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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT Film Screening - Colonial  Interlude: The Nottuswara Sahi
 tyas of Dikshitar
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>FREE. Reservations Required</p>\n<p>Explor
 e the story of this fascinating encounter between two diverse musical tra
 ditions in colonial India when the southern Indian composer Muthuswami Di
 kshitar (1775–1835) wrote lyrics in Sanskrit to colonial tunes that had a
 rrived on Indian soil with the British East India Company. Written and di
 rected by Cincinnati-based composer and scholar Kanniks Kannikeswaran\, t
 his film traces the musical journey of Dikshitar through various sacred s
 ites and explores the contrast between traditional raga-based composition
 s and the <em>nottuswara sahityas</em> (songs with Sanskrit lyrics writte
 n to Western tunes). Featuring footage from temples\, festivals\, and int
 erviews with folk music performers from the Cincinnati area\, the film of
 fers a breathtaking view of eighteenth-century European tunes that travel
 ed across the world and took on varied forms in India and in the United S
 tates. The documentary film 'Colonial Interlude' is made possible in part
  with support from the Ohio Arts Council.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Direc
 tor:</strong><strong> </strong></p>\n<p>Kanniks Kannikeswaran\, PhD\, is 
 an internationally renowned music composer\, educator\, and scholar who i
 s known for his sustained contribution to music and community for the pas
 t 25 years. His recent viral video\, <em>Rivers of India\,</em> features 
 leading Indian singers and has received critical acclaim. Kanniks is rega
 rded as a pioneer of Indian American Choral music\; his far-reaching work
  in this area has touched the lives of over 3500 performers\, inspired th
 e flowering of community choirs in more than 12 U.S. cities\, and built n
 ew audiences and collaborations. His research and his first-ever recordin
 g of the Indo Colonial Music of eighteenth-century composer Muthuswami Di
 kshitar have received critical acclaim. Kanniks is the recipient of sever
 al awards including the Ohio Heritage Fellowship and the Distinguished Al
 umnus Award from IIT Madras.</p>\n<p> </p>
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