NCOLCTL 2005

• Announcement

• KeyNote Speech - Congressman Rush Holt

• Online Registration

• Registration Form

• Key Deadlines

• Pre-conference Workshop

• Conference Reception

• Program Schedule

• Advertisement & Exhibits

• Hotel Information

• Sponsors

CONFERENCE RECEPTION

NCOLCTL CONFERENCE RECEPTION
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2004
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

ONE UNIVERSE, MANY FACES
Kripa Baskaran and her Natyarpana Dance

Kripa Baskaran and her Natyarpana Dance Company present "One Universe, Many faces"- an innovative dance ballet uniting and honoring several cultures of the world. The production will be premiered at the NCOLCTL conference reception as a central  presentation honoring and uniting several world cultures which includes African, Hmong, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Indian, and Arabic where the dancers unite with a fusion as a grand finale. The ballet is exclusively choreographed by Kripa Baskaran for the NCOLCTL reception to show the diversity in our world cultures. The ballet is choreographed to portray the richness of each and every culture, tradition, formalities, rhythm, expressions and group synchronization. 

Duration - One hour and thirty minutes

About Kripa Baskaran:

Kripa Baskaran is the director of Natyarpana Indian Dance Company based in Madison, WI, who specializes in Bharatnatyam, one of the celebrated art forms of Southern India that combines artistic expression with a sense of spirituality. Kripa is an avid dancer, an accomplished choreographer and a skilled teacher who has been applauded for her exquisite choreography, eloquent gestures and innovative presentations. She has collaborated with some reputed artists practicing other art forms and has presented multi media dance ballets and dance workshops. Kripa's dance company Natyarpana strives hard to reach the Indian, American and other cultures through their performances, lecture demonstrations, workshops, seminars and dance classes with a primary focus of enhancing the education of adults, youths and children in our community so that they could experience peace and joy through classical arts.

Contact ncolctl@mailplus.wisc.edu for more details..