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 Nov
19th & 20th SANGAMA 2005 - Seminar on the art and architechture of
South India
A two day seminar on the art and
architecture of the Vijaynagara period (13th thru 17th century)with a special
emhasis on understanding the 'Sangama' or confluence of cultures. For more
info please go to www.kannadavrinda.org
Where: AHMANSON AUDITORIUM,
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
KALA SANGAMA - a cultural program
as a part of the seminar, that brings to life the Vijaynagara era through
dance, music and poetry. Featured artists include Ramya Harishankar, Sweta
Bharadwaj and a Yaksha Gana group from India.
When: Saturday Nov 19th at
2:30pm
Where: Bing Theater, L.A.
County Museum of Arts |
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DIWALI - FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
was in celebration of one of the
more widely recognized festivals of India. Whatever community you belong
to, its a celebration of the victory of good over evil, light over darkness,
and knowledge over ignorance.
Venue: Lakeview Senior Center,
20 Lake Road, Irvine
Time: 1pm TO 5pm
The cultural program featured Kathak,
Bhangra, Folk and Bollywood dancing as well as some music. |
Saturday, November 5th, 6pm to
8pm
'Festival of Lights' - VEENA
CONCERT by GEETHA BENNETT accompanied by FRANK BENNETT on the mridangam.
Co presented by the Ektaa Center
and the Irvine Multicultural Association.
Venue: Lakeview Senior Center,
16 Lake Road, Irvine CA
For details or more information
call (949) 300-8912 or email info@ektaacenter.org |
 Sunday,
October 30th, 4pm
'Bharata Natyam by MALAVIKA SARUKKAI
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Malavika is acclaimed, nationally
and internationally, for her contemporary Bharata Natyam dance style with
its innovation-within-tradition choreography. It is a remarkably rich and
intense style that combines dynamism and grace, austerity and passion,
energy and repose. It is a style that is aesthetic and accessible and constantly
evolving.
www.malavikasarukkai.com
Venue: Torrance Cultural
Arts Center, 3330 Civic Ctr Dr, Torrance CA 90503
Time: 4.00pm
Seating
Chart |
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Saturday Oct 22 - 10am to 6pm
; Sunday Oct 23 - 10am to 3pm
SCINTILLATIONS - Jewelry by Mamta's
Some people collect art while others
wear it...that is what Mamta Aggarwal believes in. What started as a hobby
of collecting and wearing one of a kind, exclusive, unusual and artistic
pieces in fine jewelry turned in to a business about 4 years ago when Mamta
of Phoenix, Arizona noticed that almost everything she wore, people would
want to buy from her.
Mamta's specializes in Jewelry made
of polki uncut diamond) and precious stones with meena work at the back
which comes from Bikaner, Rajasthan and Gujarat. She also carries 22 kt
Jewelry mixed with rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other colored stones,
antique (finish) jewelry in diamonds mixed with colored stones, Victorian
Jewelry, Kundan Jewely, Diamond bangles....and the list goes on....
If you need more information, please
email atul@earthlink.net. Or you can call 602-741-4913
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
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Saturday and Sunday, October
22 - 23, 2005, 10am - 6pm
15th Step Healing Workshop
Presented by Dr. Joseph Costa from
the Institute of Thought
Meditation and prayer are ways to
quiet the inner being and connect with the Higher Self. The 15th Step process
is designed to accelarate subconscious thinking to a vibrational speed
equal to the high vibration used by the Higher Self. When the body and
mind are in this synchronized resonant state, mental and physical healing
is possible.
This workshop facilitated by Harina
Kapoor of TTRI Click
here for more info.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
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Friday October 21, 2005, 7.30pm
- 8.30pm
15th Step Healing Workshop -
Introductory Lecture
Presented by Dr. Joseph Costa from
the Institute of Thought
Since the beginning of time humankind
has searched for a path to the Inner World of truth (Higher Self). Drawing
that truth from the bottomless well of wisdom and bringing it back to the
human experience creates an abundance of health, wealth and happiness.
