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Founded with a charter of promoting Indian Classical music and dance forms in North America.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

2014 Sankritilaya Tours and Bay area events

Sankritilaya is pleased to announce the following tours and bay area events for 2014. The annual passes and individual events can be purchased from Sankritilaya website.

Spring 2014:


 Vidushis Ranjani and GayathriSri HN Bhaskar (Violin)
Sri Manoj Siva (Mridangam)



Bay Area concert: Venue TBA (Sunday, April 6, 4:00pm)
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 Vidwan Sanjay SubrahmanyanVidwan S. Varadarajan (Violin)
Vidwan Neyveli Venkatesh (Mridangam)

(East Coast Tour Only)

No Bay area event
Malavika Sarukkai in Philadelphia
Padmashree  Malavika Sarukkai
with live orchestra


Exclusive tour for Sruti, Philadelphia
No Bay Area event


FALL 2014:


A Grand Vintage production from Kalakshetra
Led by Vidushi Priyadarshini Govind

Bay Area Opera: 
(Deferred to Spring 2015)
(Supported, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José.)

Vidushi Dr. Pantula Rama
Sri. MSN Murthy (Violin)
Sri. Patri Satishkumar (Mridangam)



Bay Area Concert: Venue & Date:  October 5, 4pm

 Vidwan T.M.Krishna

Sri R.K.Shriramkumar (Violin)
Sri Arun Prakash (Mridangam)

Bay Area Concert: Venue & Date: October 26, 3:30pm

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Upcoming concerts for FALL 2013

September 28, Saturday 2013, 4 PM. Vidwan Sanjay Subrahmanyan concert
                Accompanied by: Vidwan S. Varadarajan (Violin)
                            Vidwan Neyveli B. Venkatesh (Mridangam)
                 Venue: Livermore Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, CA
                  (Grand opening concert at the newly built auditorium)

Oct 20, Sunday, 2013, 4 PM. Vidwan Vijay Siva Concert
              Accompanied by: Vidwan R.K.Shriramkumar (Violin)
                           Vidwan J. Vaidhyanathan (Mridangam)
              Venue: Montgomery Theater, downtown San Jose.

Oct 26, Saturday, 2013, 5 PM. Vidushi Bombay Jayashri Concert (cosponsored with Bhoomija)
                Accompanied by: Vidwan H.N.Bhaskar (Violin)
                            Vidwan Patri SatishKumar (Mridangam)
                            Vidwan Giridhar Udupa (Ghatam)
                Venue: San Jose Center for Performing Arts, Downtown San Jose.
Ticketing available at: http://www.sankritilaya.org/bay-area-event-tickets
While Vidwans Sanjay and Vijay Siva's concerts are free events for annual pass holders, Vidushi Bombay Jayashri concert is not a free event. Annual pass holders will get a discounted ticket from Sankritilaya for this event and can collect their tickets at the next event (@Livermore temple on Sept 28th,2013).