Thursday, April 19, 2012
Indian Dance Festival 2012
Kerala Association of Colorado proudly celebrates 13th Annual Indian Dance Festival on April 28th Saturday 4.30 PM at Hinkley High school, 1250 Chambers Road, Aurora CO 80011.
This event showcases various Indian classical dances, contemporary dances, folk dances and Bollywood dances. The assortment of dancers in the exceptionally well organized dance festival reveals the essence of dance intelligence. All these dances provide not only entertainment, but also reflect a deeper cultural awareness and diversity.
This year, organizers have assembled a great line up of artists and unique varieties of dance forms to match with the theme of Indian Dance Festival, “A Cultural Tour of India”.
In addition to the professional and amateur artists of the Great State of Colorado representing various dance schools and dance groups, KAOC is also proud to present 2012 Sangeeta Nataka Academy Winner Ms.Sunanda Nair to perform a Kathakali and Mohiniyattom at this event. Considered to be one of the top 5 artists in the field of Mohiniyattam, the presence of Ms.Sunanda Nair promises an added attraction to dance enthusiasts this year.
KAOC invites you all with your family to come and be part of this cultural tour through various states of India starting from Kerala. Come enjoy this event and encourage the performers while you receive great insight into the rich traditions of India.
The event will start sharp at 4.30 PM MST.
Indian Food, Indian Outfits, and Ornaments are available for purchase at the venue.
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Natyasangham Dance Academy
NATYASANGAM DANCE ACADEMY
INVITES YOU TO AN EVENING OF ENCHANTMENT
Namaste and Greetings to all of you,
NatyaSangam Dance Academy will present its annual recital of classical dances of India on May 12, 2012. This year’s recital, “Legends” will be presented by the students of Natyasangam. We will be honored by your gracious presence on this occasion.
Date: Saturday, May 12th 2012
Time: 5:00 P.M to 7:00 PM
Venue: Lewis Palmer High School Auditorium
1300 Higby Rd. Monument 80132
Please view the attached flyer.
Thank you,
Bonmayuri Kalita
Director
Natyasangam Dance Academy
Email: natyasangamdanceacademy@gmail.com
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Lamont World Music Concert and Lecture Series
CFAA is the proud co-sponsor of the
Lamont World Music Concert and Lecture Series
University of Denver, Lamont School of Music, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208
Inaugural Concert
An Evening of North Indian Classical Music and Dance
Who:
Dr. George Ruckert, sarod; Charlotte Moraga, kathak; Nabin Shrestha, tabla
When:
February 18, 7:30pm
Where:
Hamilton Recital Hall at the Robert & Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts
, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208
TICKETS:
Adults $21; Seniors $19; Students from any school (w/ID)
All Pioneer Card holders: Free.
CFAA Patrons: Limited FREE Tickets (First Come First Served Basis)
Free parking. A reception will follow the performance.
For more information, please visit www.du.edu/lamont/worldmusic
Biographies of the Artists
Dr. George Ruckert—performer, composer, arranger, author, and teacher—is a rare artist with an extensive background in the disciplines of both Western and Indian classical music.
One of the senior-most disciples of the late sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, he focused his attention on sarod and vocal music for nearly thirty years. During this period he also served for many years as teacher and Director of the Ali Akbar College of Music. During this tenure, he composed, arranged, conducted, and performed with and for the College’s innovative east-west ensemble, the New Maihar Band. He also composed music for several of the dance dramas of Kathak dance master Chitresh Das, notably Sita Haran and The Gold Rush. As a solo artist on the sarod, he has performed extensively in India, Europe, Canada and the United States. He also composed two new rāgas: Shenan Mand and Usha Kanra.
Dr. Ruckert holds an MA degree in music theory and composition and a PhD in ethnomusicology from the University of California at Berkeley. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the music of Ali Akbar Khan. He is a Senior Lecturer at MIT, and a co-founder of MITHAS, which has presented some 150 programs of Indian classical music and dance since it was established in 1993. Dr. Ruckert is also the author of five books on Indian classical music including the popular Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture published by Oxford University Press (2003) and with Ali Akbar Khan, The Classical Music of North India: The Music of the Baba Allauddin Gharana as Taught by Ali Akbar Khan (1991, 2004).
Charlotte Moraga is a Kathak artist, educator and choreographer. She began her training with master Kathak artist and guru Pandit Chitresh Das at San Francisco State University in 1992 and continues to study deeply in the guru-shisya parampara (a tradition of one-to-one intensive training) to the present. She was formerly a professional jazz dancer, trained in ballet and jazz dance from the age of nine.
