2016 Pongal Vila in Staten Island, NY
Date: 01/23/2016 at 6:00 P.M to 9:00 P.M.
Location: Mar Thoma Church, 134 Faber St, Staten Island, NY 10302
Thai Pongal Cultural Program of Ilankai Tamil Sangam
Saturday, January 31st. 2016
Cultural Coordinator: Indra Emmanual
Program Starts at 6:00 PM and concludes by9: 00 PM
Mic set up: Ilangai Tamil Sangam
Emcee: Kowsika, Janani, Abina, Kajan
1. Invocation: Vinayaka Sthuthi and Tamil Thai Vazhthu by Tamil Kids
2. Pongal Greetings and Welcome address byMr. Vimal Sellathurai
3. Pongal SignificanceSpeech Bystudent of Shantha Devakumar/and Performed by Hashini Prakash.
4. Karaham dance: by students of Premini Thanan,Performedby: Anjali Suresh, Avni Garg, Ashwini Yogakumar, Lekshmi Balan, Sangeetha Brabu.
5. VocalMusic: student of Deepak Rajan by Shayani Alalasundaram, Ayshnavi Alalasundaram, Janany Jeyakumar
6. Folk Dance: kakaiyila seemaiyil; Performed by Aakaash Baheerathan, Jashvin Arulthas, Ashwin Kiritharadasan, Ashnan Kiritharadasan
7. Abinaya Dance (Manthira Kaarandy): bystudents “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Hashini Pragash and Shyla Dharmabalan.
8. Pongal SignificancePoem Bystudent of Shantha Devakumar/and Performed by Janany Jeyakumar
9. Kollatam: by students of “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Lakshmi Aasirvatham, Abini Mahalingam, Krishni Alalasundaram, Shayani Alalasundaram, Ayshnavi Alalasundaram, Keyla Dharmabalan
10. Certificates to SA participants – Distribute by Dr. Rajaram and Thaya Nagaraja
11. VocalMusic: student of Anitha Krishnan by Divya Nadaraja.
12. Students of New Jersy Tamil Amayam (Semoliana tamil moli)
Participants: Bibjana Judepratheepan , Sivesh Thayaparan , Vithushan Kandeepan, Hasni Thambuchsamy , Kayani Jegatheeswaran, Kishaaran Rasalingam , Lakshithan Kandeepan, Yathukshika Kandeepan, Luca Lorance, Allen Thevarajah , Lakshika Naguleswaran
choreographer: Kamaleswary Baheerathan.
13. Dance: AaDum chidhambaramO by Sangeetha Prabu and Geeta Vikram Choreographed by Premini Thanan, Composer: GOpaalakrishna Bhaaratiyaar
raagam: behaag taaLam: aadi
14.VocalMusic: student of Geetha Chundi by Ashvini Yogakumar.
15.Dance for Marithirunthu Parkum Marmam Enna: School of Krishna Nadanaalayam
bystudents of “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Lakshmi Aasirvatham, Abini Mahalingam, Krishini Alalasundaram.
16. Vocal Music: student of Mrs. Krishni Rajalingam by Praveena Vijayakumar.
17. Certificates to participants – Distribute by
18. Vote of Thanksby Kannan Perinban
19. Dance for Ra Ra Sarsuku Ra Ra (Chandra Muki): by students of “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Lakshmi Aasirvatham, Abini Mahalingam, Krishini Alalasundaram.
20. Dinner