The eighth edition of the Shaniwar Wada Festival will commence on the 21st of February 2009 in the city. This year’s festival is a tribute to the late danseuse Rohini Bhate who passed away last year.
21st Feb
The festival will open with a dance performance by her students, who will be performing her favourite compositions, followed by performances by Rohini Bhate school and Shama Bhate schools. The first day will close with a debut dance performance by Barkha Sharma, wife of Rahul Sharma. She will perform the ‘Ganesh Vandana’ in Mohoniattam style. Rahul Sharma will also perform a santoor recital.
22nd Feb
On the second day of the festival, Shobhana Chandrakumar will perform the dance ballet ‘Maya Raavan’. Shobhana Chandrakumar is a National award winning Bharatnatyam dancer. The ‘Maya Raavan’ has already made waves in Mumbai when it was performed there and now it comes to Pune on request.
Venue: Shaniwar Wada, Shaniwar Peth
Date: 21st and 22nd February 2009
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