Navarasa Dance Theater is pleased to announce the US premiere of Encounter at the Julie Thompson Theater at the Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 on Fri and Sat Sep 24, 25 and Oct 1, 2, 2010.   Tickets: $20 and $15 (for students, seniors and BDA members.)  All shows are at 8pm. 

Encounter explores the different kinds of encounters in contemporary human life: encounter of the human soul with the divine, encounter with memory, encounter with lover, encounter with gravity and encounter with the military.  Encounter has been conceived by Aparna Sindhoor and S. M. Raju, Choreographed by Aparna Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda, Directed by Aparna Sindhoor. “Encounter with military” is written for stage by S. M. Raju based on the short story Dopdi written by Mahasweta Devi, one of India’s most renowned writers. 

Sindhoor, Raju and Natyaveda are important artists of contemporary Indian dance. They have created innovative dance theater works with unique original movement and vocabulary.  Trained in various arts such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kalari Ppayattu, Malkhambh, Yoga, music and theater, the choreographer and writer team has created an evening long work in Encounter that will mesmerize the audience with its virtuosity and intensity of dance, live singing and theater.  Navarasa Dance Theater’s last production, A Story and A Song was hailed by critics in India and North America as “breathtaking!” and “tantalizing.”

Navarasa Dance Theater has performed widely around the world and was featured at Franco Dragone’s show in Germany.  They have performed at the Lincoln Center, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas, Lincoln Center, World Social Forum, New World Theater (Amherst, MA), Teesri Duniya Theater (Montreal, Canada) and at major Dance and Theater festivals in India.

Performed by a multi-cultural cast of Navarasa Dance Theater artists that come from India, Boston and Singapore. Performers include: Aparna Sindhoor, Anil Natyaveda, Smitha Radhakrishnan, Rajesh Raveendran, Raghu Narayanan, Vyvyane Loh and Soumya Ramanathan.  Music includes scores by Isaac Thomas, Bob Marley, Neela Bhagwat and others.

The performances will run on Friday & Saturday, September 24, 25, and Friday & Saturday, October 1, 2.  All show times are 8pm. Show running time is 90 minutes. Ticket prices are $20 for general audience and $15 (students, seniors, artists and BDA members.)

Encounter is presented in cooperation with Cambridge Arts Council, Chahara Foundation. For ticket information, please call (617) 776-7939 or visit www.navarasa.org. Dance Complex is located at 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 the street and paid parking garage available and is MBTA accessible through the Red Line (Central SQ).

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