Lucknow is touted as a fabulous arts capital

USAmbuya · Jun 27th, 2009, 20:51

We are also considering a stay-over for the night in Luckmore, just because of how highly Lonely Planet speaks of it's extraordinary fine arts and performing arts. Can someone speak to this?

I also undertsand that The Residency is a great site to see, and that Luckmore was pivotal in India's history.

Please, talk about the art in Luckmore. My first degree is in art, and this place spoke to me!

Thanks!

J

capt_mahajan · Jun 27th, 2009, 20:53

err, I think you mean Lucknow.

Although Luckmore sounds better

USAmbuya · Jun 27th, 2009, 21:01

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Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

err, I think you mean Lucknow.

Although Luckmore sounds better

Shoot, I do that every time!

USAmbuya · Jun 27th, 2009, 21:04

...by the way, I love your quote~ !

Haylo · Jun 27th, 2009, 21:11

Might be a good idea to change the thread title, to bring it to the attention of people who know about the arts scene in Lucknow.

Click "edit" then "go advanced" on your first post.

capt_mahajan · Jun 27th, 2009, 21:14

(crossposted) Thanks.

Lucknow, and UP, has been very important historically always. The Nawabi culture, a Shiite centre, the story of the annexation of Awadh by the British- all are fascinating.

Sadly, a lot of the old culture is dying out. I don't know how much of the performing arts are on regular display now, but the city was the centre of Urdu poetry- and music too.

wonderwomanusa · Jun 28th, 2009, 12:10

See the film called "Umrao Jan."

I couldn't find much art or music in Lucknow, but I didn't search terribly hard. I did find the Residency very moving, and loved the Bara Imambara.

The Hotel Gomti took good care of me, and there was a "Chinese" restaurant very nearby that had good (though not terribly authentic) food.

Have a nice stay there.

USAmbuya · Jun 28th, 2009, 19:31

We're trying to figure out if the arts there make it worth a stop between Agra and Varanasi.

Thanks!

livinhimalayas · Jun 29th, 2009, 00:43

Lucknow has a great arts collage, a music collage and there are many world class performers who have come out of the place. It is famous for Chikan embroidary, kasidakari and zardozi work. Of course not to forget the food!!

tulsi · Jun 29th, 2009, 01:12

An overnight stay will hardly suffice to see Lucknow's monuments, sample its cuisine and see its handicrafts. There are dance and music performances held in Lucknow but there is no way of knowing in advance when they will be held-- no calendar of dance recitals etc. The ones that are held in the auditoriums are advertised in the local English newspapers. Most of them are held in the winter months when the weather is cooler and more conducive to art performances.
Also, it was the courtesans who kept alive the tradition of the classical dance KATHAK as well as the court artists patronised by the nawabs. Now the courtesans have faded out and the descendants of the court artists have migrated either to Delhi or Mumbai where there is some patronage of the performing arts. Sorry, no rich people or kings in Lucknow now who could patronise these artists. Hope this helps you to make up your mind. Tulsi

brishti · Jun 29th, 2009, 01:15

lucknow - the city of the nawabs!

and of course the legendary lucknowi who were extremely polite and steeped in proper etiquette... the “pehle aap [ after you ]”

there was this one story amongst others of
one said to the other as they were about to board a train...
“pehle aap”, said one, "pehle aap" replied the other, equally polite and proper.
the train moved off but the two remained polite and proper, and standing on the platform!

and then the kebabs fit for the nawabs... the kebabi culture

unfortunately it aint no more the centre of them awesome urdu cultural happenings of classical music / poetry / dance.

pick up a couple of chikan kurta's... as livinhimalayas has suggested.

:brishti

USAmbuya · Jun 29th, 2009, 07:04

I give. Curtain closes slowly...

livinhimalayas · Jun 29th, 2009, 09:56

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Also, it was the courtesans who kept alive the tradition of the classical dance KATHAK as well as the court artists patronised by the nawabs.

may have been true about a century ago certainly is not true now, Birju Maharaj, Kumkum Dhar and a lot of others are not courtesans nor ever were, same for the singers too. Quite a few of them still live in Lucknow though they tour all over the world, they still maintain their homes in the city.

