Celebration Performance: 50 Years

11 April 2008, London.  To celebrate and honour 50 years of being the disciple of Kathak dance master Pandit Birju Maharaj, Padmashri Guru Pratap Pawar will take to the stage on 11th April at the Bhavan Centre in West London for a special evening of performance.

In 1958, Pratap Pawar became Pandit Maharaj’s very first shagird; fifty years later, in 2008, he was granted the title of ‘Padmashri’ by the President of India — one of India’s most prestigious civilian awards.

In this performance Pratap Pawar will be joined by principal dancers from his performance troupe, the Triveni Dance Company, and by the following outstanding musicians:

• Pandit Vishwa Prakash
  (Vocals and Harmonium)
• Shri Yogesh Samsi
  (Tabla)
• Shri Balujee Shrivastav
  (Sitar)

For one evening only!

• Date and time: 11 April 2008, from 7.30 pm
• Location: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (The Bhavan Centre)
  4a Castletown Road, West Kensington, London W14 9HE.
  See Multimap locator map
• Tickets are £12 and can be purchased from
  The Bhavan Centre (0297 381 3086)
  Glimpses of India bookshop (0207 385 0565)
  Triveni Dance Company (0208 568 0423)

Further information

 
Download information flyer (PDF format, 1.1 MB) and circulate it to your friends!

Pratap Pawar: Telephone [+44] (0) 208 568 0423;
email enquiries@pratappawar.co.uk

Press contacts: Alpna Vaghela (07904 265 865); Neesha Radia (07960 835 391) or email press@pratappawar.co.uk

The musicians...