Udupa Music Festival
Udupa Music Festival is a fundraising event for all the foundation activities – drawing artists across the globe. So far there have been 4 editions of distinguished line-up of top performers of Indian Classical and World Music!
UDUPA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022
In June 2022, Udupa Foundation organised the fourth edition of the Udupa Music Festival at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru. Renowned musicians Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Kumar Bose, Louiz Banks, Drums Shivamani, Vidushi Bombay Jayashri, Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh, Vidwan Mattanur Sankarankutty Marar, Stephen Devassy, Pandit Yogesh Samsi, Karthik, Vidwan V V Ramanamurthy, Vidwan Jayachandra Rao, Ravichandra Kulur, Vidwan H N Bhaskar, Vidwan Bangalore Amrit, and Sheldon D’Silva performed for the festival.
UDUPA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020
In Feb 2020, Udupa Foundation organised the third edition of the Udupa Music Festival at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru. Renowned musicians Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Vidwan Vikku Vinayakram, Ranjit Barot, Ustad Taufiq Qureshi, Vidwan Vijay Prakash, Vidwan Ganesh, Vidwan Kumaresh, Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, Vidushi Sukanya Ramgopal, Pandit Rakesh Chaurasia, Vidushi Kaushiki Chakraborty, Etienne Mbappé, Christophe Cravero, Pandit Subhankar Banerjee, Vidwan Patri Satish Kumar and Vidwan Anantha R. Krishnan performed for the festival.
Udupa Music Festival 2018
In Feb 2018, Udupa Foundation organised the second edition of the Udupa Music Festival at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru. Renowned musicians Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Vidwan Guru Karaikudi Mani, John McLaughlin, Vidwan Shankar Mahadevan, Vidwan Mysore Nagaraj, Vidwan Yogesh Samsi, Pandit Vijay Ghate, Pandit Bhawani Shankar, Pandit Rahul Sharma, Vidwan Selva Ganesh, Vidwan Mandolin U Rajesh, Gino Banks, Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram, Sheldon Dsilva and Vidwan Guru Prasanna performed at the festival.
Udupa Music Festival 2016
In Feb 2016, Udupa Foundation organised the first edition of the Udupa Music Festival at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru. Renowned musicians Ustad Zakir Hussain, Niladri Kumar, Vidwan Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, Trilok Gurtu, Shivamani, Vidwan Mysore Nagaraj, Vidwan Mysore Manjunath, Pandit Ronu Majumdar and Stephen Devassy performed at the festival.
Nrityakatha
Nrityakatha – Tales through Dance, is a biennial dance festival curated by Udupa Foundation with a unique idea of presenting various dance forms through ancient stories. The primary impetus is to showcase Indian stories through an ancient art form.
Nrityakatha 2021
In the second edition held on 20 November 2021, we were privileged to have Vidwan Praveen Kumar who presented “Vani” – a homage to the glorious form of Devi, Vidushi Leela Samson and Spanda Dance Company who presented “Khoj” – an exploration of Abhinaya and Choreography.
Nrityakatha 2019
In the first edition held on 18 August 2019, we were honored to have eminent artists who presented some of the finest dance productions. Vidushi Indira Kadambi presented “Hasya” – an evening lit up with laughter riot, Vidushi Vyjayanthi Kashi presented a Kuchipudi production “Divyasurakanya” – the stories of Sharmishtha and Mandodari and Vidwan Chandrashekara Navada who presented a Yakshagana production “Dashamukha Yaana” – depicting the ten characteristics of Ravana.
Carnatic Collective
Udupa Foundation started an initiative – Carnatic Collective, a series of short thematic performances of accomplished musicians who explored different Carnatic concepts through the eyes of wisdom and enthusiasm. It provided an opportunity for the young musicians to perform and learn from the masters of Carnatic music as much of the learning happens on stage, sitting beside a revered icon.
Carnatic Collective 01
In the first edition, it acted as a bridge to generations of musicians to connect. Many got a brief idea of the concepts of Carnatic music and some got the interest to listen, learn and appreciate the art form.
Carnatic Collective 02
The second edition had ensembles of Carnatic music involving an array of musicians. Each episode was specially arranged and composed by revered Vidwans and Vidushis.
Workshops & Lecture Demonstrations
Being true to their vision, Udupa Foundation has also organized informative, intellectual and innovative workshops and lecture demonstrations on various aspects of Carnatic music and dance with a focus on art enthusiast’s, students and performing artists. Some of these presentations were led by legendary musicians emphasizing the nuances of Carnatic music and dance.
Documentaries on Art and Artists
Udupa Foundation has been instrumental in paying homage to senior and legendary musicians by bringing in some of the most treasured moments in the life of an artist in the form of documentaries.
Vidwan Guru Karaikudi Mani
On the occasion of the 75th birthday of Mridangam legend Vidwan Guru Karaikudi Mani, the foundation premiered a documentary reflecting his musical journey and some rare performances.
Mridangam Vidwan A V Anand
The foundation also took pride in bringing out “Ananda Vaibhavam” – a documentary on the legendary Mridangam Vidwan A V Anand, outlining his musical journey for the last 8 decades.
UMF@Home
During the pandemic, Udupa Foundation coined the idea of bringing home the magical moments of the Udupa Music Festival in collaboration with shaale.com. It was an online fundraising effort towards supporting musicians and instrument makers who faced financial hardships due to COVID-19 related cancellations. Subscribers could watch six magnificent concerts from the Udupa Music Festival in full and re-experience the effervescence of live concerts. Through the generous support of the subscribers and the artists, the foundation was able to disburse an amount of nearly 14.75 Lakhs INR supporting 132 needy artists. The foundation also organized concerts through social media platforms and provided an opportunity for artists in unprecedented times.