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Now the courtesans have faded out and the descendants of the court artists have migrated either to Delhi or Mumbai where there is some patronage of the performing arts. Sorry, no rich people or kings in Lucknow now who could patronise these

The tastes of people have changed they prefer to see filmi extras and B grade heroines gyrating to filmy numbers more than watching a classical performance. Still Lalit Kala Academy and other like organisations do hold cultural evenings.

Jun 27th, 2009, 20:51	#1
USAmbuya Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 35	Lucknow is touted as a fabulous arts capital We are also considering a stay-over for the night in Luckmore, just because of how highly Lonely Planet speaks of it's extraordinary fine arts and performing arts. Can someone speak to this? I also undertsand that The Residency is a great site to see, and that Luckmore was pivotal in India's history. Please, talk about the art in Luckmore. My first degree is in art, and this place spoke to me! Thanks! J

Jun 27th, 2009, 20:53	#2
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,607	err, I think you mean Lucknow. Although Luckmore sounds better __________________ . Outside the machine

Jun 27th, 2009, 21:11	#5
Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Might be a good idea to change the thread title, to bring it to the attention of people who know about the arts scene in Lucknow. Click "edit" then "go advanced" on your first post. __________________ The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful - E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)

Jun 28th, 2009, 12:10	#7
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,268	See the film called "Umrao Jan." I couldn't find much art or music in Lucknow, but I didn't search terribly hard. I did find the Residency very moving, and loved the Bara Imambara. The Hotel Gomti took good care of me, and there was a "Chinese" restaurant very nearby that had good (though not terribly authentic) food. Have a nice stay there. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Jun 28th, 2009, 19:31	#8
USAmbuya Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 35	Is Lucknow the huge arts capital it is claimed to be? We're trying to figure out if the arts there make it worth a stop between Agra and Varanasi. Thanks!

Jun 27th, 2009, 21:04	#4
USAmbuya Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 35	...by the way, I love your quote~ !

Jun 27th, 2009, 21:14	#6
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,607	(crossposted) Thanks. Lucknow, and UP, has been very important historically always. The Nawabi culture, a Shiite centre, the story of the annexation of Awadh by the British- all are fascinating. Sadly, a lot of the old culture is dying out. I don't know how much of the performing arts are on regular display now, but the city was the centre of Urdu poetry- and music too.

Jun 29th, 2009, 00:43	#9
livinhimalayas still learning Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Abode of Snow Posts: 3,341	Lucknow has a great arts collage, a music collage and there are many world class performers who have come out of the place. It is famous for Chikan embroidary, kasidakari and zardozi work. Of course not to forget the food!! __________________ He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. - Benjamin Franklin

Jun 29th, 2009, 01:12	#10
tulsi Zen traveller Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Uttar Pradesh Posts: 31	times change and so do people and cities An overnight stay will hardly suffice to see Lucknow's monuments, sample its cuisine and see its handicrafts. There are dance and music performances held in Lucknow but there is no way of knowing in advance when they will be held-- no calendar of dance recitals etc. The ones that are held in the auditoriums are advertised in the local English newspapers. Most of them are held in the winter months when the weather is cooler and more conducive to art performances. Also, it was the courtesans who kept alive the tradition of the classical dance KATHAK as well as the court artists patronised by the nawabs. Now the courtesans have faded out and the descendants of the court artists have migrated either to Delhi or Mumbai where there is some patronage of the performing arts. Sorry, no rich people or kings in Lucknow now who could patronise these artists. Hope this helps you to make up your mind. Tulsi __________________ "The journey is the destination". Zen saying

Jun 29th, 2009, 01:15	#11
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	pehle aap! lucknow - the city of the nawabs! and of course the legendary lucknowi who were extremely polite and steeped in proper etiquette... the “pehle aap [ after you ]” there was this one story amongst others of one said to the other as they were about to board a train... “pehle aap”, said one, "pehle aap" replied the other, equally polite and proper. the train moved off but the two remained polite and proper, and standing on the platform! and then the kebabs fit for the nawabs... the kebabi culture unfortunately it aint no more the centre of them awesome urdu cultural happenings of classical music / poetry / dance. pick up a couple of chikan kurta's... as livinhimalayas has suggested. :brishti

Jun 29th, 2009, 07:04	#12
USAmbuya Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 35	I give. Curtain closes slowly...

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