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EVENTS AT A GLANCE
The first annual
South Asian Arts & Entertainment Trade Show
presented by the Toronto Star
www.southasianartsindustry.com kicks off South Asian Heritage Month
on May 1, 2005 at the Marriot Airport Hotel, Toronto.
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Toronto International Film Festival: Publicists for Odeon Films
Alliance Atlantis. Sept 2004
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Devis & Divas: May 2004
: featured Vandana Sharma, Rachna Mehra, Natasha Sharma, Devika
Mathur, Kanchana Sastri, Amanda Edwards, She Bang and Bageshree
Vaze
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Masala! Mehndi! Masti! 2004:
(August 4-8, 2004)
visit www.satyaarts.com for details
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COMPLETED
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Masala! Mehndi! Masti! presented by ATN and Satya Arts Association
in partnership with Magic Feet Canada and Harbourfront Centre
August 8, 9 & 10, 2003 at Harbourfront Centre
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CNE 2003 - 125 Anniversary: International Stage Programming
and Production including 125 performances representing 30 countries
& a swearing in ceremony for 125 new Canadian Citizens www.theex.com
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City of Toronto Street Festival: July 6, 2003
- Yonge/Bloor Stage 4.30pm : Bollywood Blitz featuring Ranbir Chauhan
and friends |
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Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce: Annual Gala: June 14, 2003.This
year's entertainment featured Dominicanada, performing their
smash hits 'Como le Gusta a las Mujeres' and 'Te Amo' in Hindi with
lyrics written by Abhishek. The reception featured Ernie Tollar
on Bansuri(flute) and Ed Hanley on Tabla. And 3 senior students
of SDIPA performed to Baho Me Chale Aao.
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Royal Ontario Museum(ROM): May 30, 2003 Free Fridays presentation
of Bollywood Blitz with Ranbir Chauhan and friends
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Devis
& Divas: A spectacular concert featured
13 unique South Asian female artists at the Phoenix Concert Theatre,
May 21, 2003
Artists featured included: Joanna De Souza, Rosina Kazi(Lal), Usra
Leedham, Sarah Siddiqi, Farheen Beg, Deesha, Sanjana Kumar, Ritu
Bhardwaj, SDIPA, SweetVibes, DJs Amita and Zahra & Suky's Entourage
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2002
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Magic Feet Canada presented Shiamak Davar's 9th Bollywood Dance
Workshop Showcase: 120 students performed to your favorite Bollywood
tracks as a conclusion to the 9th Student Workshop. Venue: Martingrove
Collegiate Insitute, 50 Winterton Dr, Etobicoke(Martingrove and Eglinton).
December 15, 2002. |
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Shiamak Davar's Bollywood Workshops - October 27, 2002 |
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MyBindi Awards - November 7, 2002. Producers |
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Trillium Hospital Fundraiser - November 8, 2002. Entertainment
Producers |
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India: Kingdom of the Tiger. Launch of the 1st ever Indian
IMAX film made on India |
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Deepa Mehta's Bollywood/Hollywood: Supported the marketing
efforts |
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Blue Jays @ the Skydome South Asian Day Pre-Game Entertainment
& National Anthem Singer. Producers |
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Masala! Mehndi! Masti! - August 16-18, 2002 - it ROCKED!
Running for its' second year, the festival drew in 60,000 people who
enjoyed incredible music, fabulous food, diverse entertainment and
so much more over the sunny 3-day weekend! Over 65,000 attended! |
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International Stage, Canadian National Exhibition - August
16 to September 2, 2002 - 152 performances representing different
corners of the world |
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Summer Funk in Toronto with Shiamak Davar's Bollywood Workshops
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Monsoon Wedding Canada wide launch. Consultants. |
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Leela at Reel World Film Festival |
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Bollywood Bound at Hot Docs Film Fest |
2001
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Bollywood Dance Workshops Show: November 4, 2001. Kids, Juniors,
Beginners, Elementary, special groups/community classes will perform
in two shows at 1pm and 2.30pm at Martingrove Collegiate Institute.
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MyBindi Awards at Phoenix Concert Theatre: November 8, 2001.
Coordinated the stage show and awards ceremony. The first annual Peoples'
Choice awards in various categories by the popular South Asian Canadian
website www.mybindi.com |
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Karma: Sukhbir in Concert at Hummingbird Centre: Students
from the Toronto centre for SDIPA performed on stage with Bhangra
Prince Sukhbir and Montreal based pop group Josh |
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Toronto International Film Festival 2001 - Alliance Atlantis
Films: Publicity for Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. Media Relations,
Press meetings and Party for the film were some of the areas we were
contracted for. |
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Masala! Mehndi! Masti! 2001: August 17 -19 at Harbourfront
Centre, Queens Quay, Toronto This festival was a co-production with
Harbourfront Centre and the festival an effort to bring forth the
South Asian Youth of Canada, to help them identify with and acknowledge
their heritage and culture, to take responsibility of it in to the
new millennium. It is only when we represent ourselves on a mainstream
platform that we are proud of who we are and our heritage. Contact
us to be an important part of this event in 2002. |
2000
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JULY 1, 2000: The World's first and longest consecutive singing
of a National Anthem - CANADA DAY 2000, took place at Harbourfront
Centre on July 1. The Guinness Book of World Records committee has
approved this new category. Over 607 people from many nationalities
joined in, received certificates of participation and created a brand
new record that last almost 12 hours. There were gaps of no more than
15 seconds between the individual participants. It was a free event
for all and the most popular event at Harbourfront Centre that weekend. |
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The first Authentic Bollywood Dance Workshops in Canada.
