Mar 08 2024 to Mar 14 2024 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

In commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8th, BIC is hosting a number of performances and panel discussions, among other things, to celebrate women. The events are spread across March 8th – 14th (Friday to Thursday). Schedule: March 8 | Friday | 7pm – 8:30pm

The Art of Freedom | The Life and Legacy of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

A talk by historian Nico Slate, about a pathbreaking champion of women’s rights, fearless anticolonial activist, fierce critic of racism and class inequality, and tireless advocate for the arts and crafts, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. He will be introduced by Ramachandra Guha. Click here for more information. 

March 9 | Saturday | 11:30am – 1pm Shakti Sangeet |

A Tribute to Women Composers Shakti Sangeet offers a curated presentation of musical compositions by female composers from both historical and contemporary periods, spanning various genres within Hindustani Classical Music, Vachanas, and Bhajans. Click here for more information. 

March 10 | Sunday | 11:30am – 8pm Bangalore Broadway Company | An Eternal Love Story with Harmony | 11:30am

This programme by the Bangalore Broadway Company will focus on acapella and unplugged acoustic renditions of world folk. The performance is a curated set to take the audience on a cultural experience of music from Bulgaria, Russia, India, Japan, West Africa and many more. Click here for more information. 

Double Trouble | Amruta & Shivangi’s Comedy Conundrum | 7pm

Get ready to double down on laughter as two dynamic female comedians take the stage! Together, they promise an evening of laughs, blending Amruta’s uninhibited take on family life with Shivangi’s insightful observations on modern relationships and societal shifts. 

March 11 | Monday | 7pm – 8:30pm Connecting the Generations | Piano Miniatures from Vienna

Vienna has been an important centre for music for many centuries, with resident operas, orchestras and musicians of renown. It has also been a meeting place for composers from around Europe who lived and worked there. Marialena Fernandes will perform what she calls ‘Structured Miniatures’ from Vienna’s vibrant musical culture: Bagatelle – Prelude – Intermezzo – Rhapsody. 

March 12 | Tuesday | 7pm – 8:30pm Mathe | A Bharatanatyam Ode to Motherhood

Mathe is a Bharatanatyam performance that explores the profound role of motherhood. Through the artistry of dance and poetry in various languages, it delves into the multitude of emotions experienced by a woman when she becomes a mother. 

March 13 | Wednesday | 6:30pm – 9pm Nādānt | The Eternal Dance of Awareness | 7pm

Nādānt, is an exploration by Divya Goswami, navigating through the leela of the manifest form of the cosmic dancer and the visual discourse on the true purpose of existence; until there is no more. This 80 minute production, juxtaposes the dyads within Shiva, who moves like the ripples on the placid countenance, while bubbling on the surface into a volcanic fury. 

Legacy (Part 1) | A Tribute to Hindustani Women in Music | 6:30pm

Pune based author, columnist and rasika, Gouri Dange, presents a guided listening session featuring some of the finest Hindustani women musicians down the ages in the BIC Library. Following this, Bangalore based Agra Gharana vocalist Manasa Sastry presents a Hindustani Khayal concert as a tribute to the women musicians of the past. 

March 14 | Thursday | 6:30pm – 9:30pm Legacy (Part 2) | An Evening of Music and Storytelling The two-part program will present a close look at the lives, influences and artistic careers of two highly regarded Carnatic Women Gurus Vidushi Suguna Varadachari and Vidushi Rama Ravi and their disciples in the context of the trajectory of Carnatic music in the last hundred odd years.