[NEohioPAL]FILM (about Maha Kumbh Mela) & MUSIC of INDIA (traditional & avant garde)

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Passport Project's Vibrations Series presents a very special event on
Friday, August 26--we are hosting a musician from India who is playing
with a trio from New York. There is also a very film:
<http://www.projectilearts.org/takemetotheriver> Take Me To The River
which is a documentary film of the Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival and
pilgrimage which was the largest gathering in the history of the world.
Please see below for details. Also visit www.passportproject.org and
click on Vibrations on our homepage.=20
Passport Project, Inc.=20

                Building Community through the Arts

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12801/12803 Buckeye Rd., Cleveland, OH 44120

 (216) 721-1055     info at passportproject.org

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Passport Project=92s mission is to provide educational experiences that
build community through the arts, encourage respect for diversity and
rejection of racism and negative bias, and an excitement for learning
and the global community.=20

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Passport Project is a 501(c)(3), multicultural, literacy-based, arts
education company that reaches children, adults and the community in
general through residencies, performances, workshops, and electronic and
print media. Passport Project was founded in 1998, and since then has
served thousands of students and adults in various settings=20

PASSPORT PROJECT=92S VIBRATIONS SERIES presents:

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Event: An evening of Indian Music=97traditional and avant garde--and =
Film

Who:  Omkara with Shri Nandakumar and Joshua Geisler

When:  August 26, 2005, 8:00PM=20

Price: $10.00=20

Where: Passport Project Global Community Arts Center; 12801 Buckeye Rd.,
(1 block southwest of Shaker Square) Cleveland, Ohio 44120

Artists: Omkara with Shri Nandakumar and Joshua Geisler=20
Film: Take Me to the River
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THE MUSIC:=20

<http://omkaramusic.com/> Omkara is an eclectic world music trio that
has music in their blood. Brothers Ravi, Aneal and Naryan Padmanabha
produce an intense and dynamic sound. The current trend in world music
is to throw technology with tradition and call it new music, but this is
not the case with Omkara. The brothers explore classical and
contemporary Indian music styles by blending Eastern and Western
instruments into a classical setting, allowing for infinite
improvisational explorations. From traditional folk to the avant outer
limits, Omkara navigates freely between both worlds. They avoid typical
electronic fads by staying purely acoustic and creating sound with an
acoustic palette. The trio has recently completed their self-titled CD
=93Omkara=94 and collaborated with Shri Nandakumar.

<http://www.joshuageisler.com/> Joshua Geisler plays bamboo flute,
guitar, bass, and builds custom made musical instruments. With a
flowing, highly ornamented style, his music crosses cultural boundaries
by embracing both chromaticism and microtonality.=20
He began his musical journey playing the guitar in high school. Next
came 4 years at the Berklee College of Music, where he majored in Music
Production and Engineering. It was at Berklee that he started playing
bamboo flute and developing an interest in Indian music. At the same
time, he was influenced by the teachings and philosophy of percussion
master Jamey Haddad. After graduating in the fall of 1998, he moved to
upstate New York and studied North Indian Classical Music with bansuri
master Steve Gorn. Then in the fall of 1999, he traveled to Bombay,
India, where he studied flute playing and flute making under the great
Pandit Raghunath Seth for 4 months. Another trip to India followed in
the winter of 2000-2001, where Josh worked as musical director for the
documentary film, Take Me to the River, about the Maha Kumbh Mela, the
Hindu festival that attracted the largest crowd of any event in the
history of the world. There he performed and recorded with Allahabad
based singer Ganesh Kumar, and perfected his skills at flutemaking.
During this trip, he also studied in Varanasi with sarod virtuoso Pandit
Vikash Maharaj.=20

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Shri Nandakumar hails from Ambalapuzha in Kerala and is related to the
renowned Naadaswaram exponents the (late) Ambalapuzha brothers. He
underwent training under Shri Kaitavanam Madhavadas in the
Gurukulavaasam tradition. At a young age he won prizes at several
competitions and national youth festivals and also accompanied leading
artistes. Coming to Mumbai even as a teenager he has risen to fame
through the display of pure talent and finesse in his performances and
dedication to the cause of imparting knowledge. It is a fact today that
he is the most sought after Mridangam teacher in Mumbai.
Apart from being active in the regular concert scene, Shri Nandakumar is
a regular featured artiste in both the All India Radio and Doordarshan.
He is also the principal Mridangam teacher at sabhaas such as the
prestigious Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha, Music
Triangle, Gana Kala Vidya Nilayam, and Nadaalaya in Mumbai.

