Triveni Dance Ensemble presents “Rhythms of Joy and Hope” in three styles of classical Indian dance. The event will benefit the tsunami relief efforts of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi of Amritapuri, Kerala, in the southern tip of India, www.amma.org.

"Known worldwide simply as Amma or Ammachi, the spiritual leader and humanitarian from southern India hugs for hours and hours, cradling adults like babies, whispering comforting words and showering them with rose petals and, as a sweet offering, Hershey's Kisses. For 25 years, Amma's spiritual hugs and charitable works, including orphanages, women's shelters, hospices and vocational education programs for the poor, have helped her to become what many Hindus and non-Hindus consider a living saint. "
- Los Angeles Times, 2000

The event will be held on Sunday, April 24th, 2005 at 3 pm at Roberts Auditorium, Brookline High School, 15 Greenough Street, Brookline. Tickets are $20, Students $10. Dinner is an additional $10. For tickets, reservations and details call 617-232-5485.  Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.idrf.org.  All donations are tax-deductible.

Sponsors of the show include Saheli, Friendship for South Asian Women and Brookline Adult and Community Education. The India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) will match all funds raised.

The recital will be presented by Neena Gulati, a master Indian classical dancer accompanied by her senior ensemble of captivating dancers. Classical Indian dance is deeply rooted in spirituality. Through its rhythmic and expressive elements, the dancer experiences a range of emotions and shares them with the audience. Triveni Dance Ensemble, an exciting and well-known performing group in Boston, hopes to share the sheer joy of rhythm interpreted through three classical dance forms. Several contemporary pieces will showcase the timelessness of these dance styles.

The Triveni School of Dance, Brookline was founded in 1971 by Neena Gulati, an acclaimed dancer from New Delhi, India. Triveni is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and performance of Classical Indian dance, social awareness and the celebration of cultural diversity. To learn more about Triveni, please visit website www.trivenidance.org.

Saheli, Friendship for South Asian Women is a group dedicated to helping South Asian women in Boston and surrounding areas. Please visit http://www.saheliboston.org/

IDRF is a 501©(3) non-profit organization with a mission to support volunteer-based, honest and highly experienced non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India in serving their populations’ critical needs around education, healthcare, and welfare, without regard to religion, caste or creed. IDRF has a long proven track record of helping people during previous calamities like Latur earthquake, Kargil conflict, Orissa super-cyclone and Gujarat earthquake. To read more details about IDRF’s Tsunami relief efforts, please visit http://tsunami.idrf.org. 

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