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Ravi Shankar’s Festival of India II

Opens the Titas Dance and Music Season in Dallas

TITAS will open the 2005-2006 Season of Dance & Music with Ravi Shankar’s Festival of India II at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium on Sunday, September 18 at 7:00 PM.

Known internationally for his sitar playing, Ravi Shankar’s musical and cultural achievements are vast. As a performer, composer, teacher and writer, he has done more for Indian music than any other musician. The Festival of India is an original Shankar performance, featuring a highly elaborate stage that promises to draw you into a vivid performance  and whisk you away on a whirlwind visit to Bombay.

Joining Ravi onstage will be his daughter Anoushka Shankar, a highly respected sitar virtuoso in her own right. Anoushka is carrying on the Shankar tradition of musicianship and she possesses the same fire and dexterity as her father. Fans of all musical genres and all ages will be fully enthralled with this opportunity to see a true musical legend performing at the highest of his talents.

The full roster of musicians is Ravi Shankar (sitar), Anoushka Shankar (sitar), Tanmoy Bose (tabla), Ravichandra Kulur (flute), Sanjeev Shankar (shenai), Swarmina Gusain (vocal), Neyveli S. Radhakrishna (violin), Nicki Able (tanpura), Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan (veena) and Pirashanna Thevarajah (percussion).

TITAS is the premier presenter of international dance and music performers in North Texas. Founded by Tom Adams in 1982 as a non-profit cultural/educational institution, TITAS has provided Dallas/Fort Worth audiences with such performers as Pilobolus, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Laurie Anderson, KODO Drummers, STOMP, and many others.

Tickets for Ravi Shankar’s Festival of India II are available at the TITAS Box Office, 3101 North Fitzhugh, Suite 301, Dallas, TX or by phoning 214-528-5576 or faxing 214-528-0126, or online at www.titas.org.

TITAS also offers a Student Ticket (K-12) that is available only at the McFarlin Auditorium Box Office on the day of the show. Group discounts are available - call the TITAS Box Office for more information.

Edited by Erika Wright

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