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Utsav - South Asian Performing Ats Festival

Various Seattle Locations
Seattle, WA

Utsav 2006 (12th -15th Oct), Seattle's annual festival of South Asian Performing Arts, in association with Seattle Center's Festal Series features performances of music, dance, theater and arts by accomplished local artists as well as command performances by some of the leading artists of India. The fest opens with a fund-raiser "dinner & movie" screening of the rare documentary on Zakir Hussain, "Speaking Hands." This will take place at Central Cinema, and be accompanied by a fully catered dinner from Tandoori Kitchen. Friday, October 13th evening features musical performances by master percussionist on the Mridangam, Trichy Sankaran followed by up-coming Sitarist, Gaurav Mazumdar, leading disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Saturday and Sunday, October 14th and 15th morning and afternoons will offer various music, theater and dance performances by local artists and groups inside the Seattle Center House such as Pratidhwani dance & theater group, dance group Leela Kathak, vocalist Srivani Jade, sarodist Mallar Battacharya to name a few. Saturday, October 14th evening will take place at the Ethnic Cultural Theater and feature classical dance of Nepal, Charya nritya by Dance Mandal followed by Baratanatyam from South India by Monica Cooley. Sunday, October 15th, the festival will conclude with a sitar performance by legendary surbaharist/sitarist Ustad Imrat Khan at Kane Hall. More information about artists and about Utsav can be found at www.utsav-seattle.org

Locations:
Oct. 12th evening..........Central Cinema: 1411 21 Avenue Seattle 98122
Oct. 13th evening..........Seattle Center - McCaw Hall: 305 Harrison Street
Oct. 14th, daytime.........Seattle Center - Center House
Oct. 14th, evening.........Ethnic Cultural Theater: 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle 98105
Oct. 15th, daytime.........Seattle Center - Center House
Oct. 15th, evening.........Kane Hall - University of Washington

Note: Please note that many events take place in locations OTHER than the Seattle Center.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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