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Reviews

Allan Ulrich of San Francisco Chronicle:
“More than 60 artists from near and far, contributed invaluable information about the incredibly rich and varied dance culture of India. Of course, it added up to a lifetime worth of study, but just sampling Friday’s fare added up to the kind of education you won’t find in books.”
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Ratikant Mohapatra of Narthaki.com
“Very often, the solid work that goes into organising first rate festivals is not noticed by critics and reviewers. I am glad that this was brought home to me in the form of a rewarding experience that people can emulate with assured benefits. It goes to the credit of Pt. Chitresh Das that he has so eloquently and effortlessly shown the way.”
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Jeremy Ganter, Associate Executive Director, Mondavi Center at UC Davis
“In all the time I’ve studied and worked in the arts I have never seen anything quite like this. Not with great conductors, musicians, choreographers, or visual artists, revered and reverent as they all can be in their own way. For so many of the [Traditions Engaged] festival artists, their choice to express themselves through the arts seemed not only about performance or creativity, but also about a deeply rooted and comprehensive way of life that permeates all things…It was palpable, and in the best moments of the festival, immensely joyous.”
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Ashfaque Swapan of India West:
“This epitomizes the spirit of the Chhandam School of Dance and its extraordinary founder Chitresh Das: An absolute commitment to the purity of the art form, yet a heart broad enough to embrace and celebrate the entire tradition of Indian dance.“
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Los Angeles Times
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Rita Felciano of danceviewtimes
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Sunita Sobrabji of India West
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Previews

Allan Ulrich of San Francisco Chronicle:
“San Francisco has probably never before had the opportunity to explore this ancient, wondrous and evolving movement culture in such depth and in so concentrated a time span.”
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Rita Felciano of San Francisco Bay Guardian on Traditions Engaged:
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Selected by Dance Critics for Fall Season “must sees”

Fall Season Dance Picks - Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle

Fall Arts 2010 Dance Picks - Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News

FALL ARTS: Dance critic Rita Felciano’s seasonal picks - San Francisco Bay Guardian