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Saturday November 4, 6 pm
'FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - DIWALI' - Dinner and Concert
Our annual diwali event in cooperation with the Irvine Multicultural Association features a Dinner and Concert evening. The artists are Ranjeet Pathak on the Santoor and Ajeet Pathak on the tabla. Yes, they are brothers. Click here for more details on the artistes.
Venue:LAKEVIEW SENIOR CENTER, 20 LAKE RD, IRVINE
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Sunday October 15
Ekaantha Seetha, a true
dance drama, with dance, music and drama as intrinsic components. The production's
dance styles and music ranges from the highly classical to folk, from
evocative ragams to martial rhythms, from foreign adversaries to village
bullies and from uplifting moments to rustic humor. In line with its protagonists,
the languages used in the production included Valmiki's Sanskrit, the
Hindi of Tulsidas and Subhadhra Chauhan and India's most recent language,
English.
Choreography by the Dhananjayans,
music by T.V. Gopalakrishnan and 16 hand picked dancers. Click
here for more details.
Venue:The Irvine Barclay Theater
For reviews and articles on
the production go to www.thehorizons.com/cca
and click on the link 'In the News-India'. |
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Friday October 13, 6 pm
'IQBAL' - A MOVIE SCREENING
Venue: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, IRVINE
CITY HALL, IRVINE
RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY MOVIE
Q&A
AFTER THE MOVIE LED BY DR SELVAN.
A heart warming story, about
a deaf and dumb boy whose passion for cricket makes you rise and cheer
as he runs towards his destiny. A unique film that gives insights into
life even as you learn about cricket, the national pastime in India.
Review
of Iqbal. |
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Saturday October 7, 8 pm
TAPESTRY OF CULTURES
WHERE: IRVINE BARCLAY
THEATER 4646 CAMPUS DR IRVINE
Presented by The City of Irvine,
UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, The Ektaa Center, Iranian Cultural
Center of Orange County, Korean Cultural Art Association and South Coast
Chinese Cultural Center in association with Irvine Barclay Theatre
Be a part of the celebration
as Irvine commemorates its 35th anniversary with a tapestry of performances
representing the rich cultural heritage that is Irvine. This will be a
joyous evening of professional artistry from around the world featuring
traditional music and dance, kung fu and more.
The performance has a 20
minute segment featuring a dance by the Arpana Dance Company and a percussion
jugalbandhi on mridangam and tabla featuring B.P. Haribabu (mridangam)
and Jyoti Prakash (tabla).
For more details go to www.thebarclay.org. |
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Saturday Sep 16
Ektaa Center will once again
have a booth at the Irvine
Global Village Festival to share the arts and cultures of India.
The festival is on Saturday Sep 16 from 10am to 6pm at the Bill Barber
Memorial Park in Irvine. Festival Coordinator for Ektaa Center is Ms. Usha
Sampath.
This years festival has increased
number of cultural exhibitors and entertainment. Don't miss this day long
event. Ektaa Center features performances on the Main Stage and the Demonstration
Stage.
Main Stage: 10am - Performances
by NDM Dance Company and Anjani's Kathak Dance of India
Demonstration Stage: 1:00 pm
- Bhangra dance performance by Punjabi Cultural Center.
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Saturday July 15 at 3.30pm
DOUBLE FEATURE TAMIL PLAYS
- YGEE MAHENDRA'S 'THANTRA MUKHI' AND 'KAATHALIKA NEYRUMUNDU'
Y.G. Mahendra or Ygeem
as he is affectionately known presented his two rib-buster Tamil plays
'Thantramukhi' and 'Kaathalika Neyrumundu' to the Southern
California area on July 15, 2006. Co presented by the newly formed Socal
Tamil Manram and the Ektaa Center, the event was a laughter-by- the-minute
evening.
With several decades of contribution
to the stage and the movies, Ygeem has fine tuned these two blockbuster
plays for the American Tour.
'Thantramukhi' - a wholesome
comedy that revolves around the travails of a young man who tries to win
the hand of his lady love against all odds, with the help of a shrewd middleaged
bachelor. - 'Poorva janmam leads to laughter waves'.
'Kathalika Neyrumundu' - After
over 100 stagings this play continues a huge success. For reviews and info
go to the website at www.ygeem2006.com
Venue: Hoover Auditorium,
3501 Country Club Drive, Lakewood, CA 90712
**EVENT PARTNER - CD MORTGAGE
CORP. - WARREN VENKATESH** |
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 Saturday
April 22nd at 6pm
'SRINGARAM - DANCE OF LOVE'
- film screening at IFFLA
Ektaa along with Indian
Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) copresented the unique film that
gives a glimpse into the evolution of Dance and Music in South India.
Devadasis have occupied a position
of privilege under the protection of the state and served as the main repositories
of traditional arts, particularly dance and music since the 10 th Century.
In 1920s Tamil Nadu, Madhura becomes the principal devadasi of her village
temple. By the prevailing system, she also becomes mistress to the local
princely landlord, the Mirasu. She accepts her symbolic but powerless position
in society until she witnesses the unreasonable demands and vagrant abuses
of power the Mirasu wields.
In her directorial debut, Sharada
Ramanathan refutes the idea of feminism as a western construct by illustrating
how women of yore may have utilized the arts as a subversive route towards
emancipation.
Venue: Arc Light Cinemas,
Los Angeles
Call (949) 752-0666
or (949) 300- 8912 or email info@ektaacenter.org
Orange County screening at
the Ektaa Center.
DATE / TIME: Sunday
April 30 at 3pm
VENUE: Ektaa Center,
2691 Richter Ave. Ste 105 Irvine CA |
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 Sunday
Feb 26th at 7:30pm
EKTAA NITE AT BROADWAY -
BOMBAY DREAMS
Bombay
Dreams combines the genius of two great masters; Andrew Lloyd Weber,
the celebrated producer of such great Broadway hits such as JC Superstar,
Cats and Phantom of the Opera and A R Rahman, the internationally
renown musical phenomenon from India. It was a representation of the coming
together (Ektaa) of artists from across continents and cultures.
A dazzling spectacle set amid
India's bustling film industry, Bombay Dreams features a lush score, glittering
costumes, lavish sets and exotic dance numbers. But the theme is universal:
the price of success, the bonds of friendship and the power of true love.
'Bombay
Dreams is a unique fusion of talent from the worlds of stage, film,
TV and contemporary music. Add to this lush production design and spectacular
choreography and the result is both breathtaking and totally unmissable.'
After its premiere in London
and subsequent run on Broadway, this unique show was presented at Orange
County at the Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa.
Venue: OC Performing
Arts Center - Segerstrom Hall - Costa Mesa |
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