Globe-trotting percussion ensemble Talavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy) bring the Indian hand-drums tabla to the center stage in new avatar, distilling its age-old spirit and practice into a high-energy, highly accessible evening that reveals the instrument’s true joys.
Composed by Indian music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil, the quartet moves between rousing peaks and smooth meditative passages, expressing the various emotions of tabla. Played with the passion and power of a rock drum solo along with the sophistication and subtlety of a classical performance, Talavya is contemporary in feel, while full of the richness of classical tabla. It’s not uncommon to catch audience members—from teenage hipsters to cosmopolitan professionals—bopping along to the pulse, or in tears or in awe after a perfo ... Go to event
Mariam Adam, clarinet & Evelyn Ulex, piano
Since 2005 the TransAltantic Ensemble has been making music together as a duo on either side of the Atlantic. Hailing from Berlin and New York, the ensemble has aimed to bring together the elements that make classical music the evolution of sound that it is today. Their performances have gained the audiences of contemporary, crossover, classical and even jazz tastes.
They have performed in Carnegie Hall with Paquito D’Rivera, Symphony Space, Chamber Music Lincoln Center, also in Hamburg, Leipzig, Costa Rica with several repeat performances throughout Berlin.
The concert is one hour long; there is no charge for admission
When: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: WMP Concert Hall
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Experimental and spiritual, classical, complex and powerful—these are just a few of the words that describe the unique work of choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro. Since 2002, Shapiro has toured the world with her Khmer Arts Ensemble, dramatically expanding the repertory of Cambodian dance. In The Lives of Giants—featuring a company of 36 dancers, instrumentalists, and singers—a blind and vengeful giant wreaks havoc in the heavens. When tricked into using his ill-gotten weapon of destruction on himself, layers of elaborate deception are stripped away and his treachery is laid bare. “A gorgeous spectacle of contradictory sensations” (New York Times).
When: October 2, 2011
Time: 3 p.m.
Where: Zellerbach Hall, UCB, Berkeley, CA
Price: Tickets start at $20
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The Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association (KTPAA) proudly presents its 17th Annual Concert entitled “Secular Buddhist Ritual and Beyond: Dance, Drumming and Chamber Music of Korea”. The concert will introduce the Korean Buddhist Monk Dance, seumgmu, performed by two of the most distinguished Korean dance masters, Sue Yeon Park and Song Hee Lee, with accompaniment by a Korean chamber orchestra. This orchestra will be led by the renowned Korean music composer/arranger/pianist, Soungwhan Yang, and will demonstrate an array of mystical sounds connecting the old and the new.
When: October 22, 2011
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, NY
Ticket: $30; Students, Seniors $20
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Indian Students at Rice (ISAR) invites you to our gala event Deepotsav 2011 to be held on October 30, 2011! The event will be packed with music and dance performances, showcasing classical, folk and bollywood style. For those waiting to shake a leg, we will have a dance floor with DJ. Dinner filled with Indian delicacies will be served after the show!
Contact isar@rice.edu, or call Arunima at 832-389-9613 for more information!
When: Sunday, OCT 30 2011
Time: 5:00PM
Where: Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston , TX 77005
Ticket: $12, $12.50, $15
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The Strauss Symphony of America; Alexander Steinitz, conductor (Vienna); Rebecca Nelsen, soprano (Vienna); Thomas Sigwald, tenor (Vienna); Dancers from Vienna Imperial Ballet;
Welcome the New Year with “Salute to Vienna”, patterned after Vienna’s world famous “Neujahrskonzert”, returning to Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on January 1st for a glorious 13th season. This simultaneously produced series has inspired diehard romantics all over North America-this year in 20 cities. Always a festive sold-out event, it is performed live by a brilliant cast of over 75 musicians, stellar European singers and dancers in beautiful costumes. A wonderful way to celebrate the joy and hope the New Year brings! Favorite Strauss waltzes, polkas and famous Operetta pieces– a light hearted New Year’s trad ... 
Fusing Latin dance with classic and contemporary techniques, Ballet Hispanico creates a new style of concert dance in which theatricality and passion propel every move. Founded in 1970 by Tina Ramirez, the New York-based company is now under the direction of Eduardo Vilaro, who continues the tradition of supporting new and old masters of contemporary dance and exploring the diverse voice of Latin culture. “It seemed like one was witnessing a new dance form — ballet moves turned into traditional Latin dance… Ballet Hispanico moved with a crisp attack and flowed beautifully all night long.” - LaCrosse Tribune
When: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Miller Center for the Arts,
4 North Second Street, Reading, PA 19601
Tickets: $27 Advance, $32 Door, $20 Student ... 
The Chitresh Das Dance Company performs Kathak dance, one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, which originated from Uttar Pradesh,India. Learn simple dance moves and participate in the 11:00 am performance—great for families with children ages 3-10.
When: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon & 2:00 pm
Where: Asian Art Museum,
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Part of the Target First Free Sunday Program
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Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, the Jewish Music Festival presents music that celebrates the Jewish experience and explores what it means to be Jewish in a multicultural world. The music varies from hip hop and rock to Western and Middle Eastern classical traditions. Performances include Hadag Nahash, the Bustan Quartet, Emmanuel Witzthum and more. The festival is held at various Bay Area locations at various times, providing numerous opportunities to attend one of the events.
When: March 1 – 25, 2012
Where: Berkeley – San Francisco
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REVIVING 5,000 YEARS OF CIVILIZATION
Shen Yun. For Chinese, the words evoke a sense of wonder, magic, and the divine. To audiences who have seen it, they recall the experience of a lifetime—a moment so powerfully beautiful it touches the soul. Discover the glory of a fantastically rich culture, that of classical China, brought to life through brilliantly choreographed dance and mesmerizing, all-original orchestral compositions. Magnificently costumed dancers—the world’s elite—move in poetic arrangements that evoke pastoral beauty, imperial drama, and the glory of an ancient civilization. This season, discover what art was meant to be. Discover Shen Yun.
When: March 21-April 1, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: The Kennedy Center
Opera House, Washington,DC
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