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Omkar, a group that promotes Indian classical dance forms, will perform in the city this weekend
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The Bangalore School of Music and Alliance Francaise de Bangalore will present “An Evening of Colourful Dances”. The event will feature Omkar, a group of young dancers from various classical background.
“Omkar came together and seeks to promote, propagate and glorify Indian art,” say the organisers. The group consists of artists who have established themselves as soloists and who bring with them rich experience in different styles of Indian classical and martial art forms, they add.
The dancers are Kirti Ramgopal, Smitha Srinivasan, Sowmya Thantri and Sweekruth B.P. The dance is scheduled for February 16, at Alliance Francaise, 7 p.m. Donor cards for this concert, in aid of the BSM Charitable Project are available at the Bangalore School of Music, Alliance Francaise and Dockers (on Brigade Road, 100 Ft Road, Indiranagar and Vittal Mallya Road).
This event is part of the ongoing 11th East West Music and Dance Encounter – 2008. This year’s East West Music and Dance Encounter festival features artistes from countries such as Portugal, Germany, Italy, Canada, India, Switzerland, UK, France and Hungary to name a few.
This multi-cultural international festival is a definite treat to the music lovers in Bangalore, promise the organisers. This Music festival, which started on January 29, will continue till February 24 with “10 special concerts and several workshops”.
This festival is presented by Dockers, The Bangalore School of Music and Alliance Francaise. Haywards Black is the co-sponsor and Radio Indigo is the Radio partner.
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