That wonderous path is called the 15th Step. 15th Step has been successfully
used to cure several mental and physical ailments.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
 October
1 & 2, 2005, 10am-12pm
Dhwani presented Dholak Workshop
by Somnath Roy
Contact Dhwani Academy: 714-455-2897
(school) ; 714-366-2492(cell)
Jyoti Prakash (714-396-4083)
dhwaniacademy@yahoo.com ; jyotidhwani@yahoo.com
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
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Friday, September 30th
'Sacred Drums'
 Journey
through the vast continent of India on the rhythms of a great musical legacy:
classical percussion. Musically challenging and emotionally evocative,
improvisation is the hallmark of this evening featuring a gathering of
India's most celebrated and electrifying percussionists. Tabla Maestro,
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri from North India and Ghatam (clay pot)
and vocal percussion master, Vidwan T.H. Subash Chandran
from South India were joined by two of their brightest disciples, Kanjira
(tamborine) master Ganesh Kumar and American percussionist Jim
Santi Owen on morsing (jaw harp). Swapanji has been the principal
tabla accompanist of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan for over 25 years. The
preeminent exponent of the Lucknow school of tabla, he is a virtuoso soloist,
accompanist, and teacher. Subashji is one of South India's most renowned
percussionists and teachers. A highly acclaimed exponent of the ghatam,
he is also known around the world for konnokol, his dazzling vocal
percussion.
This was an official event of the
World Sacred Music Festival
2005.
Co-presented by Ektaa Center and
Tabla Rasa in association with the Barclay.
Venue: The Barclay, 4242
Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
Time: 8:00pm |
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Sunday, September 25, 2.30pm
Planetary meditation for peace
& personal transformation
A workshop by Kombli Rajagopal
Planetary Meditation for Peace is
a unique meditation developed by internationally recognized author and
Spiritual Teacher, Grand Master Choa Kok Sui. During this workshop you
will learn the Planetary Meditation for Peace, some simple exercises for
stress relief and a positive and proactive approach to dealing with stressful
or negative situations and people.
Kombli Rajagopal is the Managing
Trustee of Planetary Peace Movement in India. Kombli has been a teacher,
counselor and Human Resources consultant. For the past six years Kombli
has been actively involved in sharing the Planetary Meditation for Peace
with organizations such as Siemens and IBM.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
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Sunday September 25, 4.00pm
Free Seminar on Immigration Law
Join us for an overview of U.S.
Immigration law in the Post-911 era. Attorney Sunita Boddu will provide
an update of changes to family-based immigration and on the status of dual
citizenship with India.
Featured speaker is Ms. Sunita
Boddu. Ms. Boddu is an immigration and family law attorney in private
practice in Irvine, California. Please RSVP (949) 300-8912 or email info@ektaacenter.org
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
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Sunday August 28, 4pm
MOVIE AND DINNER - 'GANGES: RIVER
TO HEAVEN'
In the city of Varanasi, the power
of Ganga, the Hindu mother goddess of the Ganges River is the strongest.
Each dawn she calls her children to the ghats. The young and the strong
purify themselves in the polluted waters. The old and the infirmed, too
weak for rituals wait for death. In time Ganga carries their souls, released
from the bondage of reincarnation, to heaven. Filmed in a hospice for the
dying, the film follows four families' struggle to grant a loved one's
final wish -- to go to Heaven. In their common quest the families become
part of the hordes of Hindus drawn to Varanasi's holy promise of freedom
from reincarnation. As the clans prepare for death life goes on for the
citizen of Varanasi - praying for health, dumping industrial waste, begging
for coins, bathing their children, selling souvenirs to tourists, monitoring
fecal chloroform levels, cremating their loved ones - all along the river
bank. The families' preparations go virtually unnoticed on the river, where
death is a daily part of life. Ganges: River to Heaven investigates the
inextricable bond between a river and it's people with unparalleled intimacy.
This documentary of a holy river, polluted from years of overuse, wonders
if the natural forces strong enough to sculpt the Himalayas and the beliefs
of a nation can survive the adoration of generations to come.
See
Review
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave., Ste 105, Irvine CA 92606 |
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Friday August 26th , 7.30pm to
9.00pm
Saturday August 27th , 1pm to
3pm
Sunday August 28th , 6pm to 7.30pm
Free Lecture Series on the Gita
by Smt. Jaya
Row from India
Topic: 'What is perfection?
