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CURRENT EVENTS

 

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RECENT FEATURES


Taal
featured in The Hollywood Reporter

Taal featured in Say Anything's MTV MUSIC VIDEO
Directed by Shane Drake
(Directed the 2006 MTV Music Video of the Year)
Dance Choreographed by Erica Duff

Say Anything Music Video Link




Taal recently featured in the Los Angeles Times

LA Times West Magazine

*Photograph by Shay Peretz


Stay tuned for more upcoming shows and events...

ARCHIVED EVENTS

 

Saturday, July 28 , 2007
Chebi Sabbah & 1002 Nights present ASIAN MASSIVE
with DJ sets by Gaurav (Midival Punditz) & Janaka (Dhamaal)

Temple Bar, 1026 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
$15 cover, 9 pm-2 am

www.templebarlive.com

 

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Fundraiser at Von Dutch
819 La Brea Blvd in Los Angeles, CA
To
Taal has been invited to perform at O'Bhangra Featuring DJ Rekha (from NYC / Basement Bhangra) and hosted by D'Lo! To confirm your place at this special evening of music and dance, please donate at least $25 to the Obama campaign through the following link by WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th:
donate.barackobama.com

You may also pay at the door, though space is limited. In addition to the evening's activities, a bone marrow drive will be held on behalf of HelpVinay.org


Thursday, July 12 , 2007
Taal with Chebi Sabbah at the Levitt Pavilion
Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena , CA
www. levittpavilionpasadena.com


Sunday, April 22, 2007
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,
CLOSING Night Gala
Taal performs alongside Bombay Dub Orchestra (UK)
West Hollywood, CA
www.indianfilmfestival.org

www.bombaydub.com


Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, OPENING Night Gala
West Hollywood, CA
www.indianfilmfestival.org


Friday, March 23, 200
7
Walt Disney Concert Hall - Fundraiser Event
Los Angeles, CA

Friday, December 15, 2006
Henna Gardens Gala Event
San Francisco, CA


Saturday, December 9, 2006
Performance with Naked Rhythms
Los Angeles, CA

November 11-16, 2006
Taal Dance Co. Workshops

Various Venues in Houston, TX

Saturday, October 28, 2006, Evening
American India Foundation Gala, AIF 5th Anniversary
"Bow ties & Bangles"

Anaheim Marriott Hotel in Anaheim , CA
The American India Foundation (AIF) is a leading international
development organization charged with the mission of accelerating
social and economic change in India.

www.aifgala.org




Saturday
, October 28 , 2006, Daytime

Venice Carnivale
Winward Circle in Venice, CA
www.carnevale.us



Saturday, October 21, 2006
Diwali Celebration
Stunning Spanish Fork Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah


Sunday, September 10, 2006
, 1
pm and 4 pm
Yoga Fest 2006
Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica, CA


Saturday,
September 2, 2006, 8 pm
Blue 13 Dance Company presents KARISHMA
An Enchanting Evening under the Stars

Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, CA
Jaya of Taal Dance Co. joins Blue 13 in a spectacular night of dance.



Summer 2006

PEPSI COMMERCIAL R
ELEASE
International Exposure
Taal Dance Company members exclusively
commissioned for Pepsi Commercial with
Christina Aguilera

www.downloadchristina.com

 


Monday, August 28, 2006, All week

Burning Man - Radical Self-reliance & Art Collide
Burning Man in Black Rock City, NV
Taal Dance joins "Camp Krishna" for one week of nonstop dance.


Friday, Saturday & Sunday
, August 25, 26 & 27, 2006
Hooray for Bollywood!
Alex Theater, 216 North Brand Blvd., Glendale (Los Angeles), CA
See Taal dancer Monica Bhatt in "Hooray for Bollywood!" featuring world famous Bellytwins Neena and Veena. "Hooray for Bollywood!" captures the excitement of Bollywood from its songs & lavish costumes to its spectacular dances. This show has 40 dancers, specialty acts, including fire, swords, aerial gymnastics, musicians and much, much more.

www.alextheater.org
www.bellytwins.com

Saturday, August 5, 2006, 6 pm
Nataraja Mela
Golden Bridge Yoga in West Hollywood , CA
Trance dance event with yoga teacher Shiva Rea and
headliner DJ Cheb i Sabbah


Friday
, August 4 , 2006, Evening
STREET SCENE 2006
Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego , CA
Taal Dance Co. joins Cheb i Sabbah at the 2006 Street Scene featuring other artists s
uch as Kanye West, AFI, Wu Tang and Bad Religion.
www.street-scene.com


Sunday, July 30, 2006, Afternoon
LA Ratha Yatra
Venice Beach at Winward Circle, Venice, CA
Monica and Sri of Taal Dance Co. join the Festival of the Chariots, ain stage classical Indian dance performance to live music featuring vocals of Gopal Krishna Das and fusion Bhagavad Gita dance to music of the MIDIval PunditZ.

