New Jersey Durga Puja of Kallol

August 31, 2011 on 7:41 pm | In Events | 1 Comment

Kallol of New Jersey Celebrates Durga Puja on Sept 30, Oct 1 and 2, 2011

at the Ukranian Church and Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873

Cultural Program Highlights:

Friday, Sept 30 :
“Duhshomoy” – Direction and narration by Dr Faruqe Azam
“Durga Stotra” - Mili Bhattacharya
‘String Struck’ - Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) Anindyo Chatterjee (Tabla)

Saturday, Oct 1:
“Kabar” - a play by Munir Choudhury, directed by Taarun Chatterjee

“A Wonderful World” Children’s play directed by Aparajita Das

‘Nritya Creation’: by Mina Basu Nag & Sanjeeb Bhattacharya

Nachiketa Chakraborty “Tumei Sesh Porjonto”

Sunday, Oct 2: “Troyee” choreographed by Sunrita Mitra
“Banchaar Jonyo Gaan” by Aakash Deep
Aparna Sen with ‘You & I’ presents ‘Your’s Truely’ (USA premiere of a famous 2011 show)

Visit Kallol.com for registration information.

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New Jersey Durga Puja of Kallol

August 31, 2011 on 7:41 pm | In Events | 1 Comment

Kallol of New Jersey Celebrates Durga Puja on Sept 30, Oct 1 and 2, 2011

at the Ukranian Church and Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873

Cultural Program Highlights:

Friday, Sept 30 :
“Duhshomoy” – Direction and narration by Dr Faruqe Azam
“Durga Stotra” - Mili Bhattacharya
‘String Struck’ - Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) Anindyo Chatterjee (Tabla)

Saturday, Oct 1:
“Kabar” - a play by Munir Choudhury, directed by Taarun Chatterjee

“A Wonderful World” Children’s play directed by Aparajita Das

‘Nritya Creation’: by Mina Basu Nag & Sanjeeb Bhattacharya

Nachiketa Chakraborty “Tumei Sesh Porjonto”

Sunday, Oct 2: “Troyee” choreographed by Sunrita Mitra
“Banchaar Jonyo Gaan” by Aakash Deep
Aparna Sen with ‘You & I’ presents ‘Your’s Truely’ (USA premiere of a famous 2011 show)

Visit Kallol.com for registration information.

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New Jersey Durga Puja of Kallol

August 31, 2011 on 7:41 pm | In Events | 1 Comment
September 30, 2011
October 1, 2011
October 2, 2011

Kallol of New Jersey Celebrates Durga Puja on Sept 30, Oct 1 and 2, 2011

at the Ukranian Church and Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873

Cultural Program Highlights:

Friday, Sept 30 :
“Duhshomoy” – Direction and narration by Dr Faruqe Azam
“Durga Stotra” - Mili Bhattacharya
‘String Struck’ - Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) Anindyo Chatterjee (Tabla)

Saturday, Oct 1:
“Kabar” - a play by Munir Choudhury, directed by Taarun Chatterjee

“A Wonderful World” Children’s play directed by Aparajita Das

‘Nritya Creation’: by Mina Basu Nag & Sanjeeb Bhattacharya

Nachiketa Chakraborty “Tumei Sesh Porjonto”

Sunday, Oct 2: “Troyee” choreographed by Sunrita Mitra
“Banchaar Jonyo Gaan” by Aakash Deep
Aparna Sen with ‘You & I’ presents ‘Your’s Truely’ (USA premiere of a famous 2011 show)

Visit Kallol.com for registration information.

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ICC Durga Pujo 2011

August 30, 2011 on 11:24 pm | In Events | No Comments

ICC Durga Pujo 2011

Please mark your calendar

ICC of Garden State is pleased to announce the dates for Durga Pujo 2011:

· Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25.

Main attractions: (subject to change)

· Nachiketa, renowned singer from Kolkata for Saturday, September 24.

· Natok group from Toronto, Canada for Saturday, September 24.

· Soumyen Adhikari, singer also from Kolkata with a voice of   Hemanta Mukherjee will perform on Sunday, September 25

Food and Prasad:

Both the days Prasad and Dinner will be served.

Saturday dinner highlights are Goat Curry, Rice.

Sunday dinner highlights are Khichoori and Labra.

Venue:

In Morris County, NJ

Mt Olive High School

18 Corey Rd, FLanders, NJ 07836.

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ICC Durga Pujo 2011

August 30, 2011 on 11:24 pm | In Events | No Comments
September 24, 2011
September 25, 2011

ICC Durga Pujo 2011

Please mark your calendar

ICC of Garden State is pleased to announce the dates for Durga Pujo 2011:

· Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25.

Main attractions: (subject to change)

· Nachiketa, renowned singer from Kolkata for Saturday, September 24.

· Natok group from Toronto, Canada for Saturday, September 24.

· Soumyen Adhikari, singer also from Kolkata with a voice of   Hemanta Mukherjee will perform on Sunday, September 25

Food and Prasad:

Both the days Prasad and Dinner will be served.

Saturday dinner highlights are Goat Curry, Rice.

Sunday dinner highlights are Khichoori and Labra.

