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Calling all classical Indian music enthusiasts: REDCAT is bringing the best classical Indian music artists and new rising stars together for a three-day, can't miss event. Traditions Engaged: An International Festival of Classical Indian Dance and Music will be your ticket to an enriching cultural experience.

Here is a the three-day lineup from REDCAT:

Friday, October 8th, 2010

7:30pm: Performance

Smt. Uma Dogra - Kathak

Pt. Bachanlal Mishra & Kasturi Mishra - KathakSmt.

Smt. Mahua Mukherjee - Gauriya Nritya

Sri Ratikant Mohapatra - Odissi

Smt. Darshana Jhaveri& Troupe - Manipuri

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

5:00 - 6:30pm: Panel Discussion: What is a Guru? *

7:30pm: Performance

Sadanam Harikumaran & Troupe - Khatakali

V.P. & Shanta Dhananjayan - Bharatanatyam

Chitresh Das Dance Company in Sita Haran (an excerpt) - Khatak

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

1:00 - 2:30pm: Panel Discussion: What's the Story? Classical Indian Dance and the Art of the Storyteller *

3:00pm: Performance

Performance by Tabla Maestro, Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri & Nilanjan Chaudhuri

Chitresh Das Dance Company performs Shabd - Khatak

Chhanda Bhava - The Moods of Rhythm (World Premiere) featuring Pt. Chitresh

Das, Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri (lead percussionist). Pt. Bhavani Shankar and Poovalur Srinivasan

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