The Madras Players
TRINITY: A Carnatic Musical play in English
As the old English theatre Company in India, with a track record of 65 years and 220 + productions, The Madras Players have been among the pioneers in showcasing Indian writing on stage, in translation, adaptation or original. Carnatic music and dance in a new format - immerse yourself in the history of the 3 legends of Carnatic Music, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Shyama Sastri and Thyagaraja, in this unique combination of theater, dance and classical music!
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
"A fantastic blend of theatre and Carnatic music. The show was a delight to watch and the performers were exceptional! Thoroughly enjoyed it."
- Bhuvaneshwari Bhagat
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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Vijay Siva (Muthuswami Dikshitar)
Vijay Siva is a top-rung Carnatic music artiste. A disciple of the renowned D.K.Jayaraman and D.K.Pattammal, he has also trained in Mridangam under Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer and Srirangarajapuram Jayaraman. He has sung in all major sabhas in India, as also in USA, Canada and Singapore. A recipient of more than 100 awards, he has released several music albums. Gayathri Venkataraghavan ( Lalitha )
Gayathri Venkataraghavan is a very senior concert musician. Initially trained by Smt. Rajalakshmi, she received advanced tutelage under A. Sundaresan, and has been under the guidance more recently of P.S.Narayanaswami. She is a “TOP” grade artiste of A.I.R. and a recipient of numerous awards. She has performed extensively in India, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore and Middle East, and released many music albums. Dr. S.Sunder( Thyagaraja)
Dr. S. Sunder is a Kalaimamani awardee, and one of the foremost musicians and musicologists in Carnatic music. He is a very senior disciple of the great D.K.Jayaraman and T.K.Govinda Rao. A professional physiatrist and ergonomic consultant, he has given more than 500 concerts all over the world. Vikram Raghavan ( Vadivelu)
Vikram is an upcoming vocalist in the world of Carnatic Music. He had his initial training from Smt. Rajalakshmi Ramachandran and has been under the guidance of T.M. Krishna since 2003. Vikram has performed extensively in Chennai, across India and in North America over the past 10 years. He is a graded artist of the All-India Radio and has been awarded several prizes from prestigious institutions. Madhavan ( Anandan) Madhavan, a disciple of Sangitha Kalanidhi Shri. D.K.Jayaraman is the nephew of Late Shri V.K.Venkatramanujam, violinist & Retd. Professor of Music, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and grandson of violinist Late Shri R.S.Gopalakrishnan. Some of the notable awards include being chosen as the bEDT artist in the ‘Spirit of Youth’ fEDTival conducted by The Music Academy and conferred the prEDTigious “Ambujam Krishna Award”. Bharath Narayan ( Sivanandam) Bharath is the son and disciple of noted vidushi, Dr. G. Baby Sreeram from Thiruvanandapuram. Starting to learn music at age 4, he released a CD of Dikshitar’s Navagraha Kritis when he was 8. He has won many prizes and awards in competitions. He dons “ grease paint” for the first time. Abhinav Shankar ( Ponnaiah) Abhinav, a disciple of well known musician, Sikkil C. Gurucharan, he juggles between corporate life and music. He has sung at several concerts in Chennai, and has lent his singing “persona” to The Madras Players’ production of “Madaiah the Cobbler”, directed by Prasanna Ramaswamy recently. |
Vijay Siva
Gayathri Venkataraghavan
Dr. S.Sunder
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