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 Aalaap presents Sthira October 6 - 18, 2025 Chennai October 2, 2025 Aalaap celebrates its 13th year in October 2025. To mark this milestone, Aalaap presents STHIRA - a 13-day-long festival of performances and conversations. The festival unfolds through the voices of artistes who have shared a close journey with Aalaap, offering works that reflect stillness and movement, depth and expansiveness. Sthira embodies Aalaap's own journey - rooted in the constant, yet alive to the dynamic - mirroring the ever-evolving world of the arts. Chennai has always been special to Aalaap - offering a home, grounding and the backdrop against which so many of their collaborations and conversations have taken place. It is with this intention that Sthira will take place across spaces in Chennai that have been part of the journey of Aalaap over the years.  The events scheduled as part of Sthira are as follows: October 6, 7am to 8.30am: Atittalam, An Adavu session with K Sarveshan, Bharatanatyam & Kalaripayattu Artiste at Kuchipudi Art Academy, RA Puram October 6, 7pm: Aalaap in Movement, curated and performed by Rama Vaidyanathan, The Folly, Amethyst, Royapettah October 7, 6pm: Sahrdaya: Featuring Priya Murle, Roja Kannan, Srekala Bharath, Urmila Sathyanarayanan and Vidhya Subramanian at Prego, Mandaveli October 8, 7pm: Mrignayani by Ankita Joshi at Medai - The Stage, Alwarpet. Also featuring Uma Sathyanarayanan and Preeti Bharadwaj October 9, 6.45pm: The Dancer as an Athlete with Adarsh Gopalakrishnan, Dr Srinidhi Chidambaram, Shweta Prachande at Gobbelin, Gandhinagar, Adyar October 10, 6.45pm: Fugue with Anil Srinivasan and Naveen Napier at Off Beat Studios, RA Puram October 11, 10.30am: Raga as Weave, Tala as Thread: Ritvik Raja at Tvam Art & Design Studio, RA Puram October 12, 6pm: Samvaada by Dr Brindha Manickavasakan, Karuna Sagari and Bhavajan Kumar, at Spaces, Besant Nagar October 13, 7pm to 8.30pm: The Dancer as Curator, A discussion featuring Hema Rajagopalan, Ramya Ramnarayan, Rathna Kumar, Aravinth Kumarasamy; Jyotsnaa Vaidee, Keerthana Ravi, Renuka Rajagopalan and Srinidhi Raghavan - The session will stream on Zoom October 14, 5.45pm: Time Traveller: Staying the Course with Narthaki with Dr Anita Ratnam at The Brew Room, RK Salai October 15, 6.45pm: Symballein by Renjith & Vijna at a surprise venue! October 16, 5.30pm: Kaleidoscope of Emotions with Priyadarsini Govind at Sundari Silks, T Nagar October 17, 7pm: Sense of an Expanse: Tuning into the music of Muthuswami Dikshitar by G Ravikiran at Art on the Terrace, Besant Nagar October 18, 10am: Poorna Margam by Dancers, Past & Present of Aalaap, at Krishna Gana Sabha mini hall October 18, 7pm: Inside a Musical Mind: Sangeetha Sivakumar & TM Krishna, at Vinyl & Brew, TTK Rd Tickets for Sthira ABOUT AALAAP Aalaap is a Chennai-based boutique arts consulting and management company, founded by freelance journalist and entrepreneur Akhila Krishnamurthy in 2012. It began as an arts magazine and evolved into a platform that collaborates with individual artists and organizations on ideation, content curation, event management, publicity, and strategic consulting for Indian classical and contemporary arts. Renowned for creating professional systems and a nurturing environment in the performing arts sector, Aalaap celebrates classical art forms in contemporary formats, working to connect artists with audiences meaningfully and supportively. The brand has played a significant role in projects like the Natya Kala Conference and specializes in curating conversations, workshops, festivals, and online initiatives that spotlight the diversity and dynamism of Indian performing arts. Its approach, which blends arts management, media expertise, and a sensitivity toward artist needs, has made Aalaap a vital part of Chennai's vibrant cultural landscape. For enquiries, contact: aalaap.concepts@gmail.com |