Saturday, July 22, 2006
CENTRAL PARK SUMMER STAGE NYC
with Cheb
I Sabbah
Central Park, New York, New York
In 2006, Central Park SummerStage, proudly enters its third decade of
presenting free, eclectic, and thoughtful programming for all.  In keeping with Summer Stage tradition, the 2006 season includes a wide range of music, dance, film and spoken word, by renowned and emerging artists.
http://www.summerstage.org/



Sunday, July 16, 2006, 7 pm

AR Rahman & Musafir at the Hollywood Bowl
with Bollywood Step

Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA

India's movie music and dance spectacular comes to the Bowl with the genre's
premier composer and musical genius, AR Rahman. Infectious Hindi song, breathtaking dance, and colorful movie clips on the Bowl's side screens make for a night of wonder, surprise and spectacle. Monica of the Taal Dance Co. joins Bollywood Step in dancing alongside AR Rahman & Musafir.
www.hollywoodbowl.com/bollywood


Friday, June 23, 2006, 10:30 pm

Amma in Los Angeles - Summer Tour 2006
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

The performance is pure classical Mohini Attam from Kerala, Ammaji's home in India. This is a part of Ammaji's retreat in Los Angeles. Sri of the Taal Dance Co. will join Supriya and Guru Radha Carmen of Kerala Dance Theater.

Retreat Info: June 22-24
Includes special classes, renowned musical guests, meditations and dinner served by Amma herself. Pre-registration is required.
lasatsang.amma.org/tour/la-tour.htm


Sunday, June 18 , 2006, 1:30 and 3 pm

NBC Travel & Leisure Expo
LA Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa St.
, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Travel & Leisure Expo featuring Taal Dance Co.
representing Indian Tourist Bureau

www.lacclink.com
www.nbc4.tv/86865/page.html


June 15 & 17, 2006

New Vrndavan - Kuli Mela
Moundsville, WV 26041

Music, fashion show and
dance performance by Sri of Taal Dance Co.


Friday, June 1
6, 2006, 10 pm
Naked Rhythm's "Frequency" Record Release Party
The Derby
4500 Los Feliz Blvd. (at Hillhurst), Los Angeles, CA
Mesmerizing dance performance by Astha of Taal Dance Co.



Thursday, June 15, 2006

New Vrndavan - Kuli Mela
Moundsville, WV 26041
Contemporary application of
classical Indian dance workshop by Sri of Taal Dance Co.


Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Amore for Kids Wednesdays
to Aid Abused Childredn
Cafe Bellissimo
22458 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA

For reservations, call 818.225.0026





Sunday, April 23
, 2006, 9 pm
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Closing Night Gala

Ivar in Hollywood, CA
www.indianfilmfestival.org


Friday, May 19
, 2006, 9 pm
Project Ahimsa Benefit Party
111 Minna San Francisco, CA
www.projectahimsa.org


Tuesday
, March 14
, 2006, 7 pm
Speednews Global Reception
Private Jonathon Club Society
Downtown Los Angeles, CA


March 2006
SAN MIGUEL BEER COMMERCIAL
Taal Dance Company members
commissioned for San Miguel Beer Commercial

Spain Exposure


Saturday, February 25 , 2006, 8 pm
Universal Studios World Event
with Satnam (Alien Chatterji)

Universal Studios, CA


Saturday, October 8, 2005, 8 pm

Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp Reception

Civic Center Auditorium
99 Grove St., San Francisco, CA
www.craigslistfoundation.org/reception.html


Saturday, October 8, 2005, 1 pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall Festival

1325 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012


September 2005
PEPSI COMMERCIAL
Taal Dance Company members exclusively
commissioned for Pepsi Commercial with
Christina Aguilera

International Exposure


Friday, September 30, 2005
XENII - Private Hollywood Society
Sunset Studio in Hollywood, CA


Sunday, September 25, 2005
Cafe of Dreams - Magicopolis Theater
Cafe of dreams is an imaginary cafe, sometimes used as a cabaret, other times as a concert hall, continuously attracting people of different cultural backgrounds, creating a universal collage of music, dances, acrobatics, and other varieties of entertainment.
http://www.cafeofdreams.us/tickets.html
Magicopolis Theater
1418 4th St., Santa Monica, CA
www.cafeofdreams.us/cafe.html


