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10th season
membership for Portland RASIKA is open now. |
Join our mailing lists to be informed of our events !! |
Become a donor or a member and support RASIKA to bring these wonderful artists to Portland.
"As a recent spellbinding concert by the amazing Karnatic singer T. M. Krishna, violinist R.K. Shriram Kumar and drummer Arun Prakash demonstrated, Portland’s Rasika remains one of the city’s most vital world music institutions." --BRETT CAMPBELL. Willamette Week, May 2008.
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RASIKA 10th
SEASON CELEBRATION!! Grand celebration of 10th season -- featuring series of exceptional concerts. FREE for members. |
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JULY AUG 2009 |
GLIMPSE OF INDIA Lecture Demonstrations on Indian Music and Dance by renowned artists (details below) |
The Cultural Coalition of Washington County, Jayanthi Raman's Natya
Dance School, Rasika, The Beaverton Library Foundation, Beaverton Arts
Commission and the Beaverton
City Library present Glimpse of India at
the Beaverton City Library Auditorium. Hosted by Portland dancer and teacher, Jayanthi Raman. Come enjoy and experience the arts of India through these collaborative cultural presentations. |
Beaverton City Library Auditorium FREE ADMISSION |
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JULY 2009
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Artist's Website: Click here |
GLIMPSE OF INDIA Classical Music Lec Dem by Get a Glimpse of India at the Beaverton City Library! Breathing magical melodies on the Indian bamboo flute, maestro V.K Raman is one of the leading flautists today. Raman with his unique style has captivated audiences globally. As a virtuoso music composer, he has created many CDs. His most recent CD - 'Music for deep meditation' reached # 1 spot on the apple I tunes world music charts & remained in the top 50 albums for more than 6 months. |
7 pm Sat 25th July 2009 Beaverton City Library Auditorium
12375 SW 5th Ave FREE ADMISSION |
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AUGUST 2009
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Artist's Website: Click here |
GLIMPSE OF INDIA Classical Dance Lec Dem by Get a Glimpse of India at the Beaverton City Library! Portland's renowned artist - Jayanthi Raman is a dedicated and dynamic teacher and performer, as well as a renowned choreographer. She is the recipient of many honors and awards over the years. She has been acclaimed as a 'scholar', 'world class dancer' and as the 'gold standard of Indian dance in the Northwest' by the critics and her peers. |
7 pm Sat 1st August 2009 Beaverton City Library Auditorium
12375 SW 5th Ave FREE ADMISSION |
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Dear Rasikas: We start Summer concerts/educational events during July/August 2009. RASIKA holds 6-7 concerts and additional lecture demonstrations in a year for Portland audience. In the past season (2008-09) we presented 10 events comprising of 7 concerts and 3 lecture demonstrations. For the 2009-2010 season, we plan to bring series of high caliber exceptional artists, featuring Lalgudi Violin duo, Kadri Gopalnath-Kanyakumari, Mandolin U Shrinivas, and more. Please stay tuned for fall concerts announcement shortly. Support RASIKA by becoming a season member or better a donor and help RASIKA launch a wonderful season again after completing our 10 successful years. We also welcome volunteers and board members for our upcoming years. RASIKA Board. 10 YEARS OF RASIKA !! |
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SUPPORT RASIKA and sign up as a
Member/Donor
today.. Fall 2009 Series to be announced shortly ! |
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Rasika thanks the following organizations for their Grant and Support in the past years:
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Natya
Dance School,
Portland, ORClassical Dance of India Bharatha Natyam- Dance Classes/Performances Artistic Director - Jayanthi Raman: 503-690-5906 http://natyapdx.com |
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