- Wednesday
22 March 2023
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.
Pleasure to perform before Singapore's diverse audience: TM Krishna
Ramon Magsaysay Carnatic musician TM Krishna led a unique collaboration with Nadasvaram artists Sheik Mahaboob and Kaleeshabi Mahaboob at...
Maestro Anoushka Shankar looking forward to sharing her music with Singapore after 15 years
One of India's brightest and most multi-talented music performers Anoushka Shankar is returning to Singapore after 15 years for Kalaa...
Indian arts thriving in Singapore because of our pioneers: Meenakshy Bhaskar
Bhaskar’s Arts Academy is presenting the final installment of its Marabu trilogy, titled ‘Marabu – Footprints of an Artist’ at Kalaa...
Anoushka Shankar to perform at Kalaa Utsavam 2022 in Singapore
Kalaa Utsavam 2022 welcomes British-Indian-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar for the first time at the festival. Apparently the talented...
Salim-Sulaiman, SIOC to team up for Bollywood music night in Singapore
Bollywood returns to Singapore with the first live concert of Salim-Sulaiman in collaboration with Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir...
73 years on, SIFAS production division gets a global footprint
SIFAS in its 73-year history, has presented hundreds and thousands of shows across performing arts.
Omkar Arts’ ‘Srngara Nayika’ celebrates woman in her many manifestations
Omkar Arts is presenting ‘Srngara Nayika’ Indian classical dance performance at Esplanade - Theatres by the Bay, Singapore
Pathey Nimidam set to showcase Singapore's Tamil culture
Pathey Nimidam, literally "just ten minutes" in Tamil, was launched as a festival by Ravindran Drama Group (RDG) celebrating Tamil...
Singapore's celebration of Indian arts: special programme highlighting the positive contributions of Celebrating 20 years of Kalaa Utsavam.
Bharathaa Arts to present a confluence of music, dance and drama at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
Singapore-based classical dance studio Bharathaa Arts presents a musical adaptation of 'The Silappathikaram' by Ilango Adigal, one of the...
Rudra to showcase blend of heavy metal, Vedic philosophy in Kalaa show
Vedic band Rudra is blending two different genres in its performance at Kalaa Utsavam 2021. For the first time ever, Indian classical and...
Challenges are constant in the life of any artiste, says Yugavardhan
The short film ‘When Mirrors Had Meaning’ will be screened at Kalaa Utsavam this year. The film follows 70-year-old Krishan as he sets...
Migrant workers’ contributions will be a paramount in nation building: Saleem Haidi
Haidi discusses his film ‘Nodigal Sivanthaal - Vaergalaada’ that spotlights the distressed migrant workers’ relentless battle against...
Celebration of Mohamed Raffee’s 50 years in music at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
On November 19, a special show, Raffee 50 – A Musical Jubilee by Vasantham Boyz, will be held at the grand Esplanade Theatre as part of...
Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) Alumni are set to mark the 20th Kalaa Utsavam with a musical tribute celebrating the death...
Singapore-based playwright and director Grace Kalaiselvi brings MK Narayanan's 1960s Tamil radio play series to the Kalaa Utsavam stage...
Kalaa Utsavam includes award-winning short films by Singaporean filmmakers in this year's programme
Turning 20 this year, Singapore's premier Indian arts festival Kalaa Utsavam has included film screenings in its ensemble for the first...
Kalaa Utsavam's production about the life of Bheema to inspire kids in Singapore
Highlighting the prominence of one of the greatest Indian epics, Kalaa Utsavam 2021 is presenting 'Mighty Warrior Prince Bheema' as part of...
The 36-year-old performing arts group, the Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir showcases the richness of Indian music with its wide range...
Bhumi Pranam: musical tribute to Mother Earth at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
In a Connected to India, Spotlight, hear what the two musicians and other artists had to say about what audiences in Singapore have in store...
Tried to make a show beautiful and bizarre like the times we are in now: Raka Maitra
Singapore dance theatre company Chowk Productions brings to Kalaa Utsavam 2021 ‘These Brief Encounters’, a contemporary dance...
Kalaa Utsavam 2021 returns with vibrant live performances, expanding cultural events
As one of Singapore’s premier Indian festivals, Kalaa Utsavam 2021 is looking to be a unique and dynamic cultural celebration, with an...
With a continuous run of 20 years, Kalaa Utsavam is one of the longest running festivals of Indian arts in the world. Here's a look at what...
Raga Series Esplanade- Lavanya Balachandran and a practitioner of Carnatic music for over 30 years is all praises for “RKB Sir” the name...
Sherene Jeevitha Joseph's show 'Samrohana' a unique healing mix of classical dance and music
Interested in healing and sound science? Sherene Jeevitha Joseph’s solo show Samrohana - Healing at 528Hz at the Esplanade Theatre Studio...