Venue:

In Morris County, NJ

Mt Olive High School

18 Corey Rd, FLanders, NJ 07836.

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Learning About Our Heritage: A Task For The First Generation

August 21, 2011 on 10:40 pm | In Arts-Culture, Generic | 1 Comment

by Amitava Sen

DurgaA few years ago at the annual Durga Puja, the organizing club published a booklet for the benefit of the generation born and raised here, explaining the significance and meaning of the festival and its various events on different days. Rightly so, the narration started with Mahalaya, the new moon day preceding the Puja. Mahalaya is actually a day when Hindus, typically Bengali Hindus pay homage to the ancestors, culminating in Sharodiya Durga Puja six days later. Indeed, it is a Hindu practice to invoke the blessings of the ancestors before any solemn occasion, be it a wedding or an Annaprasan. But that was not what the author of the little booklet wrote in his explanation of Durga Puja for our children. Mahalaya, according to his narrative was the day on which Calcutta radio broadcast an audio musical, Mahishasurmardini. And that was all, what Mahalaya meant! Continue reading Learning About Our Heritage: A Task For The First Generation…

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Sesher Kobita

August 11, 2011 on 8:05 pm | In Events | No Comments
August 28, 2011
4:00 pmto9:00 pm

In commemoration of Tagore’s 150th Birth Celebration, Bengal Foundation of America is proud to present Tagore’s classic tale, Shesher Kobita as a play!!

Directed and Dramatized by Nupur Gangopadhyay Lahiri
Produced by Bengal Foundation Of America

To be held at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Other performances include:

Rhythms of Life
Foorty
Manjari School of Performing Arts, NJ

Followed by a post performance seminar on Rabindranath Tagore’s drama.

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RABINDRANATH: A REMEMBRANCE

July 26, 2011 on 2:19 pm | In Events | No Comments
August 7, 2011
12:00 pmto6:00 pm

The venue of the program by IIPA on the 7th August, Has been changed to CROSSROADS THEATRE, 7 Livingston Ave , New Brunswick, starting at 12 noon.The Artsuniversity auditorium has been shut down by fire marshal for safety hazard. . There will be launch available for a fee from 11am to 12. 30 pm. But seating should be complete by 12.30. for the start of the program. We have to vacate the auditorium by 6pm.
Would like to apologise for any inconvenience.
H.Guha. President. IIPA

Rabindranath: A Remembrance Participants:

Krishna Dutta: Author/ Biographer “Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad Minded Man” is the keynote
speaker of the event. Specializing in the cultural history of Bengal, her books include “Calcutta: A Cultural
and Literary History” was published to critical acclaim.

Professor Mohan Singh (Khangura): Born into a cultural family of music lovers of Punjab, Mohan
Singh was selected National Music Scholar by the Ministry of Education. At present he is the Head of
the department at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Mohan performs regularly on All India Radio as well as
in major concerts all over the world.

Biplab Mondal: Percussion virtuoso, Biplab is the most sought after accompanist in any Rabindra
Sangeet program. As a distinguished professor of Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata he has perfectly
epitomized the troves of theoretical knowledge and practical dexterity.

Dr. Subhasish Bhattacharya: A lecturer at Rabindra Bharati University, Subhasish is a well known face in
the performing arts circle for his excellent rendition of Classical dance style as well as Rabindrik Nritya.

Tapan Basu: With a strong musical background, Tapan has undertaken and executed several events
for Saregama, HMV, Chirag, ETV Bangla, Doordarshan, and many other private organizations. He has
graciously accepted our invitation to be the Event Coordinator for Rabindranath: A Remembrance.

Aniruddho Sanyal: Documentary filmmaker Aniruddho has won critical acclaim for his film on Raja
Ram Mohan Roy titled: “A Bristol Pilgrimage: In Search of Raja Ram Mohan Roy” & “Disconnected
Genius: Dwarakanath and Rabindranath”. This year the documentary on Rabindranath was presented
at the Tagore Festival in London. Aniruddho will be the anchor of a segment of our program where he
will show a very rare documentary on Tagore with testimonials from various luminaries.

Joydeep Bhattacharya: A Rabindrasangeet enthusiast, Joydeep’s musical taste has been built on this
particular genre of music. As such Joydeep will illuminate the public with discussions on Rabindra
Sangeet.

Suparna Guha: Director/ Coordinator Indian Institute of Performing Arts. Suparna was brought up in
the cultural environment of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Suparna continues to play an important role in
popularizing Tagore’s works in the US.

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The Mosaic Dance Festival

April 27, 2011 on 10:02 pm | In Events | No Comments
August 6, 2011
2:00 pmto10:00 pm

What:

The Mosaic Dance Festival
An exchange on Indian culture with international movement

featuring incredible companies, schools and soloists from the tri-state area

Where:
The Funktion Dance Complex
4260 US HWY 1, Suite 6
Monmouth Junction, NJ

When:
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
2pm & 8pm shows

Tickets:
Soon to be available at
www.kalamandirdanceco.com

Event RSVP:
kalamandirdanceco@gmail.com
or
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202483249771775

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Festival of South Asian Dance

February 23, 2011 on 12:21 am | In Events | No Comments
August 6, 2011

On August 6th 2011, Kalamandir Dance Company will be hosting a Festival of South Asian Dance in a beautiful theater in New Brunswick, NJ. We are searching for individuals and groups who perform classical or contemporary South Asian dance or whose style is influenced by elements of South Asian culture.

The following are required to apply:
-A clip of your proposed performance piece (Links to YouTube, Facebook, or uploads to MediaFire are great)
-The festival application (download here)

All materials should be emailed to kalamandirdanceco@gmail.com

Please Note: Pieces should be about 8-12 minutes in length. A $100 performance fee will be required from each group if they are chosen to participate in the festival. There is no application fee.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email or call us!

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