-Arjuna's Question and Krsna's Answer'
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA
For more info or details, visit
www.vedantavision.com |
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Saturday August 20th 3pm to 7pm
Sunday August 21st 10am to 1pm
 FREE
Painting Exhibition by Ramesh Chandra Sathi - renowned artist from
India. Paintings in different medium and subjects
Ramesh Chandra Sathi is a renowned
artist from India. He is very versatile in choosing his subjects (landscapes,
figures and folk art) and media – oils, water color, tempera, paper cuts,
etc. He has received numerous prestigious awards and recognition from the
state and national level organizations in India and abroad. His work has
been exhibited all over India and many cities in the USA (Denver, Co; Pittsburgh,
PA, etc.) over the last 60 years. His paintings are in private and public
collections in U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Russia, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria,
and India. This is his first exhibition in California. He is a third-generation
artist in the Indian Renaissance movement started by Rabindra Nath Tagore
in the first decade of the 20th century. The movement mixes the traditional
Indian art heritage and styles with the western art media, creating symbolic
versions of old Indian art forms.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA |
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 Tuesday
August 16th, Wednesday August 17th and Thursday August 18th, 6.30pm to
8.30pm
BE HAPPY - lecture series by
Swami Anubhavananda
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA
The world is growing more complex
and is in a constant state of flux. The calm voice of Swami Anubhavananda,
and his capacity to awaken us to the joy that is hidden inside our hearts,
makes Swamiji, a speaker who is very much in demand. Swamiji's goal is
to challenge the prevalent and oft- quoted statement that "happiness is
more a mirage than a reality, that it is impractical and best forgotten."
Those who have heard his series Mauj Mein Raho (Be Happy) are left with
no doubt that "happiness is indeed attainable despite all seeming challenges."
He himself - never perturbed, always blissful - is the best example of
the truth underlying his discourses
Cost $20 for all three days or $10
per day (includes light snacks/beverage). To register call (949) 300-8912. |
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Saturday, August 13th, 11am to
8pm
Sunday August 14th, 11am to 4pm
Free Jewelery Exhibition by Mamta's
of Phoenix: One of a kind jewelry from India in diamond, polki, Victorian,
Gold, Colored stone, traditional and antique. They return to the Ektaa
Center after a successful exhibition and sale earlier this year.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA
For more info call 602-741-4913
or (949) 752-0666 |
Saturday, August 13th, 3pm -
5pm
SKIN CARE SECRETS OF AYURVEDA
- Workshop by Rucha Kelkar of Ayurbliss
.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Irvine CA
Cost $15 includes samples and workshop
material. For information and to register please call (949) 293 - 2950
or (949) 752-0666 |
Sunday July 24th
Ayurveda Workshop by Vandana
Tilak of 'tulsi mind and body'.
Venue: Ektaa Center
For more info call 714-279-8680
or email vandana@tulsihealth.com |
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Saturday July 9 and Monday July
11th, 5pm to 8pm
Intro to Vedic Mathematics -
Workshop by Prof. S.Haridas
Venue: Ektaa Center
coordinated by OHM - Organization
for Hindu Malayalees
Would you like to be able to find
the 251st root of a 794 digit number? Frankly I will be glad to be able
to get the answer even if I would need to use a computer but Prof. S. Haridas
did it in 1 minute and 40 seconds using sheer 'brain power'!! Or shall
we say 'Vedic Math power?? A scholar in Vedic Math, he visited LA and conducted
an introduction to Vedic Math at the Ektaa Center.
Sri S Haridas (52), graduated from
S. N College Kollam and did Teachers Training at Sri Ramakrishna Institute
of Moral and Spiritual education. He has been following Vedic Mathematics
propounded by Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha for the last two decades and
has published two books in Malayalam. He is a disciple of renowned Sanskrit
Scholar Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. K. P. Narayana Pisharody.
Contact (714) 692- 3253 or (949)
212-8597 or email rvlth86@aol.com |
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Thursday July 7, 7:30pm -
Free Introduction Pranic Healing.
Saturday July 16th and Sunday
July 17th - 2 Day Workshop on Pranic Healing
Self Healing Class-Rejuvenate &
Revitalize your Body and Mind.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave. Ste 105, Irvine CA 92606
Learn to harness life force or "prana"
to boost your vitality and enhance the innate healing ability of your body.
