DANCE

WHAT: NAYIKAS

WHEN: Jan 27 – 29 at 8PM (Sun – Thurs)
Feb 7 –9 at 8PM (Sat – Mon)

WHERE: Baruch Performing Arts Center
Nagelberg Theatre. 25th St & Lexington. Entrance 25th St.

TICKETS: General Admission $25; Students/Seniors $18; Baruch ID Holders $15.
www.smarttix.com or call (212) 868-4444. General Info (646) 312-4085.

Description: NAYIKAS is New York’s first and only resident classical Indian Odissi dance theater company, creating innovative and cutting-edge theatrical dance pieces. Myna Mukherjee’s choreography for Nayikas gives traditional Odissi an urban and contemporary flair, privileging voices of often-neglected women protagonists in Indian mythology. Odissi is the oldest dance form in India, dating back to 2nd Century BC. The current repertoire, “Samita,” explores themes of feminine divinity, sexuality and humanity.

WHEN: 8PM (January 26 & February 2)

WHERE: Baruch Performing Arts Center
Engelman Recital Hall – 25th St & Lexington. Entrance 25th St.

TICKETS: General Admission $15; Students/seniors $10; Baruch ID Holders $8.
www.smarttix.com or call (212) 868-4444. General Info ((646) 312-4085.

Description:
MUSIC: CLASSICAL INDIAN MUSIC, a medley of vibrant and rich classical melodies from India. The program features ragas (classical Indian melodic compositions), bhajans (devotionals) and ghazals (lyrical music) performed by celebrated North Indian classical singer Marina Alam, a disciple of Pandit Jasraj.

INDIAN FUSION & JAZZ, features talented musicians who come together to reflect the South Asian Diaspora, combining Indian classical, folk, jazz and other modern musical forms. Isheeta Ganguly, Athul Prashar, Neil Dave & Ravi Sukhnandan draw on the best of both worlds, blending the melodic and rhythmic richness of Western and Indian musical traditions.

TICKETS: General Admission $15; Students/seniors $10; Baruch ID Holders $8.
www.smarttix.com or call (212) 868-4444. General Info (646) 312-4085.

WHAT: “LAFF-O-RAMA: A NIGHT OF SOUTH ASIAN STAND-UP COMEDY,” Shazia Mirza, Vidur Kapur and Vijai Nathan.

WHEN: Thursday, February 5 at 8:30PM

WHERE: Baruch Performing Arts Center, Mason Hall – 17 Lexington Ave @ 23rd St.

TICKETS: General $10. Baruch Student ID holders $7.
www.smarttix.com or call (212) 868-4444. General Info (646) 312-4085.

Description: Featuring Shazia Mirza, Vidur Kapur and Vijai Nathan, among others, it’s an evening of cutting edge comedy by groundbreaking South Asian comics who tackle issues of identity, racism and immigration through humor. Presented in association with Sholay Productions.

WHEN: February 6 – 8, 2004
February 6 at 7PM documentary on Satyajit Ray. 8PM, panel discussion on Mr. Ray. Special guest speakers TBA.
February 7: The Apu Trilogy: Pathar Panchali @ Noon; Aparajito @ 3:30PM; Lecture “Cinema of Satyajit Ray,” illustrated talk @ 6:30PM; Apur Sansar @ 8PM.
February 8: Charulatta 1PM; Abhijan @ 4:30PM; Kanchanjanga @ 8PM

WHERE: Baruch Performing Arts Center
Mason Hall, 17 Lexington (23rd & Lexington)

TICKETS: $10 www.smarttix.com or call (212) 868-4444. General Info (646) 312-4085.

There is no charge for the panel discussion or lecture talk

Description:
“THE FILMS OF SATYAJIT RAY,” celebrates the work of one of the twentieth century’s greatest filmmakers. Some film historians call Ray the greatest filmmaker in the second half of the twentieth century. Satyajit Ray, the director of some 37 films was honored with a special lifetime achievement Academy Award in March 1992, just a few weeks before he passed away. The series will showcase newly restored films.

The Apu Trilogy:
Pather Panchali (1955):115 min, B&W. Ray received the Best Human Document Award At the Cannes Film Festival in 1956 for this hauntingly beautiful film about the joys & sorrows in the life of a little boy named Apu in a tiny village in Bengal in the 1920s.

Aparajito (1956): 113 minutes, Black and White: This film dramatizes the death of Apu's father and mother and Apu's own growth into manhood and independence.

Apur Sansar (1959): 106 minutes, Black and White: The World of Apu has often been called the most tender love story ever produced. The film describes Apu's marriage, the loss of his beloved wife, his descent into deep depression and his eventual regeneration through the love of his son.

Other Films:
Charulata (1964): 117 minutes, Black and White: A poignant and haunting love story, the film chronicles the life of a singular woman and the relationship she develops with her husband's cousin.

Abhijan (1962): 150 minutes, Black and White: Abhijan was one of the most popular films Ray has produced: a "conscious" effort to communicate with a wider audience. The theme of the film is the attempt to "buy" over an honest but impoverished young man by a financially successful middle-aged businessman.

Kanchanjungha (1962): 102 minutes, Color: The only film in color included in this collection, Kanchanjugha is a searing portrayal of a wealthy family of Calcutta's industrial bourgeoisie.

Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) supports all the artistic disciplines in classical, fusion, folk and innovative forms influenced by the arts of India. IAAC works cooperatively with colleagues around the United States to broaden its collective audiences and to create a network for shared information, resources and funding. The focus is to help artists and art organizations in North America as well as to facilitate artists from India to exhibit, perform and produce their work here.

For additional information, please visit the following websites:
Baruch Performing Arts Center http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac
Indo-American Arts Center http://