Saturday, February 23, 2002

The Death of Yazgerd, a play in Farsi by Bahram Beizai, performed by the Karghahonar company. 7 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, La Jolla. General Admission $7; members $6.

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Sunday, February 24, 2002

Sudakshina Alagia and the Patnaik Sinsters
A Benefit Concert for an Orphanage in India

North Indian classical vocal and bhajans, featuring: Sudakshina Alagia, vocal; Abhiman Kaushal, tabla; Krishna Gopinathan, harmonium.

Odissi classical dance from India by Laboni Patnaik, Shalini Patnaik, and Yudhisthir Nayak.

7 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. General Admission $20; Members $15.

 

 

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Saturday, March 23, 2002

India Beckons, South Indian classical music recital featuring Prasanna, a leading performer of Indian music on the electric guitar, accompanied by Lakshman Mahadevan on mridangam. 7 p.m., Challenger Middle School Auditorium, 10810 Parkdale Avenue, Mira Mesa. General admission $25, $20, $15.

The proceeds of this concert will go towards the efforts of the Association for India's Development (A.I.D.) in supporting grassroots developmental projects in India. Cosponsored by the Center and A.I.D. San Diego.

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Saturday, March 23, 2002

BALI ARTS FESTIVAL
at The San Diego Children's Museum

Balinese Shadow Puppet Theater, featuring Balinese puppet master I Nyoman Sumandhi. Bapak Sumandhi, the Center's current artist in residence, will enact a story from the Mahabharata, with accompanying musicians from Bali. 9 p.m., The Children's Museum, 200 West Island Ave, San Diego (directions below). General admission $15, members $10. For more information, call the Museum at (619) 233-5437.

Sumandhi's appearance is part of an all day arts festival.

Performances at the Museum during the day will in include Balinese masked dance by Sumandhi, 1 p.m.; Odissi dance from India by the Patnaik sisters, 2 p.m.; and North Indian vocal music by Sudakshina Alagia, 3 p.m. Please contact the Museum regarding admission fees.

Directions: The Children's Museum is in downtown San Diego, near the convention center, between Union and Front Streets, just south of Market.

 

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Saturday, March 30, 2002

The Refugee, a play in Farsi by Nasser Rahmaninejad. 8 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. General admission $15: members: $13.

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Sunday, April 7, 2002

Bali Festival for Children
presented in cooperation with the Asian Story Theater

Featuring Dalang I Nyoman Sumandhi. A special performance of a variety of Balinese arts including Wayang (shadow puppetry), Topeng (masked dance), kecak ("monkey chant") and various types of Balinese gamelan music. Many of the performers in this event are children of the Museum School, and members of its special performing Gamelan troupe, Puspa Warsa.

2 p.m., Lyceum Theater, Horton Plaza (doors open 12:30 p.m.). General admission $8, children $6, groups (over 10) $5/person.

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Sunday, April 14, 2002

Darvak in Concert, San Diego's own traditional Persian classical and folk music ensemble. 7 p.m., Mandeville Recital Hall, UCSD. General admission $10, members $8.

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Thursday, April 18, 2002

Masayo Ishigure and Marco Lienhard, virtuosi of the Japanese koto and shakuhachi perform traditional and modern Japanese music.

8 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. General admission $15, members $12.

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Festival of Bali April 20-21, 2002 I. An Evening of Balinese Wayan Kulit Saturday, April 20, 8 p.m. 2225 9th Street, Olivenhain General admission $15; members $13 Puppet Master I Nyoman Sumandhi will perform the shadow play Dharma Wangsa Dadi Curu ("The Sacrifice of Yudhishthira") from the great epic Mahabharata, in the traditional style, outdoors. He will be accompanied by I Wayang Sutartha and I Wayan Winata on gender (metalophones). Please dress warmly and bring blanket/cushion for lawn seating.   II. An Evening of Balinese Performing Arts Sunday, April 21, 7 p.m. The Neurosciences Institute 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla General admission $12; members $10 Featured will be a live Balinese gamelan orchestra, topeng (masked dance), and a special performance by Pak Sumandhi of the shadow play Hanoman Duta ("Hanuman the Messenger") from the Ramayana.

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Sunday, April 28, 2002

Sitar recital by Gaurav Mazumdar, senior disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar, with Hemant Ekbote on tabla. Home concert to be followed by an Indian vegetarian lunch. 10 a.m., 2225 9th St., Encinitas. General admission (includes lunch): $20; students or seniors $15; members $15.

Directions to event and for parking: Take Encinitas Blvd. exit from I-5 and head east for 3 to 4 miles. At Rancho Santa Fe/Manchester intersection, make a left and proceed about 3/4 of a mile on Rancho Santa Fe Rd. Make another left on 9th St. (3rd, 4-way stop sign on Rancho Santa Fe Rd.) and the house is the 4th house on the left side.

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Sunday, May 5, 2002

Folk Music of Finland, featuring Merja Soria. A special concert celebrating the release of Merja's new CD "Arctic Silence".

3 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. General admission $10, members; $8.

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Saturday, May 18, 2002

Sounds of India, featuring Kartik Seshadri, joined in concert by several of India's outstanding musicians touring from Calcutta: Shubhra Guha (vocal), Vijay Kumar Kichlu (vocal) and Tejendra Majumdar (sarod). These solo artists will be accompanied on tabla by Tanmoy Bose and Arup Chattopadhyay.

7 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. Pre-concert discussion, 6 p.m. General admission: $15, $12 for students and seniors.

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Friday, July 26, 2002

The Bauls of Bengal, featuring Purna Das Baul and his son Dibyendu Das, with tabla maestro Ustad Rahis Khan. Cosponsored by the Maitree Bengali Club.

8 p.m. The Neuroscience Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. General admission $17 (advance purchase); $20 (at the door); members, $15; Students/Seniors, $12 (with ID); children 6-12, $8.

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Saturday, June 8, 2002

Hossein Alizadeh, tar, with Madjid Khalaj, tombak. Two living legends of Persian classical music.

8 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. General admission $25, members $22.

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Friday, September 20, 2002

Festival of Odissi: Classical Dance of India, featuring internationally acclaimed dancer Aruna Mohanty and a troupe of ten dancers from the Orissa Dance Academy, with musical ensemble, touring under the auspices of the Government of India. 8 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, La Jolla.

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Thursday, September 26, 2002

Pandit Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar, in concert with Vikram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose on tabla. 8 p.m., Royce Hall, UCLA.

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Saturday, October 5, 2002

Bhajan Sandhya with Premanand Trikannad, Pandit Narayanrao Deshpande, and others. 7 p.m., Rancho Bernardo High School Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by the Satsang Foundation, in cooperation with the Center for World Music. For information call (858) 271-9791 or (858) 566-6027.

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Monday, October 28, 2002

Sounds of Bamboo from Vietnam, with featured artists Phong Nguyen, Dock Rmah, and Miranda Arana. Two performances: 6:00 and 7:30 p.m., Smith Recital Hall, San Diego State University. General admission $6.

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Friday, December 6, 2002

Taikoza: Traditional Drums of Japan, led by Marco Lienhard. 8 p.m., Shiley Theater, University of San Diego. General admission $12, students/seniors/children $8. Cosponsored with the University of San Diego Music Program.