Past Events - 2006

Karnataka Sangeetha Aradhana
Saturday, February 25, 2006, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Venue: Sri Ganesha Temple Auditorium
Sri Ganesha Temple presents Post-Trinity Aradhana, a day-long festival of Carnatic music featuring the compositions of the many composers who came after the Trinity of Sri Tyagaraja, Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Sri Shyama Shastri, performed by music lovers from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri. Kala Nivedanam music students participate in this annual event.

Interfaith Alliance National Meeting
Sunday, March 5, 2006, 9:30 AM
Venue: Doubletree Hotel, Nashville
Monica Cooley and Arthi Katkuri present devotional Bharatanatyam items as part of a special morning worship service entitled "Invitation to the Global Dance: An Interfaith Experience.

Wilson County Schools International Festival
Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 9:30 AM
Venue: Stoner Creek Elementary School Auditorium
Monica Cooley performs Bharatanatyam for students of Wilson County

Tennessee Andhra Samiti's Ugadi Festival
Saturday, April 1, 2006, 6:00 PM
Venue: Sri Ganesha Temple Auditorium
Kala Nivedanam dancers Arthi Katkuri, Shalini Vallabhaneni, Kalpana Vallabhaneni, Apoorwa Thati, and Pujita Venkat perform a new dance choreographed by Monica Cooley for this event.

Tennessee State University's International Festival
Friday, April 7, 2006, 10:00 AM
Venue: Kean Hall, TSU campus
Monica Cooley performs Bharatanatyam for TSU students as well as middle school students from area schools.

Nashville Tech International Festival
Friday, April 7, 2006, 6:00 PM
Venue: Nashville Tech campus
Arthi Katkuri performs Bharatanatyam for the Nashville Tech community.

Carnatic Vocal Concert by Dr. S. Mahadevan
Saturday, April 8, 2006, 4:00 PM
Venue: Birmingham, AL
Dr. Mahadevan presents a full-length Carnatic vocal concert accompanied by Deepak Murthy on violin and Santosh Chandru on mridangam.

Vanderbilt Dance Program's Spring Concert
Saturday, April 8, 2006, 8:00 PM
Venue: Ingram Auditorium, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University
The Vanderbilt Dance Program's Intermediate/Advanced Bharatanatyam performs a new work by Monica Cooley in VDP's Spring Concert.

Windows on the World International Festival at Tennessee Tech University
Friday, April 21, 2006, 1:30 PM
Venue: Roaden University Center, TTU campus, Cookeville, TN
Monica Cooley performs Bharatanatyam for Cookeville area middle schools as part of Tennessee Tech University's annual Windows on the World celebration.

Saturday, April 22, 2006, 2:30 PM
Venue: Roaden University Center, TTU campus, Cookeville, TN
Arthi Katkuri and Natalie Jain perform Bharatanatyam for the Cookeville, TN community at TTU's annual WOW International Festival. Kala Nivedanam dancers participated in WOW under the auspices of the Global Education Center.

City of Nashville Celebrates Earth Day
Saturday, April 22, 2006, 11:30 AM
Venue: Centennial Park, Children's Stage, Nashville, TN
Kala Nivedanam dancers, Alyssa Patel, Amulya Pervaje and Apoorwa Thati perform Bharatanatyam as part of the children's activities in celebration of Earth Day. This program was arranged under the auspices of the Global Education Center

Harpeth Hall School
Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 12:30 PM
Venue: Dance Studios, Harpeth Hall School
Monica Cooley presents a lecture-demonstration on Bharatanatyam and Indian culture in the U.S. for the Real World Forum, a group of students and teachers who explore interesting "real world" issues.

Kala Nivedanam Annual Day Recitals
Saturday, May 20, 2006
3:00 to 5:30 PM Dance Recital
5:30 to 8:00 PM Music Recital
Venue: Sri Ganesha Temple Auditorium
The dance and music students of Kala Nivedanam perform in their annual end-of-year recital. This colorful program features students of all levels from beginning to advanced, presenting traditional items from the Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music repertoires. All are welcome. No admission fee.

Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Anwesa Chakrabarti
Saturday, June 10, 2006, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
Venue: Sri Ganesha Auditorium, 521 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
Anwesa Chakrabarti performs in her Bharatanatyam graduation recital. All are welcome.

Kala Nivedanam performs for Metro Parks
Friday, June 23, 2006, 6:00 PM
Venue: Red Caboose Park, Bellevue
Monica Cooley, Arthi Reddy and Natalie Jain present a 30 min family-friendly Bharatanatyam program for Metro Parks Fun Family Friday series. This program is arranged under the auspices of the Global Education Center.

Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Sonia Agarwal
Saturday, July 8, 2006, 3:30 to 6:30 PM
Venue: Siegel High School, 3300 Siegel Rd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Sonia Agarwal performs in her Bharatanatyam graduation recital. All are welcome.

Kala Nivedanam performs for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Saturday, August 19, 2006, 7:00 PM
Venue: The Bandshell stage at Centennial Park
Monica Cooley, Arthi Reddy, Niti Shah and Pooja Srinivas presented a suite of dances in a pre-show program for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Kala Nivedanam prepared playgoers for the saga of Macbeth with a selection of dances that highlighted the dramatic, expressional and story-telling side of Bharatanatyam.

Carnatic Vocal Concert by Dr. Mahadevan
Sunday, August 26, 2006, 10:00 AM
Venue: Atlanta, GA
Dr. Mahadevan presents a two-hour Carnatic vocal concert accompanied by Ramesh Panchagnula on violin and Dr. Ram Sriram on mridangam. This concert is on the occasion of the Kumbhabhishekam of the new 108 Shiva Moortham Hindu Temple in Norcross, GA.

Carnatic Vocal Concert by Dr. Mahadevan
Saturday, September 9, 2006, 6:00 PM
Venue: St. Louis, MO
Dr. Mahadevan presents a full-length Carnatic vocal concert accompanied by P. K. Vijaykumar on violin and M. Lakshman on mridangam. This concert is organized by Sangeetha Society for Indian Classical Music in St. Louis, MO.

Carnatic Vocal Concert by Dr. Mahadevan
Saturday, October 7, 2006, 5:00 PM
Venue: Hindu Temple of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Dr. Mahadevan presents a full-length Carnatic vocal concert accompanied by P. K. Vijaykumar on violin and Dr. Vasudevan Namboodiri on mridangam.

Celebration of Cultures
Saturday, October 7, 2006, 1:00 PM
Venue: Children's Stage at Centennial Park
Monica Cooley, Amulya Pervaje and Alisha Foster perform for the City of Nashville's "Celebration of Cultures." This program is arranged under the auspices of the Global Education Center.

Premiere - "Subhaashitam: Parables from India"
Seattle Utsav
Saturday, October 14, 2006, 8:00 PM
Venue: Ethnic Cultural Center Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, 98105
Monica Cooley, Arthi Reddy and Vandana Botta perform in a new work, "Subhaashitam" Parables from India." More information about the Seattle Utsav can be found on their website: www.utsav-seattle.org.

Center Stage at Tennessee Technological University
Friday, October 27, 2006, 7:00 PM
Venue: Derryberry Hall, TN Tech campus, Cookeville, TN
Kala Nivedanam presents their new work, "Subhaashitam: Parables from India" for the Center Stage arts presenting series at TN Tech. For more information see the Center Stage events website at: http://www.tntech.edu/centerstage/fallcal06.html.

Nashville Premiere - "Subhaashitam: Parables from India"
Friday, November 10, 2006, 7:30 PM
Venue: Father Ryan High School Auditorium
The Global Education Center presents Kala Nivedanam in "Subhaashitam: Parables from India." More information about the Global Education Center can be found at: www.globaleducationcenter.net.

Carnatic Vocal Concerts by Dr. Mahadevan in India (Dec 2006 - Jan 2007)
Dr. Mahadevan will present concerts at the following locations and times during the 2006/2007 Music Festival Season in India.