Ragamala Dance Company
When:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Where:
The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts
Location
Who: This program is recommended for Kindergarten through 12th grade (ages 5 through 18). Parents are asked to use their best judgement as to whether or not this performance is suitable for their own children. All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult.
The Cowles Student Matinee program is best suited for audiences over 4 years old.
How much:
Cost for Adults/Educators: $5.00
Cost for Children/Students: $5.00
Please register by: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 5:00pm
Description
Now in its 23rd year, Ragamala Dance Company was born out of the creative vision of Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy. As choreographers and performers, they explore the dynamism of Bharatanatyam, from its ancient roots to its contemporary possibilities. Ranee and Aparna have created their own specific sub-genre that combines a contemporary Western aesthetic with an Indian ethos. Ragamala creates work that conveys a sense of reverence, of unfolding mystery, of universal celebration, creating new paradigms for cultural hybridity in the 21st century.
The Cowles Center’s Student Matinee program introduces students to professional dance performance through interactive daytime performances in the historic Goodale Theater (formerly The Shubert). With highly subsidized tickets at just $5 per student, The Cowles Center’s Student Matinees are affordable and accessible opportunities for metro area students to engage with the performing arts.
All matinees last one hour, including approximately 50 minutes of dance performance, and 10 minutes of interactive dance activities and Q&A with the artists. Prior to each matinee, all attending educators receive an Interactive Study Guide from The Cowles Center, which includes artist and performance information, dance vocabulary lists, multimedia resources, classroom activities, and theater policies.
During Student Matinees, students are encouraged to be active participants rather than passive observers; students are invited to question dance, engage their curiosity, envision themselves as dancers and art-makers, and move their bodies either from their seats or on the stage.
A link to an Interactive Study Guide from The Cowles Center, which includes artist and performance information, dance vocabulary lists, multimedia resources, classroom activities, and theater policies, will be emailed prior to the performance. Please plan to review the guide before the performance.
Payment information
Payment must be received by: Tue, Jan 26, 2016 - 5:00pm
- Please plan to send your payment the same day that you register.
The organizer will expect to receive your payment within 3 days of your date of registration — or by the payment deadline above, whichever comes first.
- Immediately after you register, you will be emailed payment instructions from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
Make sure your email filters recognize this address as a legitimate sender. If you don't receive this email, please check your spam, junk or bulk mail folder. Contact the organizer if you are unable to find it; if you receive no response to your email, please call the organizer.
You are not officially registered until the organizer receives your payment.
- When the organizer records your payment, you will be emailed a payment receipt from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
The organizer updates payment records daily. If you've sent your payment and haven't received a payment confirmation, please contact the organizer by email or phone.
- If the organizer doesn't receive payment within 3 days of your date of registration or by the payment deadline, whichever comes first, your family may be removed from the registration list.
You will be notified with an email from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com should this unfortunate event occur.
If you are unable to send payment immediately, please contact the organizer to make other arrangements. To help the organizer identify you in the registration database, please forward your payment instructions to the organizer along with your request.
This protects the organizer from non-payment due to payment instructions blocked by overly aggressive spam protection.
- If you need to cancel your registration, please do so via an email request to the organizer.
Non-payment is not an acceptable way to cancel your registration. If you wish to cancel, please be respectful of the volunteer organizer's time and send an email request.
If you fail to send a cancellation request by the cancellation deadline, you will remain responsible for reimbursing the organizer for the cost of your family's participation.
Cancellation information
Cancellation deadline: Tue, Jan 26, 2016 - 12:00pm
* TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE: (1) Please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. * TO CANCEL AFTER THE DEADLINE: (1) Let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. (2) No refunds can be made as the organizer has already paid for your tickets. (3) To avoid empty seats, please attempt to transfer your tickets to another family by posting the availability to the HSAdventures Yahoo Group (and elsewhere as appropriate). (3a) Any reimbursements should be handled privately between you and your substitute. (3b) Please let the organizer know about the substitution. * TO CANCEL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: (1) It is not cool to just not show up. Please let the organizer know if you are unable to attend — via email, text message or voice mail. (2) To avoid empty seats, please attempt to find a last-minute substitute for your family by posting to the HSAdventures Yahoo Group (as well as through any other other methods at your disposal).
