Kalpana Venkat (Vocal)

Kalpana Venkat, formerly Kalpana Kishore, is a multi-faceted Carnatic musician. She is a descendant of the legendary Chathapuram Sri Subba Iyer, one of the gurus of the percussion wizard Palghat Sri Mani Iyer. Her accomplishments, spanning both vocal and instrumental music, have won her admirers all over the world.

As a vocalist, Kalpana has performed at numerous premier institutions since 2001 and has gained the respect of critics, her peers and connoiseurs alike. Her rich, weighty voice is highly suited to producing the gamakas that are the quintessence of Carnatic music and her singing has evoked comparisons with several of the old masters of Carnatic music. (from http://www.kalpanaswaram.com)

Kalpana will be accompanied by Smt. Bhargavi Prabhu on the violin and Sri Rajasekhar Atmakuri on Mrudangam. Mrs. Uma Kher and Ms. Krithika Rajkumar will provide vocal support.

Ranjani Murthy (Bharatanayam)

Seventeen years old, Ranjani Murthy has been learning Bharatanatyam for past 13 years having started from age 4.  She initially received her dance training from her mother Bhavani Murthy.  Subsequently, she has undergone extensive training in Bharatanatyam under renowned teachers, Smt.Sudha Chandrasekar. Her love for this art form took her to Bangalore to have advanced training every summer from the age of 8 under Miss Bhanumathi & Smt.Sheela Chandrasekar of Bangalore, India. In the summer of 2005 at age of 14, Ranjani gave her Arangetram (solo debut 2 ½ hour performance) under Miss Bhanumati and Smt. Sheela Chandrasekar in Bangalore, India. (More)

Taal Academy (Glimpses of Kathak)

Performances by students of Taal Academ: .Shruti Avutapalli , Vidya Keshavan, Vaidehi Dongre, Ulka Bhide, Medha Kulkarni, and Vaidehi Kshirsagar.


Manisha Dongre is a  founder & director of  'Taal Acadamy" and has been training students in Detroit area for past 8 years. She is a renowned Kathak Dancer in Detroit area. She is trained under the guidance of guru Manjiri Deo, disciple of  late Pt. Gopi Krishna & Smt. Asha Joglekar.

KalpanaSwaram School of Music

Performances by students of Kalpanaswaram School of Music.

Madhu Meeta Sanam and Anchita Sanam
 

Madhu Meeta Sanam and Anchita Sanam - are going to dance for an old melody from ‘Azaad’ a 1955 movie. Name of the song is "Apalam Chapalam". The song narrates about two innocent girls' dream of love and how the society presents different issues.

Nishant Alluri and Spandana Alluri

Nishant Alluri & Spandana Alluri – winners of Telugu Association of North American regional dance competitions and may other award winners. They will be dancing to a recent Telugu movie song.

ASD Bhangra

Anakh Shaukeena Di Bhangra is the official bhangra team of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. They are a competitive dance team also specializing in entertainment services.