Saturday, September 17, 2005, 7 pm
Project Ahimsa's 4th Anniversary in Tampa, FL

Salvador Dali Museum
St. Petersburg, FL
Project Ahimsa (which means non-violence in Hindi), a global effort to empower youth through music, is dedicated to fostering unity and peace through arts exchange and education. By creating opportunities for youth to explore multi-cultural artistic expression, Project Ahimsa found they could empower youth in isolated, poor
and fragmented communities.

http://www.projectahimsa.org/dali


Sunday, September 18, 2005
PRIMETIME EMMYS, HBO RECEPTION
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood, CA


Thursday, September 8, 2005

MIDIval PunditZ with
Cheb i Sabbah, Taal Dance and DJ Nihal

Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA

www.chebisabbah.com
www.punditz.com


Thursday, August 4, 2005
, 6:30 to 9 pm
Japanese American National Museum
presents Cheb i Sabbah
with special guests:

Adam Basma Dance Company
Amir Sofi
Dhol Nation
Taal Dance Company

Japanese American National Museum

369 East 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Event is free and open to the public
www.janm.org


Saturday, July 23, 2005
Living on the Edge of the World Benefit Concert
Hollywood Landmark Momart Theater
(across from the Kodak Theater)

6757 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90015
Living on the Edge of the World is a benefit that is being presented by Green Dog Films and Johnnie Walker in association with Harmonic Productions and The Artist Movement.

Proceeds will go to Casa Amiga (www.400portraits.com), a rape crisis center in Mexico for the women and children of Juarez and Chihuahua City and to Amazon Watch (www.amazonwatch.org), which protects the rights of the indigenous people from corporation toxins like Chevron & Texaco.



Saturday, June 25, 2005

Annual Venice Carnevale Festival
Masquerade at Club Carnevale
3224 Thatcher Ave. Marina del Rey, CA
www.carnevale.us


Sunday, June 19, 2005

KNBC Travel & Leisure Show
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015


Saturday, June 18, 2005
KNBC Travel & Leisure Show
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015


Saturday, June 11, 2005
Harmony World Festival

Napa Valley , CA
5:30 pm Gaia Stage
8:30 pm Mystic Beat Lounge

www.harmonyfestival.com
http://www.mysticbeatlounge.com/ttd.html


Friday, June 10, 2005
Chakra presents...
MIDIval PunditZ - San Francisco

111 Minna Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
www.chakrasf.com
Chakra proudly presents the west coast summer tour of the MIDIVAL PUNDITZ (gaurav & tapan), celebrating the release of their newest album on Six Degrees Records, Midival Times.
www.punditz.com


Thursday, June 9, 2005
Chakra presents...
MIDIval PunditZ - Los Angeles

Tantra - 3705 Sunset Blvd.
SilverLake, CA 90026
www.chakrasf.com
Chakra proudly presents the west coast summer tour of the MIDIVAL PUNDITZ (gaurav & tapan), celebrating the release of their newest album on Six Degrees Records, Midival Times.
www.punditz.com

Saturday, June 4, 2005
Himalayan Festival
Salt Lake City, UT


Friday, June 3, 2005
Project Ahimsa Global Sight & Sound

San Francisco, CA
www.kingstonmassive.com/Metreon/GSS4
Project Ahimsa's goal is to foster unity and peace through progressive media and music education.
www.projectahimsa.org


Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Boeing Cultural Heritage Week Luncheon

Huntington Beach, CA


Sunday, May 22, 2005
LA Sister City International Festival

The Gardens of Page Museum
5801 Wilshire Blvd., adjacent to the LA County Museum of Art

www.lasistercityfestival.com/home.html
The Los Angeles Sister City Festival is a fun-filled, all-day event celebrating the twenty-one sister cities to Los Angeles. This exciting international cross-cultural celebration reflects the culture, the language, the food, the arts, the people and the essence of Los Angeles' sister cities.


Saturday, May 14, 2005
TiE Conference 2005

Westin Hotel and Conference Center
Santa Clara, CA

www.tiecon.org
TiE (talent, ideas, enterprise) is a global not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. For more information about TiE please visit: www.tie.org.


Sa
turday, May 7, 2005
La Dolce Vita - The Sweet Life
A Passage to India
Sonoma Country Day Fundraiser
Sonoma, CA

www.ldvauction.com/
La Dolce Vita is one of the premier fundraising parties in the wine country. The event, scheduled for May 7, 2005, raises funds to benefit academics, enhancement programs, and campus development at Sonoma Country Day School. This year, Sonoma Country Day Parents are creating their most spectacular party ever with A Passage to India party featuring outstanding silent and live auctions, extraordinary entertainment, dining and dancing. Guests will journey to the land of gods, goddesses, rajas, elephants, tigers, curries, scholars, ragas, and Bollywood moguls, where celebrations are colorful feasts and rituals.


