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Dakshina Celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Upcoming
Events:
Saturday May 10 at 8 pm and Sunday May 11 at 7 pm: Dakshina will perform at Dance Place for the third season in a row. Highlights include Bell Song (Nominated for the Dance Metro DC Awards in 2008), and company premieres of Anna Sokolow's September Sonnet and As I Remember (a suite of 3 solos: Lament For The Death Of A Bullfighter, Ballad In A Popular Style and Kaddish). Join Dakshina for a pre-performance reception and peruse archival materials on Anna Sokolow. 3225 8th Street NE. Catholic University/Brookland Metro Station. Buy tickets here. Chosen as the one of the best picks by Washington City Paper, read full preview here. Read more details.
Saturday May 17 at 8 pm: Dakshina is one of the featured companies for the Asian Dance Festival at Atlas Theater. 1333 H Street, NE. Buy tickets here. Read more details. |
In the News
Dakshina wins award for innovation in Dance
Dance Metro DC awards Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company The Founders' Award for Innovation in Dance. This award recognizes an individual or organization for breaking new ground, exploring new processes or approaches, or using existing knowledge in a new way during the Awards year. Read full article. 9-10-2007. Singh is the first South Asian to be recognized by an award from Dance Metro DC.
About Dakshina: Experience the Movement
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh & Company is an emerging dance company based
in Washington DC, that performs and presents Indian dance forms, such
as Bharata Natyam, and Modern dance, mirroring the multiple identities
of second generation South Asians. The company combines the arts with
social justice issues both by incorporating the themes into our work and
via partnerships with local community centers and schools. More...
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Photos by Stephen Baranovics, Taylor Kennedy, Robert Visser, and Todd Clark.
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