STRINGS N STEPS - ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS AND FESTIVALS
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Thank you for your attention and please enjoy with us the 10th anniversary celebration of our Strings 'N' Steps.
85th Birthday celebration of Pt. Debu Chaudhuri (Padma Bhushan Awardee) by Strings N Steps Academy of Performing Arts & Festivals
Dear friends, on 30th May 2020, we are celebrating the legendary Sitar Maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri ji's 85th Birthday. Here we are sharing the glimpses of Birthday wishes from the eminent personalities, senior disciples and family members. Our Online Kathak, Hawaiian Guitar, Santoor, Piano, Vocal students performed in this star studded festival.
Shri Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar Maestro),
Shri Shantanu Moitra (Eminent Music Director)
Pandit Bikram Ghosh (Tabla Maestro)
Ustad Akram Khan (Tabla Maestro)
Ustad Rafiuddin Sabri (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Fateh Singh Gangani (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Ronu Majumdar (Flute Maestro)
Pandit Tanmay Bose (Tabla Maestro)
Ustad Rashid Mustafa (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Deepak Maharaj (Kathak Exponent)
Pandit Rajendra Gangani (Kathak Exponent)
Pandit Barun Kumar Pal (Hansa Veena Maestro)
Pandit Rammohan Maharaj (Kathak Exponent)
Ustad Sabir Khan (Tabla Maestro)
Shri Abhijeet Bhattacharya (Eminent playback Singer)
Vidushi Kavita Krishnamurthy (Eminent playback Singer, Padma Shri Awardee)
Pandit Kumar Bose (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandhopadhyay (Tabla Maestro)
Shri Anup Jalota (Bhajan Samrat, Padma Shri awardee)
Pandit Satish Vyas (Santoor Maestro, Padma Shri awardee)
Vidushi Shovana Narayan (Kathak Exponent, Padma Shri awardee)
Shri Surendra Sharma (Eminent Poet, Padma Shri awardee)
Pandit Birju Maharaj (Kathak Exponent, Padma Vibhushan awardee)
Vidushi Saroja Vaidyanathan (Bharatnatyam Exponent, Padma Bhushan awardee)
In this pandemic Covid 19 situation, we have maintained the social distancing while making the videos. We are ever grateful to all the artists for joining their hands with 'Strings N Steps Academy of Performing Arts & Festivals' in this celebration. We taught our students across the world and they worked really hard. Strings N Steps thanks each and everyone for the technical and other valuable supports.
Shri Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar Maestro),
Shri Shantanu Moitra (Eminent Music Director)
Pandit Bikram Ghosh (Tabla Maestro)
Ustad Akram Khan (Tabla Maestro)
Ustad Rafiuddin Sabri (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Fateh Singh Gangani (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Ronu Majumdar (Flute Maestro)
Pandit Tanmay Bose (Tabla Maestro)
Ustad Rashid Mustafa (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Deepak Maharaj (Kathak Exponent)
Pandit Rajendra Gangani (Kathak Exponent)
Pandit Barun Kumar Pal (Hansa Veena Maestro)
Pandit Rammohan Maharaj (Kathak Exponent)
Ustad Sabir Khan (Tabla Maestro)
Shri Abhijeet Bhattacharya (Eminent playback Singer)
Vidushi Kavita Krishnamurthy (Eminent playback Singer, Padma Shri Awardee)
Pandit Kumar Bose (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla Maestro)
Pandit Ananda Gopal Bandhopadhyay (Tabla Maestro)
Shri Anup Jalota (Bhajan Samrat, Padma Shri awardee)
Pandit Satish Vyas (Santoor Maestro, Padma Shri awardee)
Vidushi Shovana Narayan (Kathak Exponent, Padma Shri awardee)
Shri Surendra Sharma (Eminent Poet, Padma Shri awardee)
Pandit Birju Maharaj (Kathak Exponent, Padma Vibhushan awardee)
Vidushi Saroja Vaidyanathan (Bharatnatyam Exponent, Padma Bhushan awardee)
In this pandemic Covid 19 situation, we have maintained the social distancing while making the videos. We are ever grateful to all the artists for joining their hands with 'Strings N Steps Academy of Performing Arts & Festivals' in this celebration. We taught our students across the world and they worked really hard. Strings N Steps thanks each and everyone for the technical and other valuable supports.
