Theatre Workshop and Sacrifice by Tagore, Sydney, Australia - 19th June 2011
After the successful completion of three days
theatre workshop with Joyraj Bhattacharjee,
participants staged Sacrifice (Bishorjon) by
Tagore at Newtown Theatre, Sydney. Invitees and
distinguished guests attended this presentation
which has been experimented as bi lingual
production on the 19th June 2011. This was a
work in progress presentation aiming to hit the
stage early next year. This event was followed
by a felicitation of Mr. Joyraj Bhattacharjee.
Syd-Kol is hoping to welcome again Joyraj next
year.
Opera of
Bengal, Melbourne, Australia - 30th October 2010
The famous opera of Bengal was performed in Melbourne, the cultural capital of Australia. The Victorians witnessed solo performance of the Indian Opera Noti Binodini on the 30th October 2010 at Drum Theatre in Dandenong. The production team consisted of performers and technicians from India and Australia. All proceedings were donated to Vedanta Centre, Australia.
Noti Binodini,
Kolkata, India - 3rd January 2010
Syd-Kol produced the theatre "Noti Binodini" in
legendry Star Theatre in Kolkata on the 3rd
January 2010. It was the first of its kind that
artists and representatives from Sydney joined
hands with artists, technicians and production
unit based in Kolkata to stage a theatre in the
city. This show obtained necessary publicity in
Kolkata through the print and electronic media.
The evening witnessed almost a houseful
auditorium. The theatre was produced by Syd-Kol
and directed by Soumen Mondal. The effort and
presentation was appreciated by the theatre
loving people of this city which has an
extremely rich cultural heritage.
Sur Sangam,
Sydney, Australia - 4th October 2009
Debapriya and Samanwaya engaged the audience
with their blissful presentation of Raag Marwa
accompanied on the tabla by Sydney’s very own
tabla player Nikhil Harishchandrakar. The
programme while sparsely attended made for a
cosy evening at the Canada Bay Civic Hall in
Drummoyne on the 4th October 2009. Organised by
a budding organization Syd-Kol Inc and the
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, the programs dated
surroundings lent a helping hand as the vocals
of the Debapriya and the Sitar sounds of
Samanwaya wafted above the high vaults of this
auditorium.
Jatra, Sydney,
Australia - 26th October 2008
Syd-Kol recently organised a gala entertainment
night on the 26th October 2008 at the
Amphitheatre in Sydney Show Ground – Olympic
Park. ‘Jatra’ - a form of Opera which is very
popular in rural areas of India was performed.
Two highly acclaimed theatre and film
personalities from Kolkata, India were present
on that evening as guest performers to exchange
the cultural harmony of Indian living in
Australia. All profits generated from this
function were donated to Vedanta Sarada Society
of NSW, Australia and Women With Disabilities,
Australia.