2008
Super Show Performing Artists
2008 Guest - Ragamala
Dance and Music Theater |
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Founded
in 1992 by Artistic Director/Choreographer Ranee Ramaswamy, Ragamala
Music and Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving the South Indian
classical dance form of Bharatanatyam while using it as a springboard
for innovative choreography. Ragamala's vibrant classical work
and pioneering cross-cultural collaborations demonstrate to diverse
audiences the versatility, depth, and contemporary vitality of
Bharatanatyam.
Ragamala's choreography draws from the exquisite Pandanallur style
of Bharatanatyam. Their work emphasizes the importance of
preserving the classical form while bringing it in to conversation
with contemporary themes and diverse influences from around the
world.
Ragamala Website |
Wadaiko Artist Art Lee and Wadaiko Ensemble TOKARA |
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Wadaiko
Ensemble TOKARA was founded on March 7th, 2004 in Nagano Prefecture,
Japan by Art Lee, who brought together various taiko and percussion
group members to begin the challenge of intensified training of
the mind and body in the strict discipline of the taiko. Since
then TOKARA has become a strong force in the world of taiko, both
in and out of Japan.
In addition to the intensive
process of continually reinventing new pieces and playing styles
in an attempt to further develop the group’s originality,
the members of TOKARA also continue to research and study traditional
wadaiko pieces, and to incorporate arrangements of these pieces
into their performances.
Wadaiko Ensemble TOKARA
is led by Art Lee, who is renowned for becoming the first person
ever to obtain permission from the Japanese Government in order
to acquire an Artist Visa to live and work in Japan as a Professional
Wadaiko Artist.
Tokara Website |
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