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2002 Events: Sangam Dance Concert
An Asian-Pacific Dance Concert
featuring folk dances from India, China, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Thailand, Turkey, Afghanistan and Hawaii.
Performed by
The Asian-Pacific Dance Group
Sat 6 Apr 2002, 6:30pm
Music Hall
925 Bascom Mall, Madison
Tickets: $5 (students), $10 (general), $15 (family)
Contact: Ashutosh Dhodapkar, dhodapka@cae.wisc.edu, 294-1109
Murali Palangat, palangat@facstaff.wisc.edu
Priyanka Dubey, dubey_priyanka@yahoo.com
Also available at Bombay Bazzar and Maharaja Restaurant in Madison
All proceeds from the concert will go to projects supported by Asha-Madison.
Sponsors: Maharaja restaurant
Special Thanks: WORT 89.9 FM (Madison)
About the performance:
(Tentative list of dances to be performed)
- Puspita (Java, Indonesia)
- Ku'u Lei Hoku (Hawaii)
- Thai dance
- Spring Rain (China)
- Darvoz (Afghanistan)
- Mariamma (Tamil Nadu, India)
- Rouf (Kashmir, India)
- Kalbaria (Rajasthan, India)
- Oppana (Kerala, India)
- Tari Endang (Malaysia & Sumatra, Indonesia)
- Lacin & Uzundere (Turkey)
- Gidda (Punjab, India)
About the performers:
The Asian-Pacific Dance Study Group was formed to provide a forum for
sharing of dance traditions, and to provide performance opportunities for
the many trained and talented Asian dancers who have a transient presence
on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The group has presented
three formal concerts:
- Bamboo & Brocade, March 2001, dances from India, Thailand,
Hawaii, Turkey, China, Armenia, Tajikistan and Eastern Turkestan.
- A Concert of Asian & Polynesian Dance, September 2001,
classical and folk dances from India, Thailand and Samoa.
- Ramayana Dance Festival, October 2001, attended by close
to 800 people, a dance drama from Bali, Thailand and India
featuring Balinese classical dance, Thai classical dance,
Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam and Kathak
The group has also performed by invitation at numerous gatherings
including: Celebrate Madison, May 2001; International Students Graduation
Reception, and the American Family Insurance Asian Heritage Month.
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