Svanubhava - The experience is back

Monday, 4th August 2014

It is here and now. August 6, 7 and 8, Svanubhava annual event will be hosted at the Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra, Chennai, with the support of Kalakshetra.

Concept Svanubhava was flagged off in the year 2008 and has been growing in proportions with events under its aegis extended to other cities like New Delhi, Trichy, Bangalore and Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is managed by young performing artistes who volunteer to put together quality concerts, dance, drama, folk art forms and other performing arts. Svanubhava draws huge crowds that include rasikas, students of art forms and students who are invited from different schools.

One of the goals of Svanubhava is to include youth in the arrangements and invite the future youth to the event giving them a fine taste of our cultural potpourri. This will ensure involvement of youngsters in carrying on our cultural tradition by cherishing and nourishing art forms.The volunteer team put their heads together much before the schedule, decide on the art forms and artistes, book hospitality venues, make pickup and drop arrangements, the food and beverages, the invites for the schools, the technical details and stage requirements, the brochure and poster design, identifying of sponsors...every little logistic is planned, put on paper and executed with absolute professionalism. It is true that you learn swimming by jumping into the water and not by waiting at the banks and watching.

The events are open to all and free of cost. It is not only watching and listening to the concerts but being able to ask questions and get answers from the artistes themselves that makes the whole affair interesting and informative.

This year’s schedule runs thus:

Inauguration on August 6, percussion ensemble ‘Laya Advaitam’ followed by Rudra Veena by Shri Mohi Baha’uddinDagar. The afternoon session will feature Parikshai, a Tamil drama by Dummies Troupe and Odissi solo by Smt. Sujatha Mohapatra. On the second day Western Classical Piano concert by Shri Anil Srinivasan, Harikatha by Kalyanapuram Sri Aravamudachariar, Percussion solo by Smt. Sumathi Rammohan Rao, contemporary dance production by Samudra is the scheduled fare. On August 8, Carnatic Vocal by Smt. Pantula Rama, Percussion solo by Umayalpuram Shri K Sivaraman, Ekatara Baul Sangeet by Smt. Parvathy Baul and Nangiyar Koothu by Smt. Shalini Vijayan from Kerala will conclude the three day festival.

“All the events will be web cast live on our website. This facilitates viewership in every corner of the world,” informs Chirag Shah, from team Svanubhava.

For registration and details do visit www.svanubhava.com