UPDATES:
MAYURI 2013
UMD Moksha Presents Mayuri 2013! Mayuri is UMD's first ever premiere Indian Classical Dance competition, featuring dance teams from all across the country! It will be held on March 9th, 2013 at 6pm in Hoff Theater! We hope you all can join us for an evening of phenomenal performances. Tickets are being sold online at www.umdmayuri.com for $10 until March 7th, and at Hoff Theater for $15. Get your tickets soon!!
UMD Moksha Places 3rd at Dhirana 2013!
We are so honored to have been given 3rd place and the Most Traditional Award at UPitt's Dhirana 2013! We had an amazing weekend with such awesome liaisons and fantastic teams! Congratulations to RU Natya for winning 1st place--you totally deserved it! And UTexas for placing 2nd. All the teams were so great!
UMD Moksha places 2nd at Nrityamala 2012!
We are so happy to have received 2nd place at JHU Shakti's Nrityamala 2012! Thank you for a fantastic weekend! We enjoyed each and every one of the performances! A special congrats for Tufts Pulse on their first place win! You guys were phenomenal!
SSVT Performance
On Saturday, September 8th, Moksha will be performing "Behind the Curtain" at the SSVT Temple in Lanham, MD. Come check us out!
Moksha Auditions 2012-2013!
Is dancing your passion? Would you like to be a part of Maryland's classiest dance team - Moksha?
Then come audition and be a part of our family :)
http://www.facebook.com/UMDMoksha
Come to Auditions at 7pm on ONE of the following dates:
Wednesday, September 5
Monday, September 10
***Auditions may last till 10pm
There are two parts to the audition (both occurring on the same day):
1. You will be taught a short jathi and will audition with it.
2. You will audition with a 1-2 minute portion of a dance piece you have already learned. The piece should allow you to exhibit both expressions and footwork.
- Please bring your own music (iPod or CD) or e-mail the edited version to umd.moksha@gmail.com.
We will be looking for neatness, balance, composure, and grace.
***Formal Indian classical dance training is SUGGESTED!
Includes: Bharatanatyam, Kuchuppudi, Kathak, Mohini Attam, Odissi etc....
Moksha's 2011-2012 Season:
America's Got Talent Private Audition
Nrithyamala at JHU
Laasya 2012- 1st place
Annual Moksha Showcase
Check out our award winning performance at Laasya 2012 and some of our showcase videos:
http://youtu.be/ruiyFV3jKnI - Bhaava:The Art of Storytelling
http://youtu.be/TJBky0IzFtg - Behind the Curtain
http://youtu.be/t6acIBMLvmc - Origins feat. Ajay Ravichandran
We are very excited to meet you all!
Then come audition and be a part of our family :)
http://www.facebook.com/UMDMoksha
Come to Auditions at 7pm on ONE of the following dates:
Wednesday, September 5
Monday, September 10
***Auditions may last till 10pm
There are two parts to the audition (both occurring on the same day):
1. You will be taught a short jathi and will audition with it.
2. You will audition with a 1-2 minute portion of a dance piece you have already learned. The piece should allow you to exhibit both expressions and footwork.
- Please bring your own music (iPod or CD) or e-mail the edited version to umd.moksha@gmail.com.
We will be looking for neatness, balance, composure, and grace.
***Formal Indian classical dance training is SUGGESTED!
Includes: Bharatanatyam, Kuchuppudi, Kathak, Mohini Attam, Odissi etc....
Moksha's 2011-2012 Season:
America's Got Talent Private Audition
Nrithyamala at JHU
Laasya 2012- 1st place
Annual Moksha Showcase
Check out our award winning performance at Laasya 2012 and some of our showcase videos:
http://youtu.be/ruiyFV3jKnI - Bhaava:The Art of Storytelling
http://youtu.be/TJBky0IzFtg - Behind the Curtain
http://youtu.be/t6acIBMLvmc - Origins feat. Ajay Ravichandran
We are very excited to meet you all!
Moksha's Spring 2012 Showcase
On Saturday, April 21st, “Moksha: Dance is Liberation” will present the colorful and dynamic art form of Indian classical dance. UMD’s Indian classical dance team, Moksha, will perform four pieces from its repertoire, including its award winning performance from Laasya 2012, as well as three never-before-seen pieces!
Moksha is also proud to announce a special collaboration piece with Ajay Ravichandran on the mridangam!
The show will also feature guest acts from UMD’s artistic community,Tianyi Dance Team UMD and Anokha!
Buy your tickets through a Moksha representative the week of April 9th! Tickets will be on sale the week of April 16th at Hoff Theater. Tickets will be $7 in advance and $10 at the door.
Join UMD's "classiest" dance team for an evening of art and culture!
To Buy Tickets and for more information click here!
Contact us with any questions!
UMD Moksha takes 1st place at LAASYA 2012!
We are absolutely humbled by our first place win and the title of "Misses Congeniality" at Laasya 2012!
Thank you Pitt Nrityamala for an incredible weekend! We were blown away by every team's performance, including BU Dheem Harvard Deepam, JHU Shakti, Tufts Pulse, UNC Ek Taal. Congratulations to Duke Lasya and RU Natya on their second and third place wins!
A special shoutout to the board of Laasya 2012. You did an amazing job with the competition and it was great meeting all of you!
February 2012 - LAASYA
On February 11, Moksha will be performing at the third annual Laasya competition! Hosted by last year's winners, UPitt Nrityamala, Laasya is the biggest intercollegiate classical dance competition in the nation! Wish us luck! For more details, visit www.laasyacompetition.com.
December 2011
Are you interested in learning Indian
classical dance? Then come to the Learn Indian Dance workshop hosted by
Moksha! The workshop will be
held on December 2nd, from 4:00 to 6:30pm in CSPAC Studio 1. With
only a $7 admission charge, you will learn basic footwork, full-body steps,
common hand gestures, and facial expressions, all combined into a full dance
piece so you can impress your friends! For questions or more information,
contact umd.moksha@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
LAASYA 2012!
UMD Moksha will be competing at the third annual Laasya competition on February 11! Laasya is the nation's biggest Indian classical dance competition and last year's winners, UPitt Nrityamala are hosting it this year. Wish us luck! For more details, visit http://www.laasyacompetition.com/
November 2011
UMD Moksha will be performing at Johns Hopkins University's annual Indian classical arts showcase, "Nritya Mala"! Click here to watch a video of Moksha at Nrityamala 2010!
UMD Moksha at Nritya Mala 2010
Summer 2011
UMD Moksha has been selected to compete in Kollaboration DC's 2011 show! Moksha will compete against other Asian and Pacific Islander performers on September 17th, 2011 at the University of DC. Stay tuned for updates!
April 2011
UMD Moksha wins first place at Drexel University's Nasha -- a South-Asian dance competition featuring various bhangra, raas, classical, and fusion teams from across the nation!
UMD Moksha wins first place at Drexel University's Nasha -- a South-Asian dance competition featuring various bhangra, raas, classical, and fusion teams from across the nation!
