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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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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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To receive the Post Natyam monthly newsletter, please join our Googlegroup: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/postnatyam; postnatyam...@googlegroups.com
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