Last October, when the Kala-Anjali Indian Culture Center, decided to present an evening of Indian dance, the event sold out. Mousumi Bhandary, a teacher at the center, hopes that “Sur Taal — Melody and Rhythm” will do just as well on Saturday.
Bhandary and students from the center will perform traditional Indian dances and a sarod recital by Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and tabla player Indranil Mallik will follow.
A sarod is a stringed instrument that looks a lot like a sitar. The sarod is not a native instrument; it’s thought to have originated from Afghanistan and has between 18-19 strings with a goat-skin face. The sound of the sarod is deeper than the more melodic and higher-pitched sitar, made famous in the West in the 1960s by Ravi Shankar. The tabla is the Indian drum.
What: The Kala-Anjali Indian Culture Center is holding an evening of Indian dance and music, “Sur Taal — Melody and Rhythm,” featuring a sarod recital by Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, tabla player Indranil Mallik and classical Indian dancing
When: 4 p.m. Saturday
Where: Brookstone School Auditorium, 440 Bradley Park Drive
Tickets: $15
Optional dinner: $10 at Taj Mahal, 2009 Auburn Ave., 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Order dinners by 5 p.m. today by calling Mousumi Bhandary at 706-562-0405
Information: Raj Alappan at 706-593-3529
“If you have some background and interest in Indian music, it’s easy to follow,” Bhandary said.
Bhandary said like Western classical music, Indian classical music can be a tough sell.
“It’s a good opportunity for our community to experience Indian classical music,” she said. “Our goal is to introduce the most authentic, most real, very interesting music. It’s a unique opportunity to learn something different.”
Bhandary, who began dancing when she was 5, enjoys teaching a new generation of dancers how to perform the traditional moves.
Kathak, one of eight forms of classical Indian dance, is the one Bhandary knows best and loves most. There are eight forms of Indian dance, including Bharatanatyam, the Tamil classical dance; Odissi, Orissa classical dance; Kuchipudi, Telugu classical dance; Manipuri, Manipur classical dance; Mohiniaattam, Kerala classical dance; Sattriya, Asamese classical dance and Kathakali, Malayalam classical dance. Kathak is the North Indian classical dance.
Each dance is from a different region of India.
An optional dinner will be from 7-10 p.m. at the Taj Mahal restaurant on Auburn Avenue.
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