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Category: Kalaa Utsavam 2021
From singer Armaan Malik’s stage debut in Singapore to ‘killarious’ Tamil comedy, Kalaa Utsavam 2023 brings the full range of Indian performance arts
Kalaa Utsavam, the famed annual Indian festival of arts in Singapore, returns this November for its 2023 edition, with a vibrant bouquet of artistic and cultural performances, and a series of workshops and masterclasses.
Celebrating 20 years to Kalaa Utsavam; nostalgia, pride, joy, ambition, binds arts aficionados in their love for Singapore’s celebration of Indian arts
Singapore’s celebration of Indian arts: special programme highlighting the positive contributions of Celebrating 20 years of Kalaa Utsavam.
Music does not have to be loud, dance-like and flamboyant to capture hearts: Amit Dhamelia
At Kalaa Utsavam 2021, Sufi musician, music teacher and arts aficionado Amit Dhamelia will enthrall audiences once again with ‘Ishq Sufiayana’; a show featuring Sufi music, popular Bollywood love songs and some of his original compositions.
Bharathaa Arts to present a confluence of music, dance and drama at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
Singapore-based classical dance studio Bharathaa Arts presents a musical adaptation of ‘The Silappathikaram’ by Ilango Adigal, one of the first epic Tamil narratives, for Kalaa Utsavam 2021.
Rudra to showcase blend of heavy metal, Vedic philosophy in Kalaa show
Vedic band Rudra is blending two different genres in its performance at Kalaa Utsavam 2021. For the first time ever, Indian classical and metal musicians will share the stage.
Challenges are constant in the life of any artiste, says Yugavardhan
The short film ‘When Mirrors Had Meaning’ will be screened at Kalaa Utsavam this year. The film follows 70-year-old Krishan as he sets off on a journey in search of his distant memory, leaving behind a letter to his family.
Migrant workers’ contributions will be a paramount in nation building: Saleem Haidi
Haidi discusses his film ‘Nodigal Sivanthaal – Vaergalaada’ that spotlights the distressed migrant workers’ relentless battle against the Covid crisis and how the pandemic-induced lockdown has left them stranded far away from home.
Celebration of Mohamed Raffee’s 50 years in music at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
On November 19, a special show, Raffee 50 – A Musical Jubilee by Vasantham Boyz, will be held at the grand Esplanade Theatre as part of the festival lineup.
Kalaa Utsavam: SIFAS Alumni to enthrall audiences with tribute to Tamil poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi.
Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) Alumni are set to mark the 20th Kalaa Utsavam with a musical tribute celebrating the death centenary of the great Tamil poet, Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi.
