Date: Monday, October 19,2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Place: Henry Madden Library
Studio 2, Room 2127
(2nd floor, North Wing)
Free to all. Seating is limited! Call 278-5770.Madden Library
Enjoy 2 live opera performances, with a fusion of musical instruments (including the harmonium), singing, and dancing.
Dr. Devendra Sharma is a folk artist of the renowned tradition of Nautanki, a style of operatic performance of northern India considered the single most popular form of entertainment before the advent of Bollywood.
Nautanki vibrates with lively dancing, pulsating drumbeats, and full-throated singing. Dr. Sharma will discuss the historical and performative dimensions of the Nautanki tradition and his use of Nautanki performances to communicate contemporary messages.
Sponsored by the Madden Library Multicultural Committee
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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