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THE FILM:

<http://www.projectilearts.org/takemetotheriver> Take Me To The River
is a documentary film of the Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival and
pilgrimage which was the largest gathering in the history of the world.
The film documents the event by immersing you in the midst of the
madness. Experience a roller coaster of emotions as obscurity and
clarity flow across the crowded and dusty flood plain of Ganges and
Yamuna Rivers. Through misty dawns, crowded streets, peaceful moments
and chaotic sprints to the river, you'll journey into the Sangam, the
physical and spiritual heart of the Mela where sins are cleansed,
bathers can escape infinite karmic cycles and world peace is possible.
You'll meet Swamis from the largest and most prestigious Hindu holy
orders, ascetic naga babas, boatmen, policemen and pilgrims.=20
While interviews provide a narrative for the film, Take Me To The River
offers more than an analytical portrait of the Kumbh Mela. Shot in Super
16mm film with music recorded exclusively at the festival, the blatant
premises and subtle nuances of the Maha Kumbh Mela come alive with a
striking visual intensity. While uncovering the Mela's historical
origins, examining the importance of ritual and searching for personal
redemption, "Take Me To The River" ultimately conveys the essence of the
Mela experience.=20

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For more info:
 <http://www.epochmusic.com/> www.epochmusic.com
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Chlo=EB Hopson
Passport Project, Director
chloe at passportproject.org
ph:: 216.721.1055
http://passportproject.org <http://passportproject.org/>=20
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Passport Project's mission is to provide exciting educational
experiences that build community through the arts, encourage respect for
diversity and rejection of racism and negative bias, and a passion for
learning and the global community.
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Passport Project does multicultural programs and residencies at schools,
at its Global Community Arts Center, and for the community to further
this mission. Passport Project does diversity training in the corporate
setting.
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Passport Project is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization that has been
planting seeds of peace and acceptance since 1998.
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Aneal and=20
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world music is to throw technology with tradition and call it new music, =
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this is not the case with Omkara. The brothers explore classical and=20
contemporary Indian music styles by blending Eastern and Western =
instruments=20
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explorations.=20
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both worlds. They avoid typical electronic fads by staying purely =
acoustic and=20
creating sound with an acoustic palette. The trio has recently completed =
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plays bamboo=20
flute, guitar, bass, and builds custom made musical instruments. With a =
flowing,=20
highly ornamented style, his music crosses cultural boundaries by =
embracing both=20
chromaticism and microtonality. <BR>He began his musical journey playing =
the=20
guitar in high school. Next came 4 years at the Berklee College of =
Music, where=20
he majored in Music Production and Engineering. It was at Berklee that =
he=20
started playing bamboo flute and developing an interest in Indian music. =
At the=20
same time, he was influenced by the teachings and philosophy of =
percussion=20
master Jamey Haddad. After graduating in the fall of 1998, he moved to =
upstate=20
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"mso-bookmark: =
OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">New =

York</st1:place></st1:State><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> =
and studied=20
North Indian Classical Music with bansuri master Steve Gorn. Then in the =
fall of=20
1999, he traveled to <st1:place><st1:City><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Bombay</st1:City><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">,=20
<st1:country-region><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">India</st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">, =
where he=20
studied flute playing and flute making under the great Pandit Raghunath =
Seth for=20
4 months. Another trip to =
<st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">India</st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> =
followed in=20
the winter of 2000-2001, where Josh worked as musical director for the=20
documentary film, Take Me to the River, about the Maha Kumbh Mela, the =
Hindu=20
festival that attracted the largest crowd of any event in the history of =
the=20
world. There he performed and recorded with=20
<st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Allahabad</st1:place></st1:City><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> =
based singer=20
Ganesh Kumar, and perfected his skills at flutemaking. During this trip, =
he also=20
studied in <st1:City><st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Varanasi</st1:place></st1:City><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> =
with sarod=20
virtuoso Pandit Vikash Maharaj. <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt"><o:p> </o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Shri=20
Nandakumar<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> =
hails from=20
Ambalapuzha in Kerala and is related to the renowned Naadaswaram =
exponents the=20
(late) Ambalapuzha brothers. He underwent training under Shri Kaitavanam =

