Noor Cultural Centre and York University
present
Two performances by the Tehreema Mitha Dance Company:
Raks E-Ruh (Dance of the Soul)
Date: Sunday May 10, 2009
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: Adults ($15), Children (12 and under; $8)
For tickets: Email [email protected] or phone 416.444.7148 ext.222
Program
Tehreema Mitha performs the Raks E-Ruh (Dance of the Soul)
Film Screening: Aur Woh Raks Karte Rahi (And She Dances On) – Shireen Pasha’s film documents the life of Tehreema Mitha and examines the role of traditional Hindustani and modern dance in the contemporary Pakistani society.
Panel Discussion with:
Tehreema Mitha
Barbara Sellers-Young (Professor and Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University; President, Congress on Research in Dance)
Zulfikar Hirji (Professor, Department of Anthropology, York University)
Ruba Kana’an (Noor Chair in Islamic Studies, York University)
Ali Kazimi (Professor, Department of Film, York University)
Embodying the Breath
Date: Monday May 11, 2009
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: McLean Foundation Performance Studio, Accolade East, York University,
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
For tickets: Go to www.yorku.ca/perform or phone 416.736.5888
Tehreema Mitha grew up in Pakistan; dancing under the tutelage of her mother, Indu Mitha, since the age of seven, she performed her first full two-hour program of Bharatanatyam in Lahore in 1986. Since then, Tehreema has continued to give full solo performances to audiences in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Norway, China, India, Germany, England, Guatemala and the United States. She is the subject of the film And She Dances On, which premiered in 1996. This documentary was selected among others presented at the 1997 Asian Film Festival to tour Europe, Asia and North America.
Tehreema holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and English and French, and an MA in Fine Arts. She has choreographed more than sixty dances, (both solo and ensemble); to these she adds a repertoire of yet more items that have been passed down by tradition. Her professional career now spans over 22 years.
Tehreema is a recipient of the Kennedy Center’s Local Dance Commissioning project for 2009. Her new work, “Blue Jeans” will Premiere on The Millennium Stage on September 17 and 18, 2009.