Post Natyam Collective - July 2007 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

We recently learned that Medha Yodh, amazing teacher and performing artist
of Bharata Natyam, passed away. Medha was a significant mentor and
inspiration for Shyamala in her own dance journey and had an large impact on
Sandra even though her encounters with Medha were brief. We wish to honor
her passion for life, her dedication to dance, and her innovative approaches
to teaching.  A disciple of Balasaraswati, Medha taught Bharata Natyam at
UCLA for 18 years.  As we too work on our performing and teaching, we hope
to follow in her ground breaking footsteps.  The following link is her
obituary in the LA Times.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-yodh18jul18,1,5998423.story

In Remembrance,
Post Natyam

Post Natyam Presentations:

This month Sandra is teaching in Munich, Sangita continues her PhD research
in Nepal, Anjali is continuing her work with renowned choreographer David
Rousseve in Los Angeles, and Shyamala will perform at Masala! Mehndi!
Masti!  in Toronto.

In between it all, Sangita's documentary Dancing Kathmandu screened at the
American Dance Festival in North Carolina, and Sandra and Shyamala attended
the first National South Asian-American Theatre Conference hosted by the
Silk Road Theatre Project in Chicago!  Due to travel this month's newsletter
is limited to Post Natyam events only.  We will continue our regular
postings next month.

North Carolina, USA
 July 6, 7 pm

Dancing Kathmandu
By Sangita Shresthova

Featured at the White Lecture Hall, Duke East Campus
In the 12th annual ADF Dancing for the Camera:
International Festival of Film and Video Dance
This annual festival, directed and curated by Douglas Rosenberg, has
screened to international audiences more than 250 dance films from over 20
countries. Dancing for the Camera will take place from July 6-8, 2007 on the
campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The festival is free
and open to the public.
www.americandancefestival.org

 Chicago, USA
Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 22

Sandra and Shyamala attend the first National South Asian-American Theatre
Conference.

In summer of 2006, Silk Road Theatre Project was one of 60 theatre companies
to attend "The Next Big Bang," the first national Asian American theatre
conference held in Los Angeles, California.  One outcome of the meeting was
the nomination of Silk Road Theatre Project to organize and host the first
national South Asian-American theatre conference at its facility in Chicago,
Illinois.  Silk Road Theatre Project was selected because of its central
location, its success in presenting outstanding theatrical productions, and
the fact that it occupies a permanent theatre complex in Chicago's theatre
district.  It is the only multicultural theatre to have a permanent venue in
Chicago.

 Toronto, Canada
July 28, 3:30-4pm

Shyamala Moorty will perform an excerpt of her solo show "Still Rising"
at the BLC Artist Stage, Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place

Masala! Mehndi! Masti! (M!M!M!) is back for its seventh sensational year. As
usual M!M!M! will showcase the best in contemporary, traditional and fusion
South Asian culture by local and international artists.

The largest multi-disciplinary South Asian Arts festival outside of South
Asia, Masala! Mehndi! Masti! has celebrated annually for 6 years presenting
South Asian culture and South Asian inspired culture in a professional, fun
and mainstream environment, downtown Toronto (originally at Harbourfront
Centre and now at the CNE grounds).  A multitude of events in music, dance,
theatre, visual arts, literary arts, MMMovies!, and more are joined by
provocative panels and succulent South Asian dishes.
http://www.masalamehndimasti.com

Munich, Germany
July 29

16:00 h- 1900 h
Kulturzentrum Woerthhof
Woerthstr.10 (Hinterhof)

Contemporary and classical Indian dance workshop with Sandra. The last of
three intensive workshops with Sandra in Munich in July. The first 90
minutes are contemporary, the second 90 minutes classical dance technique.
It is not necessary to have attended the previous two July workshops (7, 15)
to join this one!

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