Wednesday,
May 7, 2003 - 7:00 PM
SALAAM Theatre
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Directed
by Geeta Citygirl
Partha Banerjee, Ria Banerjee, Geeta Citygirl, Aparna Das, Julio-Alexi Genao, Puja Lalmalani, Rene Lobo, Meenu Mangal, Sridhar Maruvada, Partha Mitra, Suneel Mubayi, Rajeet Pannu, Manav Sachdeva and Shetal Shah.Traditional reception with wine, soda, and Indian food to follow performances. SALAAM
Theatre
Admission:
$15
in Advance, $20 at the Door
SALAAM's 2003 Spring Benefit Bash will feature theatre, music, song, dance, hip-hop, spoken word and creative interpretations of Rabindranath Tagore. We will also have an exclusive raffle drawing with prizes donated from some highly NOTABLE celebrities, artists, performers and organizations. Plus, we'll auction off the paintings that are created DURING the event -- you'll see the artist create a visual work of art and then will have the opportunity to take it home!!! Production
& Stage Manager: Sharon Bonaparte Diop
We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE using online ordering as the fastest and easiest service. There is limited seating and reservations are required if you don't buy tickets online. For
more information -
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Tagore was keenly aware of India's socio-political condition under British rule. Coming out strongly against orthodox ritualism he wrote, "Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads! Whom dost than worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut? Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee!" (Verse 11, Gitanjali) Tragically, between 1902 and 1907, Tagore lost his wife, son and daughter. However, out of his pain emerged some of his most tender works including Gitanjali, published in 1910. This collection of verses, translated into English by the poet himself, won Tagore the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature (first Asian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize). Two years later, Tagore was knighted by the British Empire but renounced it in 1919 in protest following the horror of the Jalianwalla Bagh Massacre by the British near Amritsar in Punjab. Tagore remained a true patriot, supporting the national movement and writing the lyrics of the "Jana Gana Mana," which is India's national anthem. The importance of Tagore as a figure in literary history can be seen in the fact that he wrote the lyrics for the national anthems of not one, but two countries (India and Bangladesh). Although
Tagore is mainly known as a poet, his multifaceted talent was showered
upon different branches of art, such as novels, short stories, dramas,
articles, essays, painting, etc. Moreover, his songs, popularly known
as Rabindrasangeet, have an eternal appeal and are permanently placed in
the heart of the Bengalis. He was a social reformer, patriot, and
above all a great humanitarian and philosopher.
SALAAM Theatre is pleased to present this 2003 Spring Benefit Bash by seeking respite in Tagore's art. "Faith
is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark."
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