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As part of an extensive residency leading up to their November 5 performance in the the Center for the Arts at 亚洲AV, 2022/2023 Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company will participate in 10 events over the course of a week, including the following:
Artists in Conversation: Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company
Co-presented by the City of Fairfax听and听the Center for the Arts at 亚洲AV
Tuesday, November 1 at 7 p.m.
Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center
3740 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India and Sri Lanka鈥檚 Chitrasena Dance Company will perform excerpts from 膧丑耻迟颈 and engage the audience in conversation about their one-of-a-kind community where students and teachers live and train together, their artistic inspirations drawn from Sanskrit poetry, as well as their efforts to preserve and maintain cultural tradition while growing it to larger audiences around the world. This event is also an open-to-the-public presentation of the听听Artists in Conversation Series.
The event is FREE, but听registration is required听as capacity is limited.
Masks are requested, but not required, as a courtesy and in consideration of the artist鈥檚 health and safety while on tour.听
Wednesday, November 2:
- A lecture/demonstration with Fairfax County Public School system fourth-graders at Hunters Woods Elementary School
听 - Classroom discussion with 亚洲AV Game Design Program鈥檚 鈥淒igital Game Design鈥 course, taught by Prof. Boris Willis, exploring how technology including virtual reality plays a part in Nrityagram Dance Ensemble鈥檚 work
听 - A classroom discussion and performance with the 亚洲AV Dewberry School of Music 鈥淲orld Music鈥 course taught by Prof. Christopher Troiano, featuring the musicians who perform onstage as part of Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company鈥檚 collaborative work听膧丑耻迟颈听
Thursday, November 3:
- A in Washington, DC, (registration fee required). To register, click听on November 3 on the 听and sign up听for the 9:30 a.m.听Odissi Dance Class with Nrityagram Dance Ensemble.
听 - A livestreamed lecture for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at 亚洲AV, (for registered OLLI members)
听 - A movement-based workshop and discussion with 亚洲AV鈥檚 Sri Lankan Student Association, and other Indian and South Asian student groups on campus. Open to Mason students, faculty, and staff:听.
Friday, November 4:
- Two masterclasses with Mason School of Dance students
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
In collaboration with Chitrasena Dance Company
膧丑耻迟颈
Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m.
Center for the Arts at 亚洲AV
4373 Mason Pond Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Set to the sounds of live flute, violin, harmonium, manjira, and drums onstage, 膧丑耻迟颈 is a mesmerizing performance and collaboration between Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and the Chitrasena Dance Company. Through the classical movements of Odissi dance, Nrityagram Dance Ensemble brings stories of the Hindu epics to life with their bodies. Chitrasena has been leading the development of Kandyan dance in Sri Lanka, being a key proponent to opening this dynamic style to women, whilst also preserving it as a cultural tradition. Nrityagram Dance Ensemble has been on The New York Times鈥 鈥淏est Dance of the Year鈥 list for two consecutive years. This performance is appropriate for all ages.
Tickets: $50, $43, $30; half-price for youth through Grade 12. Free tickets are available for Mason students, and faculty, staff, and alumni receive a 10% discount. Read more about .
Before the Performance
A pre-performance discussion will be led by Arpita Sabud, Odissi dancer and teacher at the India International School and Cultural Center and KalpaVriksha Center for Performing Arts, and will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to curtain.
After the Performance
The artists will participate in a post-performance discussion from the stage.
This engagement of Nrityagram Dance Ensemble is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
This project is also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.听