SAMVAD October 23, 2009

SAMPRADAYA Dance Creations, acclaimed for its innovative dance productions under the artistic direction of Lata Pada, launches a unique and unprecedented inter-cultural artistic project with the premiere of SAMVĀD on October 23 & 24 as part of Harbourfront Centre’s Next Steps series at the Enwave Theatre.

SAMVĀD, a Sanskrit word denoting dialogue, is an inter-disciplinary confluence of dance, music, storytelling and visual arts from three ‘earth’ cultures created and performed by three talented Canadian artists from South Asian, First Nations and African-Caribbean cultural backgrounds under the mentorship of three senior artists from those traditions: Lata Pada (Creative Director of SAMVĀD and Artistic Director of Sampradaya Dance Creations), Michael Greyeyes (Theatre Professor at York University, teaching movement to actors) and Charmaine Headley (Co-Artistic Director of COBA - Collective of Black Artists).

SAMVĀD explores themes of ‘identity’ and ‘voice,’ and how each performer negotiates and balances ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity.’

The performers are: Meena Murugesan, Nadine Jackson and Shelly Ann McLeod.

SAMPRADAYA DANCE CREATIONS presents the world premiere of
SAMVĀD
An inter-cultural dance work created under the mentorship of
Lata Pada, Michael Greyeyes and Charmaine Headley
part of Harbourfront Centre's NextSteps at Enwave Theatre, 231 Queen’s Quay West
Friday October 23 & Saturday October 24, 2009
Tickets: $30, $25 (Discounts for students, seniors, and NextSteps subscribers)
Box Office: 416-973-4000 or online at www.harbourfrontcentre.com
Info: sampradaya.ca
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