Sunday, April 24, 2005
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles - Closing Night
SIR - 6465 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028

www.indianfilmfestival.org
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles adds Music Beats this year…
During the entire festival, LIVE performances include: L Shankar & Gingger and Tej Gill on Opening Night; Amoeba Records' DJ Jun, Arohi, blue13 dance company, Charanjeet "CJ", Gabe (didJital.com), Magic Bhaila, Rashmi, Shaheen Sheik, Shalini & Blu Soul, Sheetal, Sri and TAAL Dance Company during ASIAN GROOVE 'N MOVES; Tej Gill, Girish and TAAL Dance Company on Closing Night.


Friday, April 22, 2005
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Asian Grooves 'N Moves

ArcLight Cinemas Courtyard
6360 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028

www.indianfilmfestival.org


Monday, April 18, 2005
'In The Face of Jinn' Release Party
a novel by Cheryl Howard Crew
Pacific Palisades, CA


Sunday, February 20, 2005
Asian Tsunami Relief

Santa Monica, CA


Saturday, February 19, 2005
dj Cheb i Sabbah and TAAL Dance Company
Visualmix: Museum of Traffic

Tantra - 3705 Sunset Blvd. Silverlake, CA


Friday, February 4, 2005
Two Shows, Two Cities, One Night
Taal performs in San Francisco & Los Angeles

Chakra - Friday, February 4, 2005 - the re-launching of a monthly event to raise funds for charitable organizations, promoting cultural awareness through music, art and dance.

A note: Congratulations and thanks to everyone who came out for 'Heal: A Tsunami Fundraiser' on January 7th. After a match from Project Ahimsa, over $15,000 was donated to the International Federation of Red Cross Societies.

FEATURING:
KARSH KALE (sixdegrees, LA) www.karshkale.com
Riffat Sultana & Party (SF) www.riffatsultana.com
TAAL Dance Group (LA) feat. Neera, Monica and Meena
www.taaldance.com
NIHAL (chakra , SF)

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 (LA)

TEMPLE BAR
Presents

dj Cheb i Sabbah

and
Satnam Ramgotra on Tabla
Shalini on Vocals
Taal Dance Company featuring Astha, Meera , & Shri

with
DJ Tej Gill

Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA

9:00PM - 2:00AM / 21+
Tickets: $12 Pre-Sale / $15 at the Door

 

 
 

Wednesday Dec 22nd, 2004
Join Sri and Taal at Foundation Yoga

to celebrate the xmas season

Performances by Taal Dance Co.
Reading of "Parallel Earth" by Author Jeremiah Shanti
Images of the East-The beautiful work of photographer Laxmi
Indo-World beat Kirtan with Piyal - Tabla, Sura - Mrdanga, Gary - Djembe, Sri - Harmonium'n beats and other guest musicians
www.srimusic.com


Friday Nov. 12, 2004
CHAKRA - FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Bobby Friction (UK)
Taal Dance Company
Ali Akbar College of Music
111 Minna, San Francisco, CA
www.ethnicsessions.com


Sunday October 24, 2004
TRADITIONAL MEETS ELECTRONIC

dj Cheb i Sabbah with
Taal Dance Company, Astha & Meera
and Riffat Sultana & Party
Knitting Factory
New York, NY



Saturday, Oct 23rd, 2004
IN CONVERSATION WITH
dj Cheb i Sabbah with
Taal Dance Company, Astha & Meera,
and Riffat Sultana & Party

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art

MassMoca.org


Friday, Sept. 10, 2004
Taal Dance with Meera
performing at

Chakra

111 Minna San Francisco
feat. Cheb-i-Sabbah, Taal, Riffat Sultana, more
the coming together of two magical souls
performing a unique colorful expression
of classical indian body forms
flowing with creative unbounded energy
www.chebisabbah.com


Saturday, August 21st, 2004
Taal Dance with Meera
One Night For India
Aids Benefit Charity Concert

The coming together of two magical souls
performing a unique colorful expression
of classical indian body forms
flowing with creative unbounded energy

in prayer for the needy people of our country

feat. Matt Malley of Counting Crows
DJ Cheb I Sabbah, Lili Haydn, Reggie Benjamin, Michelle Branch,
Kimberley Locke, Nitin Sawhney, Karsh Kale, Tina Sugandh
www.onenightforindia.com


Thursday, July 22nd, 2004
Art Meets Beats in Washington DC

feat. Nitin Sawhney, Aref Duresh, Taal, Thunderball, more
www.sikhheritage.org/amb-thursday.html


Friday, June 11th, 2004
Ahimsa & Global Sight and Sound @ SONY METREON
feat. KK, Chebiji, Punditz, more
www.projectahimsa.org/metreon/