Saturday, November 10, 2007

SPIC MACAY VIRASAT 2007


SPIC MACAY VIRASAT 2007
INAUGURATION BY USTAD AMJAD ALI KHAN

In its 30th year now, SPIC MACAY is beginning its Virasat Series all over the country. The inauguration of Delhi Virasat will be with a recital by Us. Amjad Ali Khan on 29th August at the Vice Regal Lodge,Delhi Universty at 6 p.m. Some of the eminent artists who will perform in this series are Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Guru Kalamandalam Gopi, Vidushi Sonal Mansingh, Smt. Shubha Mudgal, Su. Malavika Sarukkai, & Smt. Teejan Bai.

Virasat 2007 will comprise of various modules like Classical music and dance, Folk, Theatre, Film classics of directors like Satyajit Ray, Akira Kurosawa, Yoga and Meditation, Talks by eminent personalities like Smt. Anjolie Ela Menon, Heritage walks to historic sites, Foreign groups, Intensives and Holistic food. All the programmes in this series will be held in schools and colleges. In this Virasat series we plan to conduct over 1000 programmes in India & abroad.
This event is dedicated to Ustad Bismillah Khan and is a humble effort to create awareness of our composite heritage amongst the youth.