- Thursday
17 June 2021
Esplanade
Esplanade - Theatres by the Bay is one of the busiest arts centres in the world with about 3,000 performances annually. Presenting the best in the performing arts, its world-class venues have hosted a diverse range of dance, music and theatre performances, notably the Kalaa Utsavam festival of Indian art and culture held every year since the venue was opened in 2002. Connected to India has covered a multitude of events and performances at this venue.
Music to soothe the soul and spread a message of hope at Kalaa Utsavam 2020
Kalaa Utsavam 2020’s theme of the Tree of Life invites audiences to find comfort in a series of live carnatic music and classical dance...
Try your hand at solving riddle stories from India at Kalaa Utsavam 2020
Enjoy fun family time adventures while solving riddle stories from India at Kalaa Utsavam 2020
The dancers that lit up Kalaa Utsavam 2020, Part 2
Kalaa Utsavam 2020’s theme of the Tree of Life invites audiences to find comfort in a series of live carnatic music and classical dance...
The dancers that lit up Kalaa Utsavam 2020, Part 1
Kalaa Utsavam: Dancers featured were selected as part of the Kalaa Utsavam Dance Stage LIVE open call.
The performance featured the vocals of Janaki Sadagopan, NNR Ganesh Kumar on the violin, Manjula Surendra on the veena and Tripunithura...
Kalaa Utsavam 2020: SIFAS Alumni brings a message of celebration and positivity
SIFAS Alumni brings together former students and emerging talents with the passion for Indian classical music and dance.
Kalaa Utsavam gets groovy with the unique stylings of Groove Factory
Groove Factory presented originals as well as covers ranging from old school classics to new songs.
Raaga Rhapsody lights up Kalaa Utsavam with stirring fusions and medleys
This was the third year that Raaga Rhapsody performed at Kalaa Utsavam.
Enjoy joyful Indian classical music with Rhythms Aesthetic Society at Kalaa Utsavam 2020
The Rhythms Aesthetic Society is a professional performing arts group with more than 15 years of experience in music and theatre...
Audiences can enjoy a journey through the rich musical tradition of carnatic music with the Temple of Fine Arts’ Carnatic Instrumental...
Bhaskar’s Arts Academy brings alive carnatic music at Kalaa Utsavam 2020
Bhaskar’s Arts Academy presented Prabandha, an elevation to the sacred music of India at Kalaa Utsavam 2020.
Making A Scene with Kalaa Utsavam: Breaking down the nuances of Bharatanatyam with Leela Samson
Kalaa Utsavam 2020 shone the spotlight on Leela’s illustrious legacy of dance, breaking barriers and the nuances of Bharatanatyam,...
In Kalaa Utsavam 2020's special Making a Scene podcast series, Atul Kumar and Arundhati Nag survey the theatre landscape of Mumbai and...
Pathey Nimidam at Kalaa Utsavam 2020: A sneak peek at what's in store
Pathey Nimidam – or "just ten minutes" in Tamil – is a festival by Ravindran Drama Group celebrating Tamil theatre-making.
Pallavi through Abstractions’ digitally premiers at Kalaa Utsavam after a ‘terrifying and hard’ filming
Kalaa Utsavam 2020: Pathey Nimidam brings audiences nine 10-minute Tamil plays that touch the heart
Ravindran Drama Group’s annual Tamil 10-minute play festival Pathey Nimidam was founded in 2013 by festival director and theatre...
Kalaa Utsavam 2020 on SISTIC Live
While a number of performances will be held on-ground and live streamed via Facebook, there are three ticketed events that audiences will be...
Kalaa Utsavam 2020 set to bring its annual splash of Indian arts and culture to Singapore
This year audiences can experience a hybrid explosion of onsite and online arts from November 20 to 29, 2020 as the festival takes on a new...
The Tree of Life spreads its cultural roots through Kalaa Utsavam 2020
With the world ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, the festival brings with it hope and positivity that arts and culture represent.
At a Glance: Kalaa Utsavam 2020
Themed "Tree of Life", the 19th edition of Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts throws the spotlight on the local Indian arts that has...
Performing Arts beat Corona, Virtually
A few weeks into the announcement of cutting social contact due to COVID-19, the innovative arts industry in Singapore improvised and went...
The show goes on at Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay with special offstage programmes
Every Friday, Esplanade will release never-before-seen footage of a performance from its archives as part of The Show Goes On…Line series.
A passionate journey with music: Dr Rajkumar Bharathi
Veteran South Indian classical musician Dr Rajkumar Bharathi speaks to Connected to India about his musical journey, his impressions on...
Five things to do in Singapore over the weekend of March 7-9
Esplanade Singapore: This weekend, catch veena legend Rajhesh Vaidya or try your hand at the traditional art of Lippan Kaam.
Esplanade’s Raga 2020 brings alive the legend of Shakuntala as modern day Shaku
Written by playwright Hemang Nandabalan Yadav, the dramatised reading of Shakuntala is Brown Voices Collective first event of 2020 and will...