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• Shiamak Davar's Bollywood Workshops - October 27, 2002
• MyBindi Awards - November 7, 2002. Producers
• Trillium Hospital Fundraiser - November 8, 2002. Producers
• India: Kingdom of the Tiger. Launch of the 1st ever Indian IMAX film made on India
• Stay tuned for Deepa Mehta's Bollywood/Hollywood Sizzler!!! COMPLETED
• Blue Jays @ the Skydome South Asian Day Pre-Game Entertainment & National Anthem Singer. Producers
• 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! · International Stage, Canadian National Exhibition - August 16 to September 2, 2002 - 152 performances representing different corners of the world · Summer Funk in Toronto with Shiamak Davar's Bollywood Workshops · Monsoon Wedding Canada wide launch. Consultants. · Leela at Reel World Film Festival · Bollywood Bound at Hot Docs Film Fest · 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. · MyBindi Awards at Phoenix Concert Theatre: November 8, 2001. We will be coordinating the stage show and awards ceremony. The first annual Peoples' Choice awards in various categories by the incredibly popular South Asian Canadian website www.mybindi.com · Karma: Sukhbir in Concert at Hummingbird Centre: Students from the Toronto centre for SDIPA will be performing on stage with Bhangra Prince Sukhbir and Montreal based pop group Josh · 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. · 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. · 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. · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 Other projects: · Evita - the musical, full-scale production. Directed by Alyque Padamsee, starring Sharon Prabhakar and Dalip Tahil, February 2000 · Dandia Dhamaka: a Gujarati concert in Toronto, Canada featuring artists from India. October 2000 · 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 · Rhythms 99: UAE Open Dance Championships, December 1999. 28 youth groups from across the country entered the competition that had three age categories. · 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. · Dubai Shopping Festival Latin American Dance Performances, March 1999. Traditional Latino dancers performed for the Department of Public Parks, Dubai Municipality. · 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. · Canada: the world within festival series: Dominicanada, Sangre Caliente concerts, November 1998. For details click here. · 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.