C A L E N D A R * R E L E A S E
Contact:
Mark Lacy
(713) 521-3686
hifc@yahoo.com
May 9, 2000
Namita Bodaji to perform classical Indian dance Bharata Natyam
EVENT: Bharata Natyam performance by Namita Bodaji from Bombay, India
DATE: Tuesday, June 6, 2000
TIME: 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
LOCATION: University Center Houston Room, University of Houston
DIRECTIONS:
From downtown take Interstate 45 South, exit Spur 5.
Take the first exit from Spur 5 and turn right at University Drive.
Cross Calhoun (the first light) and park on the right or left.
ADMISSION CHARGE: None
EVENT SPONSORS:
Houston Institute for Culture
Rice University Radio
UH Student Program Board
UH International Student Organization
UH Asian American Studies Center
ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS:
To be announced.
CONTACT:
Mark Lacy, Houston Institute for Culture
Phone: 713-521-3686
Email: hifc@yahoo.com
Web address: cultural-crossroads.com
PHOTOS AVAILABLE:
www.geocities.com/hifc/world/namita.html
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N E W S * R E L E A S E
Contact:
Mark Lacy
(713) 521-3686
hifc@yahoo.com
May 9, 2000
Namita Bodaji to perform classical Indian dance Bharata Natyam
Namita Bodaji, Sringar Mani
Namita Bodaji's talent has taken her from the temples of India to the House of Soviet Culture to the World Folk Festival in Utah. She entered the prestigious Sri Rajrajeshwari Bharat Natya Kala Mandir Institute in Bombay in 1985 and has continued to study under the Gurus of the Institute.
Namita Bodaji performed for the audience of Swami Haridas Sammelan after receiving the title "Sringar Mani", which is conferred on the most qualified upcoming Indian dancers, in 1990. She has performed in the ballets "Vasantavalli" and "Krishna Lila" (choreographed by Guru Kalyanasundaram) in the South of India and she has appeared at the India International Center in New Delhi.
She has performed during important Indian festivals, Pallovothsava and Janmashtami, and at holy temples, such as Guruvayoor in Kerala, and Jagmohan Palace in Mysore. She has also been featured on an Indian dance tour of England.
The talented dancer additionally choreographs and teaches the Indian dance form Bharat Natyam. She has a Masters in English Literature. She is currently visiting the United States as part of a cultural study exchange program held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through May.
Namita Bodaji will perform classical Indian dance as the featured performer in a diverse program at the University of Houston on Tuesday, June 6. The dancer will keep a full schedule in Houston. She will make a community center appearance on Sunday, June 4, interview on Rice University Radio on Monday, June 5 and perform at the University of Houston on Tuesday, June 6.
Prior to her performance at University of Houston, Namita Bodaji will perform on May 30 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and June 2 at a temple in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following her performances in Houston she will teach three workshops at Dance Vision 2000, June 9 through 11, in Falmouth/Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and make another stop on her tour in Chicago, Illinois on June 18.
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