Welcome to Agama, festival of Indian classical arts. AGAMA, meaning handed down is a festival showcasing the rich classical art traditions of India, as they have been handed down, from generation to generation.
Agama, Day 2
6:00pm: Son of the Wind by Leela Dance Collective
A double header, Saturday evening opens with the east coast premiere of a tour-de-force Kathak dance drama with live orchestra, presented by Leela Dance Collective. This dance theater production featuring an all-female cast and original musical score, brings to life the hidden hero at the heart of the great epic, India’s Magnum Opus, Ramayana. Son of the Wind is a timeless tale and narrates the universal battle between good and evil.
Artist Line-Up:
Pallavi Salvi
Joya Nandy Kazi
Rina Mehta
Seibi Lee
Shefali Jain
Rachna Nivas
Sarah Morelli
Cimeron Ahluwalia
Joanna Meinl
Seema Mehta
Ria DasGupta
Ahana Mukherjee
Sonali Toppur
Navneet Bal
Mimixa Patel
Monika Ramnath
Carrie McCune
Chandana Srinivas
Seema Barua
8:30pm: Hindustani Instrumental by Alam Khan and Swapan Chaudhuri, with Manik Khan
The second performance of the evening is a Hindustani instrumental concert featuring sarod and tabla. The son of the esteemed Ali Akbar Khan, Alam Khan continues the practice of sarod, rendering melodic scales developed in the Indian courts of Emperor Akbar in the sixteenth Century. Alam is accompanied on the tabla by senior percussive maestro and two-time Grammy nominated Swapan Chaudhuri. Premiering for the first time in Philadelphia, Alam and Swapan will be joined by Manik Khan, the youngest son of the late Ali Akbar Khan.
Artist Line-Up:
Alam Khan
Swapan Chaudhuri
Manik Khan
The best way to experience the Agama festival would be to attend all the four performances! This year’s edition we present internationally renowned artists including TM Krishna, Alam Khan, Swapan Chaudhuri and ensembles like Leela Dance Collective and the Alumni of Kalakshetra.
For more information, please visit, www.agamafestival.com