129 GUEST DANCER HELPS MTSU STUDENTS EXPLORE INDIAN MOVEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 17, 2006
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Office of News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919

Choreographer Ivan Pulinkala Offers Weeklong Dance Workshops, Lecture

(MURFREESBORO)—Ivan Pulinkala, director of dance at Kennesaw State University, will begin a weeklong visit at MTSU on Oct. 22 to work with members of the MTSU Dance Theatre to produce a show at the end of his stay.
Also during his stay, Pulinkala will lecture on “The Sensuality of Indian Movement” and teach a modern-dance class. All classes will be open for participation, and rehearsals are open for observation.
According to his online biography, Pulinkala is originally from New Delhi, India, and has worked professionally in the field of dance and musical theater both in India and the United States. He served as the choreographer-in-residence for Delhi Music Theatre and was named among the 25 Indian artists of the Millennium by the India Today Magazine in its December 1999 issue.
“This is a great opportunity for our students and for the campus community,” said Jeff Gibson, assistant professor of speech and theatre.

Pulinkala’s residency schedule includes the following (all in Room 140 of the Fairview Building):

• Monday, Oct. 23—Modern Dance I (12:40-2:05 p.m.), rehearsal (6-9 p.m.);
• Tuesday, Oct. 24—Modern Dance III (8-9:25 a.m.), rehearsal (7:30-10 p.m.);
• Wednesday, Oct. 25—Ballet II as Modern Dance (4:10-5:35 p.m.), rehearsal (6-9 p.m.); and
• Thursday, Oct. 26— Modern Dance II (4:20-5:45 p.m.), rehearsal (7:30-10 p.m.).
• On Friday, Oct. 27, Pulinkala will present a lecture in the University Honors College Amphitheatre on “The Sensuality of Indian Movement.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is set from 9:10 a.m. until 10:05 a.m.
• On Saturday, Oct. 28, Pulinkala will conduct an MTSU Dance Theatre Class from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in Fairview 140, and then show the work staged for the MTSU Dance Theatre at 10:15 a.m..
For more information about the guest artist or dance residency, please contact Kim Neal Nofsinger, director of MTSU’s dance program, at 615-904-8392.

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