Shiamak Davar's Institute for the Performing Arts(SDIPA) conducts
4-6 week workshop series that take dancing to new heights in and around
Toronto. These workshops culminate in a professional show, with Shiamak
himself and all students participate in the same. All ages, shapes
and sizes are welcome. There are various age groups: 4-6, 7-11 and
12 plus. All receive certificates of achievement and can progress
to the next level. The workshops were held in July and October 2000,
April, August and October 2001. The next sessions are scheduled for
Jan/Feb 2002. Email sdipa@magicfeet.com
to join our mailing list |
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The World's Largest Greetings Message Board/Card (Guinness Book
of Records Approved), Dubai, March 2000
• Sourced materials for the creation of a 400 sq. m. uncut
card
• Coincided the event with Mothers Day celebrations in UAE
and the Dubai Shopping Festival's 'To Mother, With Love' theme and
created a Mother's Day Message Board/Card
• Everyone was invited to write a message on the card and received
a replica on the giant on which they wrote the same message and
sent it to their mother. All who took part also donated to three
local charities.
• International media coverage (including CNN, Discovery, LBC;
international and local print media and radio stations)
• Inaugurated by the His Highness Sheikh Mohammad and the royal
family of the country
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Evita - the musical, full-scale production. Directed by Alyque
Padamsee, starring Sharon Prabhakar and Dalip Tahil, February 2000 |
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Dandia Dhamaka: a Gujarati concert in Toronto, Canada featuring
artists from India. October 2000 |
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Teens Thrillenium Rock Concert with Remo Fernandes, Jaspinder
Narula, Shan and Sagarika. Consulted on this event that aimed to raise
funds for three schools for handicapped children. January 2000 |
1999
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Panorama India: a 3-day Festival of India, Harbourfront
Centre, August 1999.
• Conceived of the idea to celebrate Indian culture in a mainstream
setting in any year
• Brought in the Indian Consulate as the key partner
• Coordinated programming and technical requirements for over
70 performance groups and organizations
• Coordinated 12 restaurants and 10 retail kiosks, art and
photography galleries, film screenings, technical crew and all other
staffing and security arrangements
• Oversaw all publicity material that was sent to print, radio
and television media
• Over 50,000 people attended the festival over the weekend
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Miss India UAE beauty pageant, October 1999
• Executed the first ever pageant of its kind in a Persian
Gulf country
• Attracted and roped in all sponsorships
• Creatively choreographed and scripted the show
• Responsible for pulling in 6 celebrities to host, perform
and judge at the show. They were Ruby Bhatia, Malaika Arora, Sukhbir,
Achla Sachdev, Ms India Worldwide Melissa Bhagat and other local
personalities
• Managed a team of over 100 staff and assistants
• Coordinated all travel arrangements for attending guests
and celebrities
• Sales beyond expectations - additional 200 seats were added
at the show
• Scheduled all qualifying rounds and pre-finals selections
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MTV Asia, 'Chillout' TV show specials production - 5 episodes,
December 1999
• Chose location shoot themes
• Coordinated venue set-ups
• Brought sponsors to the shows
• Scheduled all travel and accommodation arrangements for technical
crew and VJs
• Drafted and released all publicity and promotional materials
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Rhythms 99: UAE Open Dance Championships, December 1999.
28 youth groups from across the country entered the competition that
had three age categories. |
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Beats 1999: MTV Youth Rock Concert, September 1999. 6 bands
were chosen among many hopefuls to showcase their talent at an all
ages rock concert that lasted 5 hours. |
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Dubai Shopping Festival Latin American Dance Performances,
March 1999. Traditional Latino dancers performed for the Department
of Public Parks, Dubai Municipality. |
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Public Parks Eid Festival: Vedic Chant Rock Concert, January
1999. We organized this fusion style band's first international concert
and since then they have been featured on all popular music channels. |
1997-1998
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Canada: the world within festival series: Dominicanada, Sangre
Caliente concerts, November 1998. For details click here. |
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Santripti in Concert: a youth rock concert that raised $25,000
in one night for charity, June 1997. Highlighting the finest youth
talent and raising funds for handicapped children. Two great efforts
rolled in to one. |
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