CALENDAR 2023

PERFORMANCES & TALKS

JANUARY

4 Jan                            Datuk Ramli Ibrahim on Bernama TV – Building Unity Through Entertainment, Arts & Culture

5 Jan                            Wedding Performance, Elida Izani & Elis Larsson, daughter of Tan Sri Mazlan Othman (Sutra Trustee) at Sutra House

28 Jan                          Champur, cookbook by Jessie Nathan, Launch at Sutra House

FEBRUARY

23 Feb                         Jaya Ram (Odissi), a Homage to Rama, Hero of The Ramayana at the Khajuraho Dance Festival 2023

MARCH

4 Mar                          Community Discussion – Sustainable Agricultural Solutions (Agriculture without toxic pesticides & healthy soil structure) at KamaRia

9 Mar                          An Introduction to the Indian Classical Dance of Odissi – dance workshop by Sutra Principal Dancers Geethika Sree & Tan Mei Mei for TDS Festival of Dance VIII (Dance Society Malaysia) at PJPAC

10 Mar                        Jaya Ram (Odissi) Season 2, Panggung Seri Taman Budaya, Melaka

11 Mar                        Jaya Ram (Odissi) Season 2, Auditorium D’Sury, Taman Budaya Negeri Sembilan, Seremban in association with Padma Nrithyalaya Arts, Seremban

12 Mar                        Sutra dancers perform for TDS Festival of Dance VIII (Dance Society Malaysia) at PJPAC

23 – 25 Mar                Jaya Ram (Odissi) Season 2, Shantanand Auditorium, Temple of Fine Arts

APRIL

14 Apr                         Jaya Ram (Odissi) Season 2, Lecture Theatre 21 & 22, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, Subang in association with School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Taylor’s University

15 – 16 Apr                 Dancing Sutra Series I – Odissi Reaching Out, by adult dancers of Klang Outreach Program & Sugam Karnatica, studio performance at Sutra House

28 Apr                         Jaya Ram (odissi) Season 2, The Esplanade, Singapore in association with Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society, SIFAS

JUNE

1 – 21 June                  Odissi workshop by Santosh Ram & Samir Panigrahi from Rudrakshya Foundation, Bhubaneswar

16 – 18 June                Dancing Sutra Series II – Twinning 2, by Geethika Sree & Tan Mei Mei with Santosh Ram & Samir Panigrahi of Rudrakshya Foundation, studio performance at Sutra House

JULY

21 – 23 July                 Dancing Sutra Series III – Yearning for the Beloved, solo by Hareen Loganathan, studio performance at Sutra House

AUGUST

18 – 20 August            Dancing Sutra Series IV – Trans-formation, duet by Jayden Roy & Navineesh, studio performance at Sutra House

SEPTEMBER

8 – 10 Sept                  Dancing Sutra Series V – Unending Love, by Nishah Govind Kumar, Harenthiran & Vickneshwaran, studio performance at Sutra House

OCTOBER       

15 – 24 Oct                 “Navarathri” an auspicious 9 days festival celebrated with performances of dance, song & music.   Sutra dancers will be performing at many temples in KL & Selangor

EXHIBITIONS

18 Feb                         Eric-isms – Photography exhibition by Eric Peris at Sutra Gallery

18 Mar                        Beholding the Infinite – Painting exhibition by Vasanthi Naidu at Sutra Gallery

20 May                        Being Ramli – Photography exhibition by A Prathap at KamaRia Gallery

10 June                        Gunungan – Painting exhibition by Muhamad Suhaili, curated by Sivarajah Natarajan at Sutra Gallery

25 Aug                         KHAJURAHO – Surreal, Sensual, Sublime – Photography Exhibition by S Magendran at Sutra Gallery