Bollywood Blast 2018 – “Om Shanti”

HOUSTON: It’s that time of the year again – Bollywood Blast time! The signature event, which was started 13 years ago, is the brainchild of the visionary Anil Kumar, who predicted that it would one day become the most popular Indian presentation at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. BOLLYWOOD BLAST has been imitated, cloned, copied, but […]
Bollywood Spins & Weaves a Fairy Tale

Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: There are regular performances, and there are performances that take your breath away. The magic of the latter lingers around much after it has created an impact. And this is precisely what Bollywood Blast 2016 did to its audiences. Last Sunday, September 4, the Miller Outdoor […]
Arts Organizations at Houston Arts Alliance Reception

HOUSTON: Two of our Indo American arts organizations were represented at a reception organized by the Houston Arts Alliance at the Wortham Center downtown on Monday, February 29. Several Board members of Samskriti and Classical Arts Society of Houston were on hand at the reception hosted by the five arts districts of Houston to welcome the newly elected Mayor of the […]
Samskriti Presents “Fire and Ash“ and “ Dwita”:

Two Incredible Performances for the Price of One Featuring the most Outstanding Artists Presented on Stage. HOUSTON:“Fire and Ash,” producer Gowri Ramnarayan has linked together the different arts with her narration and her understanding of the essence of the Indian philosophy. Gowri, grand daughter of Kalki Krishnamurthy and grand-niece of the world famed Smt. M.S. […]
Are you Breathless? Yes, Say the Houstonians

Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON : The jam packed audience of more than 12,000 people was indeed left breathless at the Bollywood 2015 ‘Breathless’ show held at Miller Outdoor theatre on September 12. On achieving the milestone of the tenth year, Bollywood Blast, produced by Samskriti and directed by […]
Samskriti to Present Award-Winning Documentary, Cosmic Connection

HOUSTON: COSMIC CONNECTION is not just a run-of-the-mill documentary, but a labor of love, conceived and directed with meticulous care by Seetha Ratnakar, a freelance film director and artistic consultant for dance productions, and former Assistant Station Director, Doordarshan (Indian Television Network). COSMIC CONNECTION won a Golden Remi (Ethnic/Culture) Award at the 2014 WorldFest International […]
Samarpan

By Sasi Raghavan HOUSTON: Samarpan – a Bhajan Festival, held on March 28,featured about 90 chosen disciples of Pandit Suman Ghosh in 70 solo and 2 group performances making it perhaps, the first of its kind in this field. The Festival, conceptualized and directed by Pandit Ghosh under the banner of the Center for Indian […]
Sutra Dance Theater Reinvents Love with “Krishna”

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: A Malaysian dance troupe with a pure Odissi repertoire – what are the odds? That was what was made possible by the Sutra Dance Theater, which traveled from Malaysia to commence their US and Canada tour in Houston on Oct 26 at the Wortham Center with their production, “Krishna, Love Reinvented”, […]