natakvalas

27/05/2025

...and justice for all?

25/05/2025

Issued In National Interest

21/05/2025

Read The Generals Tea Party...for insights into the theatre of war. Link in bio https://medium.com//the-generals-tea-party-7a160769c866

07/04/2025

Another live concert to enjoy from the best seat in your house
https://youtu.be/6uvPTTu_cWA

Sharik Hasan is one of the leading pianists and composers of his generation to emerge from India. He spent several years studying jazz and classical music in France and the USA while also working in Indian classical musical traditions.

Sharik received his master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 2014 and currently works in New York City as a pianist, composer, and educator.

He has performed at venues all over the world including the Blue Note (New York), Panama Jazz Festival, Kriol Jazz Festival (Cape Verde), Nancy Jazz Festival (France), Lincoln Center (New York) and has shared the stage with luminaries such as John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington, and David Liebman among others.
The Sharik Hasan Quartet is a New York City based group consisting of some of the most talented musicians on the scene today, playing music that is at the cutting edge of contemporary jazz. Hasan’s compositions have a distinct sound that are as energetic and catchy as they are soulful and reflective – a unique confluence of his Indian heritage, jazz tradition and innovation.

Piano: Bechstein Grand (1893)
Sound: AHAN KAMATH
Curated: RANJAN KAMATH
Produced by: AHAN KAMATH

The ACOUSTIC SESSIONS were a series of house concerts, organized between March 2022 and March 2023 featuring the finest musicians from around the world choosing to perform their new original music in an intimate space in close proximity to a very responsive audience creating a unique experience for both.

Sharik Hasan is one of the leading pianists and composers of his generation to emerge from India. He spent several years studying jazz and classical music in...

06/04/2025

This 1893 C Bechstein & Sons grand piano is available for practice and performance to professional pianists resident in Bangalore
Piano is located at natakvalas
Please DM for enquiries

03/04/2025

An original poem written and performed 4 years ago that remains as relevant when diversity, equity and inclusion have become 'bad' words across the globe

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About The Matter of Black is a poetic response to racism and discrimination based on colour making the statement that everything and everyone black or dark m...

28/03/2025

From the Archive in WAKING UP
Watch the whole play on YouTube.. link in bio We perform the same in diverse native to the , This was one of the many in staged in the living room @ natakvalas for a live audience of 30+ people under our PL@YS ( PLays @ Your Space) initiative.
If you wish to support our work as a PATRON of the performance arts, please reach out to us at natakvalas 9449487190.
WAKING UP, deals with the incredibly heavy burden that have to put up with. Not only do they work full-time in a factory, office, etc., but they are most often expected to do everything that a housewife would do cook, clean, take care of the children, etc., while the man relaxes from a hard day of working the same hours his wife did. (Duration: 22 minutes)

This solo performance was one of the many in staged in the living room @ natakvalas for a live audience of 30+ people under our PL@YS ( PLays @ Your Space) i...

25/03/2025

Move @ the speed you breathe!
Psycho_Physical Training - Surya Namaskar
Start with three set of this basic version of the Surya Namaskar every morning for a complete full body warm up in under 15 minutes.
Once you master this you can make it more and more complex.

Making Mind & Body Work As OneThe images of the story, the characters, situations etc., already exist independently in the collective unconscious.So conveyin...

24/03/2025

21/03/2025

Watch this play from the best seat
https://youtu.be/cuw42kslZyk

This solo performance was one of the many staged in the living room @ natakvalas for a live audience of 30+ people under our PL@YS (PLays @ Your Space) initiative.
If you wish to support our work as a PATRON of the performance arts, please reach out to us at natakvalas 9449487190.

A W***E IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM is about the horrible lives that prostitutes are forced into leading and the sisterhood between women, which will eventually put an end to the horrible oppression of all women.

This solo performance was one of the many staged in the living room @ natakvalas for a live audience of 30+ people under our PL@YS (PLays @ Your Space) initi...

20/03/2025

Learn about PSYCHO-PHYSICAL training for all walks of life.

The images of the story, the characters, situations, etc. already exist, independently in the collective unconscious.

So, conveying these images to audiences becomes the actor’s greatest task.
When an image arises, but does not come out right, it means there is a disconnection between your imagination and the body’s ability to express it.

Psycho Physical Training: A system of training though yoga and Asian martial arts, particularly Kalaripayattu and Tai Chi that heightens sensory awareness, dynamic energy, in which body and mind become one.

The images of the story, the characters, situations, etc. already exist, independently in the collective unconscious. So, conveying these images to audienc...