Saptak 2018

  • Smita Shastri’s refreshing Shabdam, Padam and Kautvam at Saptak

    Jan 08, 2018

    Dancing feet and spirit seem to shed ten to fifteen years, if not more, from a senior dancer’s age. In an hour-long Kuchipudi solo performance, a septuagenarian Smita Shastri gave at Saptak, it was her pada lalitya that captured viewers’…

  • May Pt Birju Maharaj’s body and soul dance again!

    Jan 04, 2018

    A Thumri has thumakna built into this semi-classical 19th century genre evocative of a sensual mood. Thumakna signifies a lilting movement. In Kathak, the dancer is on his/her feet making such limited movement with expressive hand gestures and facial expressions,…

  • Saptak 2018 : Day 2 soars with Sitar

    Jan 02, 2018

    After all the heavy tones of electronic music on New Year’s Eve, enters the soothing sounds of Indian Classical Music with the annual Saptak Festival, this time in its 38th edition. After a fervent opening day performance on January 1, 2018, by Ustad…

  • Saptak 2018 – Announces its 38th edition with some new offerings

    Dec 06, 2017

    India’s first World Heritage City welcomes the world’s longest classical music festival of Saptak Annual Festival yet again. Unlike the deafening musical revelry across the globe, Saptak School of Music every New Year invites more than 200 maestros of Hindustani…




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