This special class is based on the principles of Pranic Healing, a comprehensive
holistic system of energy healing techniques. Pranic Healing is an ancient
healing science, reformulated and refined in modern times by Grandmaster
Choa Kok Sui, best-selling author of "Miracles Through Pranic Healing"
and several other books on healing and spirituality. FREE - an introduction
to the workshops. |
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Saturday July 2, 6pm
An evening of South Indian Carantic
vocal music by B.U. Ganesh Prasad. He was accompanied by Ajay Narasimha
(violin) and Poovalur Srinivasan
(mridangam).
Venue: Ektaa Center
Presented by Friends of Ganesh Prasad
Ganesh Prasad hails from a family
of great connoisseurs of Carnatic music & was initiated to learn violin
from his father at the very young age of 5. He had the initial guidance
from Sri Basavanagudi Nataraj of Bangalore & vocal training from Sri
Bangalore S. Shankar. Further he had a great opportunity to study under
violin Maestro Sri V.V.Subramanyam of Chennai. Presently he is under the
guidance of Vocalist Sri P.S.Narayanaswamy of Semmangudi Bhani. Ganesh
has performed extensively in India & abroad both as a solo & accompanist
with the leading artists of Carnatic music. He has accompanied great musicians
like Sri K.V.Narayanaswamy, Smt D.K.Pattamal, Sri N.Ramani (flute), Sri
T.V.Shankaranarayan, O.S.Tyagarajan, Mandolin Sreenivas ,Chitra Veena Ravi
Kiran and flute Shashank. He is no stranger to the South Indian music audiences
in LA having accompanied Shashank (1999, 2000), TM Krishna (2002) and TV
Shankarnarayan (2004) for concerts with SIMA (LA) and also other communities
in US. Besides being a widely traveled concert artiste, he has received
several awards and honors including the 'Best Accompanist' award in 1996
and 2000 from the Madras Music Academy. This was his first vocal concert
in this area. |
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Saturday June 25th - 3:30pm to
5:30pm
Know Your Body Constitution -
Ayurveda Workshop by Rucha
Kelkar of Ayurbliss
"Ayurveda, the science of life,
is one of today's most popular and fast growing holistic therapies. Ayurveda
has an impressive track record of about 5000 years. It enlivens the body's
own ability to repair and return to health. It considers each individual
as a unique signature of nature. In this comprehensive session Rucha Kelkar
spoke in detail about the body constitution."
Venue: Ektaa Center |
Saturday June 25th - 12pm to
6pm
'Saree Exhibition' by Stitches
of California - featuring Jewelled sarees , Crepes, Kanthas, Kanjeeverams,
Silks
Venue: Ektaa Center
For info: Call (949) 752-0666 or
(650) 353-0599 or email info@ektaacenter.org |
June 18, 6:03pm
Annual Recital by Keerthana School
of Indian Music
featured students and visiting musicians
Vivek Venugopalkrishnan (flute), Natarajan Muthukumar (violin) and T. Vishwanathan
(mridangam). For more information visit their website
or email keerthana108@hotmail.com |
June 10, 11 and 12
SSY-1 - Personal Empowerment
Program by Siddha Samadhi
Visit their website.
Venue: Ektaa Center |
Wednesday June 8th - 7pm to 9:30pm
Swami Dharmakeerti of the Bihar
School of Yoga
Experience of Creating a Transformational
Yantra based on an Ancient Tantric Text under the guidance of this Swami
from India. This 3-hour magical evening of transformation was based on
meditations from the Vigyan Bhairava Tantra, a 5000-year old treatise of
the Kashmir School of Saivism. The knowledge contained in this text is
transmitted only through such workshops, maintaining the purity of the
Oral tradition.
Venue: Ektaa Center |
Sunday May 29th at 6pm
SITAR CONCERT BY KUSHAL
DAS accompanied by ABHIJIT
BANERJEE
Presented by the Dhwani Academy
of Percussion, this concert featured two incredible musicians.
Venue: Ektaa Center, 2691
Richter Ave., Irvine CA 92606. |
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Saturday May 21st & Sunday
May 22nd
'Dance Conversations - Indian
Dance in California; past, present and future' - This two day symposium
was a unique gathering of Indian dancers, academics, teachers, choreographers,
students and emerging artists from California. The purpose of this event
was to have a dialogue about the past, present, and future of Indian dance
in California. Keynote address was delivered by Padmashri Dr. Sunil Kothari,
revered dance historian, author, scholar and critic. Click
here for details of the topics covered and the panelists.
