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Erasing Borders 2009: Festival of Indian Dance
Jonathan Hollander (Moderator, Lec-Dem: Mathematics & Rhythm) |
| Artistic Director, Battery Dance Company |
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Jonathan Hollander founded Battery Dance Company in 1976 and established the Downtown
Dance Festival in 1982. He choreographed over 60 works that the Company presented
throughout the U.S., Europe, South Asia and the Caribbean. He traveled to India as a Fulbright
Lecturer in 1992, and has collaborated with leading dancers and musicians of India and Sri
Lanka. Hollander is a leader in the Downtown Manhattan community, and founded Downtown
Dance Partners, a coalition of dance companies located south of Canal Street. He co-founded the
Indo-American Arts Council, a national service organization, on whose Board he serves.
For well over a decade, Hollander has built and maintained a busy cultural bridge
between India and the U.S. He has introduced American audiences to some of the best
exponents of Indian classical dance and has helped to create a fertile ground for
contemporary experimentation and collaboration by creative artists in India and the U.S.
Jonathan choreographed a work called "Layapriya" that interpreted Indian rhythmic
compositions through modern dance. He will explore the concept of Indian rhythms and
mathematics with the panel of percussionists and dancer. www.batterydanceco.com |
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