Ms. Moraga has toured India eight times to date. As a solo artist, she has performed to critical acclaim in Mumbai, Calcutta, Pune, Agra, Madurai, Pondicherry, and Coimbature. She has performed at prestigious festivals such as the American Dance Festival, Denpasar Bali Arts Festival, The International Kathak Festival in Chicago, Ali Akbar Khan’s 80th Birthday Gala, and World Arts West’s Ethnic Dance Festival. For her work as a Kathak dancer she has received awards including a San Francisco Foundation Shenson Performing Arts Fellowship, a CA$H grant, and a residency for the Performing Diaspora Project at CounterPulse.
Ms. Moraga is the Principal Dance Company member of the Chitresh Das Dance Company (CDDC). She is a senior instructor at the affiliated Chhandam School of Kathak Dance and is director of the Chhandam Youth Dance Company. She is largely responsible for developing the CDDC’s arts education program and has written several articles about Kathak for dance publications such as Dance Spirit, Dance Magazine, and In Dance.
For Nabin Shrestha, music has been an essential part of his life since early childhood in Nepal. Nabin began learning tabla at nine years old with the guidance of his Guru Shree Rabin Lal Shrestha and was inspired by his brother Rajendra Shrestha. To this day, he still views himself as a continuing student in an ever-expanding exploration of the dynamic sounds and musical interpretations possible with the tabla.
Nabin received a scholarship from the Indian Council for Cultural Relationship to pursue music at Aakhil Bharatiya Gandharva Music University of Delhi. There, he worked to develop his musical career with tabla masters including Ustad Shri Faiyaaz Khan and Shri Tansen Shrivastav. Upon completion of a master’s degree, Nabin received the exceptional opportunity to further his musical studies under the guidance of the great tabla maestro “Taalmani” Pandit Sureshji Talwalkar. Upon returning to Nepal, Nabin kept busy with various recordings, performances and music lessons at the University in Nepal. At present he is based in Colorado, where he continues to record, compose music and offer private tabla lessons. A favorite tabla player in the region, he has performed with artists including Ustad Roshan Jamal Bharatiya, Pandit Joginder Virdi, Sarah Morelli and many others.
Sincere Appreciation to the following donors and supporters of this event:
The DU Phipps Performing Arts Fund
DU Honors Program
The Colorado Fine Arts Association www.coloradofinearts.org
TICKETS On Sale NOW: Adults $21; Seniors $19; Students from any school (w/ID) & all Pioneer Card holders: Free. Groups of 8 people or more have a 20% discount, and for orders on the phone a flat service charge of $5. Online: (24/7) www.newmantix.com a $2 service charge is applied per ticket purchased online. Phone: (business hours only) Newman Center Box Office 303-871-7720 a $4 service charge is applied per ticket purchased by phone. In Person: (business hours only) Newman Center Box Office. There is no service charge for tickets purchased in person. 20 minute free parking is available in the loading zone at the entrance on Iliff Ave. Newman Center Box Office Hours: Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm; Saturdays from September – May: 12pm – 4pm; 1 hr prior to concert time.
For more information, please visit www.du.edu/lamont/worldmusic
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Dasa Namana 2012
CFAA is excited to announce our support of
the 2nd annual Naada's "Daasa Namana" event for the year 2012
On Sunday Feb 19th, 2012
from 2 pm to 6pm
At Broomfield Auditorium,
Broomfield, CO
In the spirit of remembering and celebrating the Haridasa's of 15th Century who gave us devotional Dasa Sahitya called Dasarapadas, we invite you to attend an afternoon filled with classical style compositions rendered by various artists in the area.
For those interested in participating,
please fill out the participation form
or email Naada Colorado (Naada.Colorado@gmail.com) .
The following are the requirements set forth.
- Compostion to be a Haridasa sahitya. A few examples of great composers are Sri Purandara Dasaru, Sri Kanaka Dasaru, Sri Gopala Dasaru , Sri Vyasa Rayaru.
- Rendering to be in classical style (Carnatic or Hindustani)
- Any accompaniments to be decided and co-ordinated by participants/teachers
- Duration to be under 5 minutes per participant
- Competency level for students to be at or above Varna stage.
Since pronunciation is key to meaning and emotion of the compositions, it is best to consult those who know the language. We are open to helping or connecting you with the lyrics.
Please note that we would like to encourage as many participants as possible and with the given time constraints there may be a possibility that we would request group performances based on RSVP's. To help us with co-ordination we humbly request the PARTICIPATION-RSVP deadline of January 7th, 2012 to be taken very seriously.
We do need volunteers in helping with organizing, planning and executing this event and would appreciate it if you would let us know in your RSVP's if you are interested in helping out in any way. Please forward email to anyone else you know who may be interested in attending or participating. The event flyer is attached.
We look forward to the program and hope to hear back from you at your earliest convenience.
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