Collage & Yöre Present   |   Anatolian Rhythms

where: Roda Theater  -  (Berkeley Repertory Theatre) - 2015 Addison Street - Berkeley, CA 94704

when: Saturday, January 19, 2008  -  8pm

AN EXCITING EVENING OF ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHIES WITH A FUSION OF
TURKISH, BALKAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN MUSIC AND DANCE

Collage, an award winning contemporary dance ensemble from Boston, MA, and Yöre, a Turkish dance troupe
based in Stanford, CA, will present Anatolian Rhythms in regions of Anatolia, one of the greatest crossroads of ancient civilizations
in history, as well as other eastern European countries. The show will feature a unique blend of dances from various in the Bay Area.

The internationally acclaimed Collage Dance Ensemble is one of Boston's advocates for multicultural collective expression.
Collage performs a fusion of traditional Balkan and European dance forms reinterpreted through contemporary choreography.
Exemplifying their mission to promote harmony between people from different cultural and social backgrounds, Lüleci integrates
Eastern European traditional performance with modern Western techniques. Luleci's choreography has been performed worldwide. 
For more iformation for Collage Dance Ensemble and its Artistic Director, Ahmet Luleci, please visit "company" page.

Yöre Folk Dance Ensemble is a rapidly expanding Turkish ethnic dance group based in Stanford, California. Yöre was founded by
several folkdance instructors to teach the basics of Turkish ethnic dances from different regions of Turkey and became a 501 (C)(3)
nonprofit organization in November 2005. Yöre teaches dance enthusiasts with limited dance backgrounds by relying on highly
qualified and experienced folk dance performers as instructors and peers. Yöre participated in numerous local and international
festivals and organized major shows performing ethnic dances from various regions of Turkey. The mission of the ensemble is
to spark awareness of Turkey’s rich culture throughout its dancing.