To all our friends, students, fellow artists, and their families both here and abroad – best wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous, and dynamic New Year from all of us at Utpalasia! We look forward to sharing another year of cultural exchange, artistic development, and fruitful collaboration with you.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing everyone a safe, bountiful, and happy Thanksgiving! From all of us at Utpalasia to you and your loved ones, thank you for your support and encouragement as we keep on sharing our Himalayan heritage through dance, music, and the arts.
Celebrate Tihar, the Nepali Festival of Lights!
Come and join us as we partner with Curry in a Hurry in Dumfries, Virginia to celebrate Tihar (Deepawali) on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 6-8 pm. Bring your family and friends to hear traditional Himalayan music and see village folk dance while enjoying Newari specialties, such as choila, and other tempting Nepali and Indian… Continue reading Celebrate Tihar, the Nepali Festival of Lights!
Fall Classes at India School
Registration for Utpalasia’s Kathak and Bollywood classes takes place tomorrow, Sunday, September 13, at Thomas Pyle Middle School. Classes begin on September 20th and run through May 15, 2016. Fees and further information can be found here on the India School site. For questions concerning placement and proper student level, please contact us directly at info@utpalasia.org. We… Continue reading Fall Classes at India School
Utpalasia at The University of Heidelberg, Germany
The second part of our summer in Europe was spent at the University of Heidelberg’s Southeast Asia Institute attending the Intensive Nepali program. Our thanks, appreciation, and respect to Professor Laxmi Nath Shrestha who made this session truly extraordinary. His devotion to the study of the Nepali language was absolutely inspiring! In addition to participating in… Continue reading Utpalasia at The University of Heidelberg, Germany
Summer in Europe – First Stop
Thank you Haus Alpengruss in Seefeld, Austria, for hosting us and for our terrific cultural evening, featuring traditional Nepali food and folk dance. We loved the enthusiasm as everyone got up to dance along with us – you were just super! We had an amazing time enjoying the hospitality of the area and the wonderful… Continue reading Summer in Europe – First Stop
Freer Volunteer Appreciation Event
Utpalasia had the distinct pleasure last night, June 23 2015, to have presented an evening of dance as part of the Freer Gallery Volunteer Appreciation Event, which honored the men and women who have dedicated their time and energies to making the museum a world-class institution for the last thirty years. The program, which took… Continue reading Freer Volunteer Appreciation Event
6th Annual Move Me Festival
Interested in a Bollywood or Nepali folk dance workshop? Join us at the 6th Annual Move Me Festival this coming Saturday, March 21, for a day of wonderful family activities. Details may be found at: http://www.bmdc.org/outreach/move-me-festival. All events are FREE. Hope to see you there!
NDS & YAV at The Hill School
NDS will be presenting a full day of Himalayan dance and music at The Hill School in Middleburg on March 12th. This program is part of our series created for Young Audiences of Virginia and will be exploring some of the similarities, influences, and exchanges between Nepal, Tibet, and China. Performances will include rare Buddhist… Continue reading NDS & YAV at The Hill School
India School Spring Semester
It’s still not too late to join our Bollywood and Kathak classes at India School in Bethesda. Whether your interests are to learn a classical Indian dance style or just rev up that energy with the latest Bollywood songs, we have a level to fit your needs. Classes run Sunday mornings at Thomas Pyle Middle… Continue reading India School Spring Semester