Additional information
Please arrive by:
* Please plan to arrive 30 minutes early in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms and otherwise allow the entire group to be seated at least 15 minutes before the performance begins. * Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children. * If you find that despite your best efforts, you are running unavoidably late, please let the organizer know! You may reach the organizer by phone or email on the day of the event. Late arrivals are will be seated only at the desecration of the House Manager.
Where to meet:
* When you arrive at The Cowles, please tell the ushers that you are with the Homeschool Adventures group. (There are likely to be several other homeschool groups attending the same performance, so you will need to know the name of your group: Homeschool Adventures). * The ushers will not seat the group until all Homeschool Adventures members have arrived, so please retrieve your receipt from the organizer as soon as you arrive as this is how she will check-in participants. * House management will determine where the group is to wait in the lobby area for other members to arrive, but the ushers will be able to direct you to the location of the rest of the Homeschool Adventures group. * The organizer plans to be wearing a bright yellow hat and a Homeschool Adventures shirt.
Food policy:
* No food, drink, or gum allowed in the theater.
Alternate plans:
* All performances are subject to change and cancelation by the Cowles. In the unlikely event that should occur, you will be notified of any performance changes. Any refunds will be at the sole discretion of the Cowles. * The Cowles has a policy against canceling or delaying performances due to adverse weather, so please plan accordingly and allow extra travel time if necessary.
Parking information:
Traffic and parking can be difficult in downtown Minneapolis. You can find nearby parking with minneapolis.clickandpark.com or ci.minneapolis.mn.us/parking/ramps • Ramp C: While there are other parking ramps closer to The Cowles, Ramp C often offers easy and affordable parking. Expect to pay $5 for 2 hours of parking (the daily maximum is $7.50). The address for Ramp C is 318 2nd Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401 - If you want to walk outside to The Cowles: Exit Ramp C onto 2nd Ave, turn right and walk ½ block to the intersection, turn left on 4th St, walk 2 blocks to Hennepin Ave, turn right and walk 1½ blocks to the Cowles. It's about a 5-minute walk or about ¼ mile. - If you want to walk the Skyway to The Cowles, it doubles your distance as you have to loop around. The inside walk will take you about 10 minutes and is about ½ mile. Your path is Ramp C to Ramp B to Target Center to Mayo Clinic Square to City Center, then exit outside to Hennepin Ave, turn right and walk about a ½ block to The Cowles. • Driving directions to Ramp C: - from I-35W south, take the Washington Ave Exit, turn right onto Washington, take a left onto 3rd Ave N and proceed into Ramp C. - from I-35W north, take the Downtown Exits, turn left on 9th St, take a right on 2nd Ave N and and proceed to Ramp C. - from I-94 west, take the 11th St Exit, then 11th St to Hennepin Ave and turn right, turn left on 9th St, then take a right on 2nd Ave N and proceed to Ramp C.
Directions:
Driving Directions: The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts is located in downtown Minneapolis at 528 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. From the north, take I-35W south to the Washington Ave Exit. Turn right on to Washington Ave. Proceed to Hennepin Ave and turn left on to Hennepin. The Cowles Center will be on your right between 5th and 6th St on Hennepin Ave. From the south, take I-35W north to the downtown exits, following the 5th Ave exit. Continue on 5th Ave to 5th St. Turn left on to 5th St. Proceed to Hennepin Ave and turn left on to Hennepin. The Cowles Center will be on your right between 5th and 6th St. From the east, take I-94 West to the 11th St Exit. Follow 11th St to Hennepin Ave. Turn right on to Hennepin Ave. The Cowles Center will be on your right between 5th and 6th St. From the west, take I-394 East to the 6th St Exit and proceed to Hennepin Ave. Turn Left on to Hennepin Ave. The Cowles Center will be on your left between 6th and 5th St. The Cowles Center is easy to access from the Bus Line and is less than 1 block from the Warehouse District Lightrail Station. For more information on public transit, visit www.metrotransit.org
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