India Jazz Suites starring Pandit Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith
Date/time:
Saturday, March 20
6:00pm-8:00pm
65-year old kathak maestro Pandit Chitresh Das and a 29-year old tap
sensation Jason Samuels Smith unite in an explosive collaboration.
The Chitresh Das Dance Company & Chhandam School (CDDC) kick off their
30th anniversary celebration with a revival of their acclaimed India Jazz
Suites. Pandit Chitresh Das, the Kathak master, matches percussive
footwork with tap dance honcho Jason Samuels Smith in what has been called
"one of the more blissful dance experiences of the decade" (San Francisco
Chronicle).
After premiering in San Francisco in 2005, India Jazz Suites received wide
critical acclaim and toured around the U.S. and India. It was chosen as
the #1 Dance Performance of 2005 by the San Francisco Chronicle and won
the Isadora Duncan Dance Award (Izzie) for Best Ensemble Performance of
the year. The combination of one of India's foremost Kathak masters and
one of the world's greatest exponents of tap crosses boundaries of age,
race, and culture as they revel in the pure joy of dance. The performance
of India Jazz Suites will be followed by a high-profile gala dinner
reception.
Watch a preview on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm0uJ5zsfWM
About Chitresh Das Dance Company:
Founded in 1980, CDDC is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of
Kathak dance and Indian culture. The company performs internationally and
most frequently throughout the US, Canada and India. Founder and Artistic
Director, Pandit Chitresh Das, recipient of the 2009 NEA National Heritage
Fellowship, has become one of the most dynamic and far-reaching artists to
emerge from modern India.
When:
Saturday March 20, 2010
6:00 PM -
8:00 PM
Pacific
Where:
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre,
3301 Lyon Street,
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-563-6504
Organizer:
Chitresh Das Dance Company
Cost:
$35-$75, Separate prices for performance and gala.
Contact:
415-333-9000
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