Past Events

Kabir Centre is proud to present, in collaboration with Ensemble Anonymus, Anupama Bhagwat, a distinguished female sitarist from Bangalore, India, accompanied on Tabla by Subhajyoti Guha the explosive percussionist from Kolkata, India

Kabir Centre is proud to present a distinguished female sitarist from Bangalore, India Anupama Bhagwat accompanied on Tabla by the explosive percussionist from Kolkata, India Subhajyoti Guha

Kabir Centre is proud to present Anupama Bhagwat, a distinguished female sitarist from Bangalore, India, accompanied on Tabla by Subhajyoti Guha the explosive percussionist from Kolkata, India

Tickets also available to purchase in person or by phone at Centennial Theatre  Box Office 819-822-9692.

Kabir Centre is proud to present the sounds of Santoor in an enchanting music concert by the distinguished maestros Padmashri Pandit Satish Vyas & Mukundraj Deo from Mumbai, India accompanied by the Canadian virtuosos Jonathan Voyer & Shawn Mativetsky.

Kabir Centre, in collaboration with Festival Accès Asie, presents a spectacular dance collaboration between Indian classical Kathak and Afro-American Tap in Perles d’ailleurs – Rhythm Rewritten, with Seema Mehta of Mumbai, India and Jason Samuels Smith of New York. Seema Mehta is the winner of Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019 (an award for exceptional women in India conferred by the President of India) and Jason Samuels Smith is an Emmy Award winner.

This dynamic show, with live Indian and Jazz music, is based on extraordinary improvisations and brings together two cultures, two traditions and two exemplary artists who carry on a conversation with their faces, bodies and feet. A rare show of this nature in Montreal, absolutely not to be missed. The live music is presented by Satyaprakash Mishra from Mumbai, Debashis Sarkar et Jayanta Banerjee from Calcutta, Ian de Souza from Toronto and Theo Hill from New York.

SÉRIE PLURICITÉ

Kabir Centre is proud to present

Grammy-nominated, BBC-Planet Award Winner, Songline Music Award Winner

Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya – Master of Slide-guitar

with Vineet Vyas, the brilliant young percussionist

“Relentlessly Wonderful Experience” – Joe Nawaz (www.culturenorthernireland.org)

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities.

Please come and listen to these delightful emerging Canadian talent in performing South Asian Arts: Carnatic Music, Kathak Dance, Hindustani Music and Odissi Dance

Five mini-concerts from 2 pm to 8:30 pm, bringing you the warmth of a true Indian Summer!!!

ADMISSION AND SNACKS FREE; DONATIONS WELCOME!

The much awaited South Asian Film Festival of Montreal is here in its 8th edition. It will be presented over two weekends in 10 sessions. 26 films, long and short, from 11 countries followed by great discussions with filmmakers and panelists. An event absolutely not to be missed!

FOR DETAILS OF FILMS AND TO BUY TICKETS,

VISIT: WWW.SAFFM.CENTREKABIR.COM

Gifted with an ability to summon crystal-clear melodies from his drums, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee is one of India’s greatest living masters of this instrument. Disciple of the legendary grandmaster and Guru Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh, he has practised with legends such as Nikhil Bannerjee and has accompanied venerable masters such as the flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, the saord virtuoso Ali Akbar Khan, the santoor artist Shivkumar Sharma and the Grande Dame of Hindustani vocal Gangubai Hangal.

Ravi Naimpally began his studies with his uncle late Padmabhushan Nikhil Ghosh in Mumbai, India. In 1990 he became a student of Farukkabhad Gharana and continued his studies with Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. In 1997, he was called ‘the coolest musician of the year’ by Eye Magazine of Toronto.

Come and listen to beautiful poetry, recite poetry in the language of your choice, network with other poets in town!

REGISTRATION NEEDED; CALL VIRENDRA JHA AT 514 963 6490

From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a #1 New York Times bestselling novel about two unforgettable American women. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world.

ARTASIA

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PRESENTED BY KABIR CENTRE IN COLLABORATION WITH PROMIS

RARE OPPORTUNITY DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, FANS OF SOUTH ASIAN CLASSICAL ARTS!

All you wanted to know about the classical arts of South Asia… Come to listen to the professionals of these arts and learn their mysteries and beauties through interesting interactive sessions.

Subjects covered in 12 interactive sessions

Saturday 8 September: Hindustani Music 3 pm, Carnatic Music: 5 pm, Sarod: 7 pm

Sunday 9 September: Tabla 3 pm, Sitar 5 pm, Kathak Dance 7 pm

Saturday 15 September: Mridangam 3 pm, Qawwali 5 pm, Odissi Dance 7 pm

Sunday 16 September: Kathakali Dance 3 pm, Bharatanatyam Dance 5 pm, Carnatic Violin 7 pm.

Haleem Khan, a master of KUCHIPUDI, with more than 800 shows to his credit will be in Canada to partcipate in The Great India Festival of Ottawa. We are bringing him to Montreal, so all dance-lovers could learn something about the art of this classical dance of South India. A great opportunity for dance students and their gurus. See http://www.haleemkhan.com.

This is a long-awaited evening of popular songs both Bollywood and Ghazals. A double-treat of soulful singing, enhanced by superb keyboard and harmonium support by two other excellent musicians.

Hita Raghunathan, a trained singer of Hindustani music, ghazals and bhajans, is arguably the most popular South Asian singer in Montreal. Whenever she sings, she draws sold-out audiences. Her singing is full of sweetness and vigour and her diction is simply perfect. She will be accompanied this evening by Mushfiq Hashmi on harmonium and keyboard as well as Rakesh Sethi also on keyboard.