Madhavadas in the Gurukulavaasam tradition. At a young age he won prizes =
at=20
several competitions and national youth festivals and also accompanied =
leading=20
artistes. Coming to Mumbai even as a teenager he has risen to fame =
through the=20
display of pure talent and finesse in his performances and dedication to =
the=20
cause of imparting knowledge. It is a fact today that he is the most =
sought=20
after Mridangam teacher in Mumbai. Apart from being active in the =
regular=20
concert scene, Shri Nandakumar is a regular featured artiste in both the =
All=20
India Radio and Doordarshan. He is also the principal Mridangam teacher =
at=20
sabhaas such as the prestigious Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and =
Sangeetha=20
Sabha, Music Triangle, Gana Kala Vidya Nilayam, and Nadaalaya in=20
Mumbai.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt"><o:p> </o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt"><o:p> </o:p>
<B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">THE =

FILM:<o:p></o:p>
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.projectilearts.org/takemetotheriver" =
target=3D_blank><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; =
LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">Take=20
Me To The River<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> is =
a=20
documentary film of the Maha Kumbh Mela, a <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Hindu festival and pilgrimage =
which was the=20
largest gathering in the history of the world. The film documents =
the event=20
by immersing you in the midst of the madness. Experience a roller =
coaster of=20
emotions as obscurity and clarity flow across the crowded and dusty =
flood plain=20
of <st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Ganges</st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"> =
and=20
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Yamuna</st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">=20
<st1:PlaceType><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt">Rivers</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">. =
Through=20
misty dawns, crowded streets, peaceful moments and chaotic sprints to =
the river,=20
you'll journey into the Sangam, the physical and spiritual heart of the =
Mela=20
where sins are cleansed, bathers can escape infinite karmic cycles and =
world=20
peace is possible. You'll meet Swamis from the largest and most =
prestigious=20
Hindu holy orders, ascetic naga babas, boatmen, policemen and pilgrims.=20
 While interviews provide a narrative for the film, Take Me To The =
River=20
offers more than an analytical portrait of the Kumbh Mela. Shot in Super =
16mm=20
film with music recorded exclusively at the festival, the blatant =
premises and=20
subtle nuances of the Maha Kumbh Mela come alive with a striking visual=20
intensity. While uncovering the Mela's historical origins, examining the =

importance of ritual and searching for personal redemption, <B=20
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">"Take Me To The River"</B> =
ultimately=20
conveys the essence of the Mela experience. =
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"=20
align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"=20
align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; LETTER-SPACING: =
0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"=20
align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">For=20
more info:<BR><IMG height=3D10 hspace=3D3 =
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border=3D0 v:shapes=3D"_x0000_i1026"></SPAN></SPAN><A=20
href=3D"http://www.epochmusic.com/" target=3D_blank><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
LETTER-SPACING: 0pt">www.epochmusic.com</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"></SPAN></A><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"><BR><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DCcList style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; =
TEXT-ALIGN: left"=20
align=3Dleft><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT=20
size=3D2> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><STRONG>Chlo=EB  =
Hopson</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Passport Project, =
Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:chloe at passportproject.org">chloe at passportproject.org</A></=
FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DGeorgia size=3D2>ph:: 216.721.1055</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://passportproject.org/">http://passportproject.org</A></FONT=
></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#408080 size=3D1>Passport Project's =
mission is to=20
provide exciting educational experiences that build community through =
the arts,=20
encourage respect for diversity and rejection of racism and negative =
bias, and a=20
passion for learning and the global community.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#800080 size=3D1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#8080c0 size=3D1>Passport=20
Project does multicultural programs and residencies at =
schools,=20
at its Global Community Arts Center, and for the community to further =
this=20
mission. Passport Project does diversity training in the corporate=20
setting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#800080 size=3D1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#800080 size=3D1>Passport Project is a =
501 (c) 3,=20
non-profit organization that has been planting seeds of peace and =
acceptance=20
since 1998.</FONT></DIV>
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