Manipuri Dance at The Dance Festival of India 2008
- Carnegie hall, New York City -
- September 20, 2008
New Delhi / July 25, 2008
A historic first, six leading Indian Classical dance troupes performing together at a Carnegie Hall Concert in New York at 8.00 PM this September 20th 2008.
This concert is part of a ten-day cultural exchange and community outreach program produced by Dance Festival of India 2008 -
http://www.dfi08.org/
The six Dance Troupes, and their musicians, travel to the event from Kerala, Manipur, New Delhi, and Tamil Nadu in India and from Malaysia.
Each will perform their distinctive specialty dance for twenty to thirty minutes, including Bharatnatyam, Kalaripayattu, Kathak, Kushipudi, Manipuri and Odissi.
During the ten day visit to New York area the roster of 75 dancers and musicians, dressed in their authentic costumes, will also appear in informal performances in public venues in all five New York Boroughs including Central Park and Battery Park in Manhanttan. In addition, the troupes will conduct dance workshops and make media appearances to publicly display and demonstrate the techniques of Indian classical dance and discuss their involvement with it.
Oficial Website : http://www.dfi08.org/
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This Announcement was webcasted on July 28th 2008
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