Though the concept of Strings 'N' Steps was perceived in 2011, its first major program was organized in 2013. Since then the organization has undertaken several endeavours including real time online and offline music and dance classes in addition to hosting yearly festivals and concerts. To know more....Learn Indian Classical Dance and Music online On the brink of completing several successful years Strings 'N' Steps has organized the International concert promoting Indo-Argentine cultural collaboration at The Foreign Service Institution Hall, Ministry of External Affairs in March 2016. March 2017 witnessed the 6th edition of the Strings 'N' Steps festival which held on 20th of the month, at the India Habitat Centre, and on March 21st, at ICCR Azad Bhawan Auditorium. To know more....Strings n Steps Festival Archives Strings 'N' Steps Magazine "En Route to Rhythm" was launched featuring the works of Pt Debu Chaudhuri (Sitar Maestro), Vidushi Shovana Narayan (Kathak exponent), Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumder (Sarod Maestro), Pt. Debasish Bhattacharya (Indian Slide Guitar Maestro), Pt. Dev Bansraj (Renowned Vocalist from Canada) and Prof. Stephen Slawek (Famous sitarist from Austin,Texas). To know more....Strings N Steps Magazine
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THE JOURNEY OFSTRINGS 'N' STEPSTwo talented individual artists came together in the year 2011 and amalgamated a concept performance called ‘Strings N Steps’. This is one and only of its kind, showcasing strings of Hawaiian guitar by Neel Ranjan Mukherjee and steps of Kathak Dance by Sangeeta Majumder.
They started giving performances all over the world and thought of sharing their knowledge and experience with others. With the help of the other prominent artists, they established Strings ‘N’ Steps Academy of Performing Arts. They started teaching the efficient budding artists and individuals coming from different strata of the society. The resolution of this organization is to promote cultural and social awareness. In 2013, Strings 'N' Steps International Festival of Indian Dance and Music’, was initiated where all the promising artists performed along with the prominent name in classical cultural performances from different part of the world. Since 2014, Strings ‘N’ Steps has started ‘Youth Festival’ focusing on promising artists. SNS started felicitating the stalwarts with the Global Awards since 2016. They also started Strings ‘N’ Steps E-Magazine ‘En Route to Rhythm’ in the same year. This organization also conducts free classes and awards scholarship to the talented students to learn Indian Classical Music and Dance. They work with different NGOs also. This organization resolute to spread cultural and social awareness to every corner of our society. The organization currently holds three centers at Delhi, Kolkata and Brampton, Canada (as a partner organization with Saaz-o-Awaaz). The organization is on its way to establish a pan-Indian reach with support from well wishers and artists. Strings N Steps Youth Festival 2019 |
Strings N Steps global awardees :
1) Padmabhushan Vidushi Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan, (Bharatnatyam Exponent)
2) Eminent Poet Shri Amarendra Khatua
3) Vidushi Prof. Anupam Mahajan (Sitar Exponent)
4) Pt. Dev Bansraj (Renowned Indian Semi-Classical Vocalist, Canada)
5) Pandit (Prof.) Prateek Chaudhuri (Sitar Maestro)
6) Mrs. Gaurie Dwivedi (Odissi Exponent)
7) Shri Barun Kumar Pal (Hansa Veena Exponent)
8) Vidushi Malti Shyam (Kathak Exponent)
9) Ustad Akram Khan (Table Wizard)
10) Pandit Fatehsingh Gangani (Pakhawaj Exponent)
11) Vidushi Vani Madhav (Odissi Exponent)
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