Conference of the Birds
San Jose, Sept 2016
Produced and Presented by: EnActe Arts and Sangam Arts
Written By:
Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook
Inspired by the Persian epic by: Farid ud-Din Attar
Director: Vinita Sud Belani
Head of Production: Usha Srinivasan
Dance and Music Director: Antara Bhardwaj
Music Composer: Randy Armstrong
Assistant Director: Pratiksha Shah
Assistant Dance Director: Katy Alaniz Rous
Movement Coach: Patty Gallagher
Stage Managers: Sushma Roy, Sanjana Anand
Projection Designers: David Murakami, Subashinee Krishnamurthy
Light Technician: Ira Jones
Sound Designers: Stephen Davies, Robert Riddle
Costume Designer: Sara Alix
Prop Master: Divya Mediratta
Makeup Artists: Jeshka Yurash, Jeremy Corales
Assistant Makeup: Victoria Weber
Assistant Costume: Lori Ann Grass, Alejandra Leon
Video and Photo: Prabhakar Subranhmanyam, Swagato Basumallik, Sabereh Kashi
Ticketing and Operations: Sanjay Sharma, YuMee Jang, Neha Ranavat, Kalpana Handu Guha
Marketing: Priya Das, Ashvee Kanwar, Vinay Srinivassan (Graphics), TiECEO Forum
Thirty artists representing ten dance traditions spanning four continents feature in a vibrant, multi-sensory interpretation of the timeless Sufi quest narrative – The Conference of the Birds.
Cast:
Elizabeth Finkler, Alejandra Leon, Preeti Mann, Andrew Dobbins, Neoli Das, Meghna Singhal, William Gunn, Jonathan Roth, Dilip Ratnam, Joe Rios, Emielyn Das, Sukanya Chakrabarti, Aziza Noor Shaikh, Ayush Mathur, Ranjita Chakravarty, Ravi Chopra
Dancers – Hālau Nāpuaokamokihanaoha (Hula):
Kumu Hulu Luana Nāpuaokamokihanaoha, Sandra Kalā’opioloaikapu’uwai Shimizu, Julie Kapuahiokahōkūlei Rankin, Rika Ke’alaonaonaomōhalapua Takano, Pam Hekamali’iokana’aupa’apono Watanabe, Glady Kamakuahinehau’olimekapumehana Lee
Dancers – Antara Asthaayi Dance (Kathak):
Anya Khatri, Riya Bhatia, Riya Chopra, Riya Mittal, Sakshi Prabhu
Dancers – Guru Shraddha (Odissi):
Niharika Mohanty (Choreographer), Maya Mohanty, Akhil Joondeph
Dancers – Hala Dance Company (belly dance):
Hala Fauzi (Choreographer), Elaine Pineres, Sara Misiego, Vy H Dang
Dancers – Los Lupeños de San Jose (Folklórico):
Sam Cortez (Choreographer), Lillian Ibeth Ruiz, Rachel Jane Ehuan
Dancers – Navia Dance Academy, Surabhi Bhardwaj (Bharatnatyam):
Navia Natarajan (Choreographer), Meera Suresh, Surabhi Bhardwaj, Urmila Vudali
Dancers – Hai Yan Chinese Dance Company (Chinese Folk Dance):
Hai Yan Jackson (Choreographer), Theresa Chao, Sandy Wong, Amelia Fambrini, Kris Foo
Dancers – World Dance Fusion (Afro-Caribbean):
Katy Barnhill (Choreographer), Ashley Gan, Hannah Sandhu, Ksenia Egorova
Dancers – San Jose Dance Company (Ballet and Contemporary Dance):
Maria Basile (Choreographer), Aeryn Ovanezian, Andrea Moody
Dancers – Sahar Degan Dance Company (Persian Dance):
Sahar Degan
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