For Immediate ReleaseExperience the intangible connection between life and art!
An evening with a unique blend of dance, music and poetry that brings together ideas both sacred and secular.
When : Thursday, February 7, 2013
Time : 7:30 - 9:00 pm
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This concert explores the theme of LOVE from the carnal to the spiritual through the language of dance, music and poetry. The repertory includes rare compositions that once graced South Indian courts and temple-precincts. It offers a unique glimpse into religious iconography, erotic poetry, sacred Hindu text and courtesan-repertory. In this season of love, savor the rich cultural heritage of South Asia in the present through movement & music.
The team includes Murali Balachandran from NYC on mridangam or South-Indian percussion and Soumya Ramanathan from Massachusetts on nattuvangam or spoken rhythm.
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About Mesma Belsare {Bharatanatyam Dancer}
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"sinuous elegance" - The Boston Globe
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" as mesmerizing as staring into the heart of a fire". - The Dance Current Magazinespacece Mesma is a Bharatanatyam (Indian classical) dancer based in Boston, MA. Her professional dancing career spans more than two decades and includes performances as a solo dancer at international venues including the Lincoln Center (NYC), Asia Society (NYC), Alvin Ailey Theater (NYC), Siri Fort and Triveni (New Delhi) and the Harbourfront Centre (Toronto). She was twice nominated for the Brother Thomas Fellowship by The Boston Foundation and once for the Dora Mavor Moore Award by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Mesma is a recipient of the Government of India scholarship for advanced training in classical Bharatanatyam and Indian classical music and is continuing her study of Bharatanatyam under Dr. Maya Chadda in New York City.
Mesma is the artistic director of the not-for-profit initiative RASA: Re-Presenting Arts of South Asia.
About Deepti Navaratna {Carnatic Vocalist}
"....particularly lovely and bewitching music" - The Boston Globe
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"Deepti Navaratna's rendition of Sanskrit shloka and thanam in Carnatic style was particularly beautiful'" - India New England
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"The voices of Zorana (soprano) and Deepti (Carnatic voice) blended beautifully and it made for a wonderful musical experience'" - Lokvani
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Initiated into Carnatic Classical music by guru Smt. Shanta Subba Rao, Deepti continues to receive advanced musical instruction from Smt. Rohini Manjunath, Bangalore. An A-grade artiste of All India Radio since 2000, she topped the All India Radio's National Music competition twice in the categories of Carnatic and light classical music. She was featured as an Youth Ambassador for the Arts at the prestigious National Youth Festival hosted by the Government of India in 1999 and 2001. Blessed with a deeply expressive voice, her vocal artistry packs classical wisdom, emotive appeal and virtuosity with distinctive grace. Some of her notable performances were featured at Asia Society (New York City), Harvard Arts Museum (Cambridge, MA), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), Yale School of music (New Haven, CT), Tsai Performance Center (Boston, MA), Sensational India Festival at Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA), Thyagaraja Festival (Salt Lake City), among others. More information. space
Supported in part by:
The Cambridge Arts Council & The Massachusetts Cultural Arts Council
With a total of $50,000 to grant this year from the City of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, Cambridge Arts Council (CAC) awarded 38 grants through a competitive process. Funding goes towards a wide variety of creative and innovative projects that are of outstanding artistic quality and demonstrate community benefit. 
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