2010 upcoming events Friday, July 2 Arangetram (solo debut) of Mayuri Chandran Chennai, India. Details to follow. Thursday, July 29 at 7:30pm World Premiere: Encountering the OtherNatya Dance Theatre partners with Chicago’s Mordine & Company to create an innovate performance that brings together Bharata Natyam and Western contemporary dance in an exploration of “the other.”  The program premieres a trilogy of collaborative works, choreographed by Hema Rajagopolan and Shirley Mordine, and pieces from their respective repertoires that address questions of culture, gesture, philosophy and family from diverse points of view. Storefront Theater 66 E Randolph Street Chicago, IL Ticket details to follow: www.dcatheater.org Friday, July 30 at 7:30pm World Premiere: Encountering the OtherNatya Dance Theatre partners with Chicago’s Mordine & Company to create an innovate performance that brings together Bharata Natyam and Western contemporary dance in an exploration of “the other.”  The program premieres a trilogy of collaborative works, choreographed by Hema Rajagopolan and Shirley Mordine, and pieces from their respective repertoires that address questions of culture, gesture, philosophy and family from diverse points of view. Storefront Theater 66 E Randolph Street Chicago, IL Ticket details to follow: www.dcatheater.org Saturday, July 31 at 5pm Arangetram (solo debut) of Anika Dutta North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Boulevard Skokie, IL 60077 Driving Directions: 847-673-6300; www.northshorecenter.org Saturday, July 31 at 7:30pm World Premiere: Encountering the OtherNatya Dance Theatre partners with Chicago’s Mordine & Company to create an innovate performance that brings together Bharata Natyam and Western contemporary dance in an exploration of “the other.”  The program premieres a trilogy of collaborative works, choreographed by Hema Rajagopolan and Shirley Mordine, and pieces from their respective repertoires that address questions of culture, gesture, philosophy and family from diverse points of view. Storefront Theater 66 E Randolph Street Chicago, IL Ticket details to follow: www.dcatheater.org Sunday, August 1 at 3pm World Premiere: Encountering the OtherNatya Dance Theatre partners with Chicago’s Mordine & Company to create an innovate performance that brings together Bharata Natyam and Western contemporary dance in an exploration of “the other.”  The program premieres a trilogy of collaborative works, choreographed by Hema Rajagopolan and Shirley Mordine, and pieces from their respective repertoires that address questions of culture, gesture, philosophy and family from diverse points of view. Storefront Theater 66 E Randolph Street Chicago, IL Ticket details to follow: www.dcatheater.org Sunday, August 1 at 3:30pm Arangetram (solo debut) of Navya Kamath McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Boulevard Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Driving Directions: 630-942-2800; www.cod.edu Sunday, August 8 at 3pm Arangetram (solo debut) of Lavanya Iyer McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Boulevard Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Driving Directions: 630-942-2800; www.cod.edu Saturday, August 14 Arangetram (solo debut) of Vinaya Soundararajan McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage 425 Fawell Boulevard Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Driving Directions: 630-942-2800; www.cod.edu Saturday, August 28 Arangetram (solo debut) of Maegha Saraf Bolingbrook High School 365 Raider Way Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Driving Directions: 630-759-6400; www.bolingbrook.com Saturday, August 28 at 8pm Shakti Chakra — The Energy CycleThe Natya Dance Theatre Company performs its signature work, which presents the five activities of the Divine, according to Eastern philosophy: creation, sustenance, protection, purification and dissolution. Skokie Theatre 7924 N. Lincoln Avenue Skokie, Illinois 60077 Tickets and Driving Directions: 847-677-7761; info@skokietheatre.com Monday, August 30 at 6:30pm Padma: The Evening RoseNatya Dance Theatre takes you on a journey of the senses and the spirit. Enter into the mind and body of other beings and experience the oneness of all creation. Fingers open as flower petals, then transform into flying birds or a poised bow and arrow. Padma: The Evening Rose gives audiences a taste of Natya’s signature style and a first glimpse of The Flowering Tree, which will have its world premiere at the Harris Theater in March 2011. Jay Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park Chicago, IL Tickets: FREE Saturday, October 23 at 7:30pm and Sunday, October 24 at 3pm Natya Dance Theatre Company performs Cindy Pritzker Auditorium Harold Washington Library Center (lower level) 400 South State Street Chicago, IL 60605 Tickets: 312-212-1240; bill@natya.com Driving Directions: 312-747-4396; www.chipublib.org