All sessions were held at the Ektaa
Center except the evening performance 'Xpressions'
which was held at the William Bristol Civic Auditorium in Bellflower.
The evening featured works by the renowned Masters of Dance in California
including Anjani Ambegaokar (Kathak), Nandita Behera (Odissi),
Ramaa Bharadwaj (Kuchipudi), Ramya Harishankar (Bharata Natyam),
Mythili Kumar (Bharata Natyam), K.P. Kunhiraman (Kathakali)
and Viji Prakash (Bharata Natyam).
Time: 7:30pm
This event partly supported by grants
from Arts OC, Alliance for California Traditional Arts and the California
Traditional Arts Advancement Program of the Fund for Folk Culture supported
by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the James Irvine
Foundation. |
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Saturday April 23rd
 'Shivkumar
Sharma and Zakir
Hussain - Santoor and Tabla' - two of the greatest artistes on the
respective instruments. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is the leading exponent
of the Santoor and Ustad Zakir Hussain is an international phenomenon who
is undoubtedly the most popular Tabla maestro. Although the two have performed
and recorded extensively, they create a new musical experience every time
they perform. An added bonus was that Pandit Shivkumar's son Rahul Sharma
accompanied him for this concert. This concert was a joint presentation
with Sangam Entertainment Group, SWAR and Artwallah.
Venue: Aratani
/ Japan America Theater, 244 South San Pedro Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: 6:30 pm
For information and details on the
artistes, click on the links or email info@ektaacenter.org |
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 Sunday
April 17th
‘Kathakali'
performed by a company of dancers and musicians from Kerala – A rare treat,
this art
form from the southern state of Kerala is a theatrical spectacle. From
elaborate costumes to highly dramatized facial movements, this classical
dance form has a history spanning centuries. This company features some
of the best talent including musicians and percussionists that will perform.
The presentation comes courtesy of Anamica and is being co presented with
OHM (Organization of Hindu Malayalees). They perform two exciting stories
including Kalyana
Sougandhikam, the episode in the Mahabharatha centered on Bhima's quest
for the fragrant flower Sougandhikam and his encounter with Hanuman and
Kiratham
a story on Arjuna's effort to secure the divine arrow from Siva to help
him in their oncoming war with the Kauravas. For more detailed info visit
http://www.anamica.org
Venue: Campus
Theater, Fullerton College, 320 East Chapman Ave. Fullerton CA 92832
Time: 6:00 pm |
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Sunday March 13th
 'Carnatic
Vocal Concert by Asha Ramesh' - Asha Ramesh is a popular performer
and teacher in the Bay area and has established herself as a specialist
in providing vocal music for dance. Nonetheless, her strong training under
the late maestro D.K. Jayaraman and continued tutelage with Nanganallur
V. Ramanathan has equipped her to perform full length Carnatic music concerts
as well. She performed for the first time in Southern California. She was
accompanied by Arun Ramamurthi (violin) and Shubha Chandramouli (mridangam).
Venue: Ektaa Center
Time: 3:00pm |
Saturday March 12th 2005 11am
to 8pm
Sunday March 13th 2005 11am to
4pm
JEWELRY EXHIBITION AND SALE BY
MAMTA'S OF PHOENIX at The Ektaa Center
One of a kind collection of fine
Jewelry in Diamond, Kundan, Polki, Victorian, Gold, Colored Stone, traditional
and one of a kind Antique pieces. For info call (602) 741-4913 or (949)
300-8912. |
Sunday February 13th
'Introduction to Ayurveda' -
a lecture by Dr. Rucha Kelkar, (Director
of Ayurbliss)
on the basic principles of Ayurveda and its efficacy in treating chronic
ailments and stress reduction. Believed to have originated in India about
5000 years ago, Ayurveda is the science of the body that is fast becoming
a popular alternate medicine.
Venue: Ektaa Center |
 Saturday
February 5th
Flute Concert by Pandit
Keshav Ginde - One of the foremost disciples of Pandit Pannalal
Ghosh, he is credited with the invention of the Keshav Venu, a flute that
spans 3 octaves. His concert featured classical music as well as 'bhajans'
which are his specialty.
Venue: Ektaa Center |
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We thank the following for their
support:
Arts OC, the countywide arts agency |
Orange County Community Foundation |
Timeless Traditions series |
Portofino Inn and Suites, Anaheim |
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