The unique festival season - Madras music season - is back again with over 1000 performances of Indian classical music, dance and allied arts spread over a period of almost two months. Scholars, critics, organisers, festival directors, artists and art lovers from all over the world reach Chennai to participate. More than 25 major month-long festivals along with mini festivals of seven to ten days plus seminars, discussions, lecture-demonstrations etc. will be presented by several music and dance organizations/sabhas. Following is the complete schedule. Go back to the main page to choose schedules of organisations/festivals/sabhas.

Kalakshetra
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041. Tel:+91-(0)-44-24524057

23 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Talavadya Kutcheri, Karaikudi R Mani
24 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Kathakali, Kuchelavrtam
25 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Carnatic Vocal, OS Thiagarajan
26 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Dasaru Kanta krishna by Kalakshetra
27 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Hindustani Vocal, Vasundara and Kalapini Komkali
28 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Sitar, Kushal Das
28 Dec 2006: 10.00am: Lec-Dem by Vasundara and Kalapini Komkali
29 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Sabari Moksham by Kalakshetra
30 Dec 2006: 06.30pm: Mandolin, U Srinivas
03 Jan 2007: 06.30pm: Carnatic Vocal by TM Krishna

Nearby Hotels to Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Pettachi Sivagami Auditorium (Brahma Gana Sabha), Mylapore Fine Arts, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Auditorium, RR Sabha, Srinivasa Shastry Hall:

Hotel New Woodlands
72, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai.
Tel: +91-(0)-44-28113111

Hotel Savera
146, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai,
Tel: +91-(0)-44-2811470

Hotel Maris
11, Cathedral Road,
Tel: +91-(0)-44-28110541

Ramada Raj Park
180, TTK Road
Tel: +91-(0)-44-2498777

Delhi Contingent in Chennai

Many leading artists from Delhi gets invited to perform in 'Madras Music Season' every year. So far we have received the following information:

Sonal Mansingh: Odissi, 16 Dec 2006: 7.30pm, Narada Gana Sabha

Rama Vaidyanathan: Bharata Natyam, 15 Dec 2006: Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, 5.30pm; 20 Dec 2006: Karthik Fine Arts, 6.00pm; 23 Dec 2006: Brahma Gana Sabha, 5.00pm; 31 Dec 2006: Bharat Kalachar, 7.30pm;
7 Jan 2007: Music Academy, 6.00pm.

Geeta Chandran: 19 Dec 2006: Krishna gana Sabha, 10.30am.

GS Rajan: Flute, 19 Dec 2006: Nandi Fine Arts, 6.30pm, 21 Dec 2006: Brahma Gana Sabha, 2.30pm; 30 Dec 2006, Aima, Vinayaka Temple, Besant Nagar, 5.00pm;30 Dec 2006: 7.30pm, Vipanchika, RK Swamy Auditorium, Oppo: RR Sabha, Mylapore.

Yamini Reddy: Kuchipud. i 09 Dec 2006: Krishna Gana Sabha, 7.30pm

Mahalaskshmi: Vocal: 11 Dec 2006: Bharata Kalachar, 5.00pm; 18 Dec 2006: Brahma Gana Sabha, 3.00pm; 28 Dec 2006: Narada Gana Sabha, noon; 29 Dec 2006: Music Education Trust, 5.00pm

Vidya Srinivasan: Vocal: 18 Dec 2006:5.00pm, Gana Mukundapriya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan Mini Hall, Mylapore; 27 Dec 2006: 6.00pm, Maharashtra Niwas, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18.

Dhwani Ensemble: 26 Dec 2006: 5.00pm, Gana Mukundapriya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan mini hall; 27 Dec 2006: 7.30pm, Sriragam Fine Arts, Maharashtra Niwas, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18.

Bharati Shivaji: Mohiniattam: Convenor of Natya Kala Conference, Krishna Gana Sabha and
Vijayalakshmi: Mohiniattam. Please check schedules.

Delhi basedartists expected to participate include: Madhup Mudgal and others.