Journey in Eternal Night                             Thresh Newsletter
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Apr '10
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Spring in Paris
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Dear Friends 

As we enter the peak of spring, we wish to say hello and share with you, exciting news for 2010!

Upcoming performances, workshops and new collaborators bring new vibrance for this year.

 

Enjoy,


Preeti

Thresh premiers in the UK

May 13th 2010
at the

International Dance Festival Birmingham (UK)

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The Absent Lover, Thresh's award-winning production, has been invited for the prestigious International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB) organized by Dance Exchange (UK). This year SAMPAD, one of the leading South Asian Arts organizations in the UK is partnering with the IDFB to bring classical and contemporary performing arts from South Asia. Thresh is representing the contemporary dance- theatre section with The Absent Lover

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Click here to get more information on our show at the International Dance Festival Birmingham

Click here to see video excerpts of The Absent Lover


Spring in Paris

3-week residency at the Centre National de la Danse

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Studio performance on May 5th at 12pm in Studio 3
(By invitation only)

Thresh is presently working in Paris at the famous center for modern dance, Centre National de la Danse (CND) on The Absent Lover before going to Birmingham to perform at the IDFB festival.

This is Thresh's second year at CND. The Absent Lover began its creation at the CND in 2007 and premiered in India in 2008 to critical acclaim.

In 2009, The Absent Lover won 3 major awards (Choreography, Lighting and Set Design) at the prestigious META Excellence in Theatre Awards in New Delhi, India, produced by Teamwork production.

Presently working with Thresh in Paris are:
Raj Ghatak (actor) from London
Kenneth Flak (dancer) from Stockholm
Celine Pradeu (dancer) from Paris
Raju Das Baul (singer) from India
Preeti Vasudevan (dancer/choreographer) from New York

Click here to go to CND's website
Click hereto see the video of The Absent Lover
Click hereto go to 2009 META awards website


Past Showings

Dance Conversations @ The Flea
March 1st 2010

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Thresh presented a work-in progress of
Savitri: Journey in Eternal Night, new production for 2011.


Journey in Eternal Night is based on a canto from the epic poem, Savitri, written by the Indian mystic and freedom fighter Sri Aurobindo. This new work centers on a debate between a young mortal woman (Savitri) and the God of Death (Yama) who has come to take away her husband's soul. The language of theater is
an interplay between traditional and contemporary Indian dance and music drawing an analogy between Yama (representing the norm of societal rules) and Savitri (representing the challenger to blind faith). The work highlights the importance of women's
role in traditional societies where they represent fearless and progressive minds defying blind faith.

Journey in Eternal Night is a duet between a solo dancer and a vocalist each representing the body the voice of Savitri dialoguing with Death who is formless.

Initial funding for music composition was generously funded by American Music Center's Live Music for Dance.

Click here to go to Dance Conversation's @ The Flea's website
Click here to see the video of Journey in Eternal Night


Education & Outreach

Stories through dance and music
March 26th 2010

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Thresh was invited by Bank Street College of Education to give a children's performance for the lower school on March 26th. Supported by the Alex Cohen fund to inspire and instill creativity in children through the arts, Thresh performed stories with live music (with the talented Rachel Golub on the violin) introducing Indian classical dance and music, encouraging live participation from the audience.

Lesson plans were created from Thresh's educational project, Dancing for the Gods to help teachers prepare for the performance encouraging creative arts learning in classrooms.


Click here to go to Bank Street's website
Click here to go to Dancing for the Gods website


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Warmest wishes

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Preeti Vasudevan

Artistic Director, Thresh