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| Sunday, 25 July 2004 |
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The fascinating Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble (TCDE), currently in Sri Lanka on a week long tour, had their first performance in Kandy yesterday and are scheduled to travel to Galle for two performances (3.00pm and 6.30pm) at the Town Hall, tomorrow. They will be in Colombo from July 28 to 30 and stage five shows (three public and two children's) four at the BMICH and one at the Lionel Wendt. The all girl Ensemble, comprising dancers between the ages 9 to 19, including 13 year old Tikiri Shapiro, whose mother is a Sri Lankan, are on their first international tour since 9/11. They have graced the stages of Kennedy Centre, being cheered by audiences from Tennessee to Taipei, London, Edinburg and Jakarta. Considered goodwill ambassadors of Tennessee, the group that always tries to do something special for those in need wherever they perform, will take time off for some sight seeing and do their altruistic bit by donating schooling material to deserving children in Kandy. The Ensemble was invited to Sri Lanka by the University of Kelaniya, and the Minister of Education and the tour was organised by Footwork. Part of the proceeds will be channelled to the Science Faculty Alumni Association of the University of Kelaniya. The Ensemble is the brainchild of Dr. Dorothy Floyd, who in 1981 envisioned a company of children achieving artistic excellence equal to adults and raising the level of the world around them while holding out truth, beauty and hard work like hard-won treasures to their audience. Dr Floyd and Irena Linn created more than fifty dances that form the core of the Ensemble's rich and varied repertoire, some of which, the Sri Lanka audience will be able to witness this week. |
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