hegde (Hindustani Vocal)

Kiran and Sandhya (Classical Dance)

Hafiz Khan (Sitar)

Narayana Swamy (Sugama Sangeeta)

Nagashri (Harikathe)

Belur Ramamurthy (Hasya Kala)

Kondadakuli Ramachandra Hegde - Yakshagana)

Shivratri Celebrations (Collaborative Movement) Chitrakala Parishath