Word: agassiz
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Dancing, playing, singing, and a little bit of self-deprecation (or cultural analysis, depending on how you look at it) marked Ghungroo 2006: A Cultural Celebration, which brought all of its color and joy to the Agassiz Theatre during its Mar. 2-4 run. Although it would be too much to say that the show went off without a hitch—problems of the technical variety, unfortunately, were plentiful—the 17th annual celebration of South Asian culture, produced by Alka R. Tandon ’07 and Arjun Vasan ’07 and directed by Saikat...
Lavish scenery, exotic costumes, and giant model elephants took center stage at Ghungroo this week. The annual cultural celebration, hosted by the South Asian Association (SAA), opened to a packed Agassiz Theatre this Thursday. The show, five months in the making, drew in audience members from Texas to the Philippines. The audience was treated to crowd-pleasing shows such as the Bhangra dance. The dance, punctuated with daring stunts such as the “Death Necklace,” drew cheers from the crowd. Performed by Aabed B. Meer ’06 and Armen I. Yerevanian...
Amidst the chaos of set construction in Agassiz Theatre, Rohini Rau-Murthy ’08 and Mayuri Shah ’08 appear serene. They laugh at the mention of Bollywood and sigh over Aamir Khan, hunky star of such blockbusters as the Oscar-nominated “Lagaan.” The two, who met through dance and mutual involvement with the South Asian Association (SAA), are the dance directors of Ghungroo, an annual celebration of the many art forms of the Subcontinent. They have been practicing different forms of Indian dance since childhood. Rohini...
...Harvard had a vagina, what would it be? Johnston Gate?” Tracy E. Nowski ’07 asked the primarily female audience of the Agassiz Theatre at the opening night performance of the Athena Theater Company’s production of “The Vagina Monologues”. Spontaneous laughter erupted, easing initial trepidations at hearing the remarkably unattractive word “vagina” repeated with such uncommon frequency...
...Playboy" auditions in the ornate Horner Room of the Agassiz, Spillane-Hinks and her producers sit behind a long table, calm and serious. That’s not to say they’re all business—they aren’t afraid to laugh with actors, especially those they know...