Are you thinking about arts-related careers? Anything goes in this exciting new series, which will offer something for every creative type: music mavens, art aficionados, writing wizards, theater toppers, dance devotees, film fanatics, radio ringers and more! Drop by for conversation with dynamic guest speakers and members of the Stony Brook community - and, of course, the coffee!

Rudrakshya, an all-male Odissi dance ensemble from the East Indian state of Orissa, passionately convey the rarely seen Purush Ang, the male stylization of Odissi, the oldest classical dance. Using expressive eye movements, precise hand positions, complex rhythms and sculpturesque poses, Rudrakshya has wowed audiences in India and America through their renditions of a number of classical compositions celebrating the masculine divine and other Hindu sagas. These electrifying reinterpretations of classical stories in Hindu culture preserve the integrity of Odissi while innovating new pieces for the Purash Ang form and were choreographed by their mentor Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain, one of the leading exponents in the next generation of Odissi dance. Co-sponsored with Indian Performing Arts Promotions Inc., the Center for India Studies, and the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies.

"The dancers' vigor and precision came to the fore as the choreography focused intensely on footwork and form, culminating in a series of windmilling arm movements that used the upper body...accentuating the virtues of the male pectoral anatomy in classical dance." -- Samskriti: Society for Indian Performing Arts

"Gifted with natural grace, a fluid body language and passion for perfection" -- The Hindu

Tickets: $10 for students & seniors; $15 general admission; $25 VIP
(reserved front row seating)

To reserve tickets email wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call 631-632-4400. You can also purchase tickets online by credit card just visit www.stonybrook.edu/wang

Free with purchase of concert ticket to event listed below, otherwise $10.00 for all. Reservations highly recommended. Please reserve your tickets by e-mailing wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-4400.

New York-based Japanese contemporary choreographers and dancers Eiko and Koma reunite with their protégés Charian and Peace, two Cambodian visual artists-turned-performers, to explore the visceral subject of hunger. Hunger addresses not only our survival but also our essential desires: At any age, we are all hungry for knowledge, innocence, beauty, and intimacy. Tickets: $10 for students.

Events to include a live D.J., spooky haunted maze, costume contest, palm reading, free food, and more!

Staller Center announces 2008-09 season!
http://www.staller.sunysb.edu/0809/season.html

Sponsored by ACH

Transportation and lunch will be provided. Students planning to attend should sign up in Room 3071 of the Melville Library and pay a $10 deposit to reserve a spot. The $10 deposit will be returned the attendees the day of the trip. For more information, see http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/pkhouse.nsf

Are you thinking about arts-related careers? Anything goes in this exciting new series, which will offer something for every creative type: music mavens, art aficionados, writing wizards, theater toppers, dance devotees, film fanatics, radio ringers and more! Drop by for conversation with dynamic guest speakers and members of the Stony Brook community - and, of course, the coffee!