“Krishna, Love Re-invented” Where Dance Crosses all Barriers of Race, Religion and Geography
HOUSTON: After Sangamam, Dashavatar, Go to your room, Mother, Bollywood Blast, and The Life of Gautama Buddha Samskriti brings to Houston an unusual production from Malaysia – Krishna, Love Re-invented – by Ramli Ibrahim and the Sutra Dance Theatre. This presentation is a perfect example of ‘dance without borders’, where art transcends religion and […]
Crowds Pack in Colorful Dussehra Diwali Celebration at Skeeter’s Stadium
Click here for photo collage SUGAR LAND: The forecast for Saturday was for bright and sunny skies, as if Lord Ram himself wished his glory to be sung , demonstrated and displayed by all his devotees in the Houston area. The main team of organizers received good omens once again when the huge 10 […]
Infused Creates Movie on Stage
Click here for photo collage By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: Infused Performing Arts Bollywood Dance School and Dance company presented their fourth annual in-house production “Infusion 2014” – The Making of a Bollywood movie at the Stafford Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, October 4 at 7 pm. Stafford Center was packed for this […]
Hindu Heritage Youth Camp
By Resham Hemlani HOUSTON: Being born and raised on the remote island of Guam, my resources, when it came to my Hindu culture, were limited. We had weekly mandir prayers sprinkled with religious and cultural events every now and again, but for the most part there was no set institution that taught me of my […]
Houstonians Thrill at Kusum Sharma’s Ram Leela
Click here for photo collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Houston has an amazing tradition when it comes to festivities around Dushhera. We are lucky to witness for ten years now a theatre form that originated in Northern India over four hundred years ago. Tracing its origins to the 16th century, this folk […]
King Khan Konquers Houston
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: After a decade, King Khan decides to tour North America and where does he begin? Sadda Houston. Houston got SLAMmed in a Bollywood Star Frenzy on Friday, September 19, at the Toyota Center. The galaxy of stars that shone up on Houston included Shah Rukh Khan, director Farah Khan, Boman Irani, […]
Celebrating Guru-Purnima in the Saadhana Pariwar Pandit Suman Ghosh’s Gurukul
By Sucheta Roy HOUSTON: Indian Classical music lovers in Houston consider it a privilege and a blessing that Pandit Suman Ghosh chose this city above all others to make his home and establish his Gurukul, Saadhana Pariwar. Enriching thousands of lives with pure Hindustani Classical music in the Mewati Gharana tradition, Pandit Suman Ghosh is […]
Baki Itihas by MIST; Quite a Pleasant Surprise!
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Houston Bengali drama scene has come into its own after quite a few years of successful stagings of independent dramas and dramas at the drama festival held annually at the Durga Bari auditorium. So much was the enthusiasm among some of the ardent drama buffs that it led to the […]
Confluence by TSH Leaves the Audience Spellbound
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The classical music night arranged by the Tagore Society of Houston at the HDBS Sur auditorium on Saturday, September 13 left an indelible mark on every member of the audience due to the high quality of the music presented. The entire evening was divided into three sections beginning with none other […]
Houston Crowns a Dream Spouse
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Beauty pageants are often associated with young single women so when Bollywood Shake decided to organize the first ever Mrs. Bollywood Houston contest on Sept 6, at the Hilton Americas, even ABC13, Fox 26 and TV-Asia ran features on it. Set in the elegantly designed ballroom decorated by Aslam and Abdul […]
Kumar Sanu Entertains Houston
By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: It was an evening of nostalgia at the Stafford Center as versatile singer Kumar Sanu took stage. Sanu’s name is synonymous with romantic hit Bollywood songs from 1990’s and the early 2000’s. Organized by Rehan Siddiqui of Hum Tum Shows, the event welcomed each attending lady with a red rose. After […]
Music Party at Upmaben’s Home
By Deepak Bhatt SUGAR LAND: It was once again a music and food bonanza at the home of Upmaben and Mukuleshbhai on August 31. They have been hosting home concerts (Bethaks) regularly and the most exciting part is that they are FREE. But more importantly, the quality of the programs is always high and the […]
Bollywood Blast 2014 is a Hit
Click here for photo collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: The skies cleared up for Miller Outdoor to host yet another Bollywood Blast on the traditional Sunday of the Labor Day Weekend. In the Eighth year of being presented by Samskriti, Bollywood Blast 2014 was directed by Arzan Gonda of Rhythm India Bollywood Dance Company in […]
Bollywood Shake Presents “Bollywood Extravaganza 2014”
Featuring the Mrs. Bollywood Pageant & Mr. Bollywood Contest HOUSTON: Houston get ready for this one-of-a-kind event the “Bollywood Extravaganza 2014” scheduled to be held on Saturday, Sept 6 at 8 pm at the Hilton Americas in downtown Houston. There are many shows that come to our wonderful city, but this one is truly unique […]
Kismat 2014, Naach’s Superhit Magnum Opus
Click here for photo collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: “Dreams are like stars you may never touch them but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny” Khalil Gibran’s quote inspired Naach Houston to create their destiny in their second home production, a Magnum Opus- Kismat an adventure. Kismat is a multi […]
Mika’s Tunes and Sunny’s Moves Turn Houstonians On
By Vanshika Vipin Click here for photo Collage HOUSTON: This was the third city on Mika Singh and Sunny Leone’s US tour and judging from the huge fan base that Singh has here, it was obvious why the city had to be included in the tour. Mika Singh is a singer, composer, performer […]
Shunya’s “Jungle Book”
By Neeta Patwardhan HOUSTON: As human conflict rages globally, Shunya’s musical – The Jungle Book comes at an apt time. Based on a stage adaption of the original work, the play examines a search for our identity as well as how perceived differences prevent peaceful co-existence. While such subject matter is the bane of political […]
Shunya Theatre Presents The Jungle Book
Event details: The Jungle Book, adapted for stage by Stuart Paterson, directed by Sunny Sinha and Sara Kumar Time: August 8, 2014 – August 17, 2014; Friday & Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm Location: The Barn, 2201 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77003 Facts about the organization & event: Shunya is a Houston-based non-profit theatre troupe, currently […]
Radhika & Lakshmi – The Rhythmic Duo
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Two sisters – the older Radhika Achari beautiful, poised and collected and the younger Lakshmi Achari fiery, energetic, and charismatic performed their joint Odissi Rangapravesh at the Jewish Community Center the evening of June 28, 2014. It is interesting to note that although the sisters performed their Rangapravesh together in the […]
4th Annual Gita Camp Held at Houston Hare Krishna Temple
By Vrajesvari Devi Dasi HOUSTON: In this day and age, our lives are busy, and we are all running around with the urgency to fulfill various needs. If we have any more time left in between, we are bombarded with electronic stimulation in different ways. The sad part of this life style is that our […]
