PREVIEW: Ananya Dance Theatre’s Annual Dance Showcase (The O’Shaughnessy) Arts Dance Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Ananya Dance Theatre. Photo by V. Paul Virtucio. This month, Ananya Dance Theatre closes out its 5-part series Work Women Do with the world premiere of Shaatranga at The O’Shaughnessy. This final chapter, whose name in Bangla translates as “Seven Colors”, will be performed Friday, Sept. 21 and Saturday, Sept. 22 – both performances at 7:30 PM. Minneapolis-based Ananya Dance Theatre is a critically acclaimed dance company headed by Ananya Chatterjea. Chatterjea, a Professor of Dance in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Theater Arts & Dance, is the organization’s founding artistic director as well as a frequent choreographer and performer. ADT presents contemporary Indian dance with a foreground emphasis on social justice, and has toured in 12 countries while racking up critical acclaim. September’s performances are 90-minute dance concerts presented without intermission. As usual, the concerts at St. Catherine Univeristy in St. Paul feature the premieres of newly commissioned works by ADT, which will be added to the Ananya Dance Theatre’s touring showcase. The critically acclaimed company received a $100,000 operational support grant from the McKnight Foundation last spring. Dancer Julia Gay. Photo by V. Paul Virtucio. Dancer Kealoha Ferreira with dancer-choreographer-artistic director Ananya Chatterjea. Photo by V. Paul Virtucio. — Ananya Dance Theatre presents Work Women Do Sept. 21-22 at The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN. About Latest Posts Twin Cities Arts ReaderThe Twin Cities Arts Reader is an arts and lifestyles magazine whose coverage examines arts and selected activities in the state of Minnesota and across the country. It provides in-depth, critical arts coverage and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year. Latest posts by Twin Cities Arts Reader (see all) NEWS: Minnesota Represents at James Beard Awards for Restaurants and Chefs - January 25, 2025 NEWS: Presidential Inauguration News - January 21, 2025 NEWS: St. Olaf College Sells Out Christmas Festival - November 26, 2024 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet