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MY PET DRAGON
thursday, august 21st, 2008 9pm S.O.B.'s 3rd thursdays summer music series dj rekha presents basement bhangra 204 varick street @ houston street new york city Basement Bhangra is one of NYC's hottest monthly parties, and during the summer, DJ Rekha, the party's founder and resident DJ, adds a few nights to let emerging South Asian talent rock it out on the illustrious SOB's stage. For details and to print out a reduced admission flyer, visit: www.djrekha.com :: MY PET DRAGON :: Todd Michaelsen ::VOCALS ::GUITAR Reena Shah ::ANKLET PERCUSSION ::DANCE ::VOCALS Rajeev Maddela ::DRUMS and Special Guest Thursday, August 21st Doors at 7pm Free MOJITOS 7-8pm $5 before 8pm $13 with flyer from website, $16 without Free Bhangra Dance Lesson at 9pm by Reena Shah MY PET DRAGON goes on at 9:30pm. SOBs 204 Varick Street Subway: 1 to Houston St. www.sobs.com www.mypetdragon.net |
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 Reena Shah is an accomplished actress, professional classical Indian dancer (Bharata Natyam), choreographer, voice-over artist, & artist. FILM: American Chai, Inside Man, Stay Until Tomorrow, and more. TELEVISION: Bollywood skit with Conan on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” THEATER: Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays (The Public Theater/Desipina), Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues (Arthur Seelen), Nandita Shenoy’s Marrying Nandini, Directed by Elizabeth Levy(Green Light), and more. NARRATION: Tami Yeager’s PBS ‘Independent Lens’ Documentary, A Dream In Doubt. DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY: Universal Pictures’ The Guru, Sita Sings the Blues, Agora II, & Chashama’s 2007 Oasis Fesival (solo work). This year she can be seen in Ajay Naidu’s Ashes, The Golden Door & is the speaking voice of Sita in Guggenheim Fellowship Recipient, Nina Paley’s Award Winning Animation Feature, Sita Sings the Blues. Reena performs with her husband, musician/composer/singer Todd Michaelsen, in their band MY PET DRAGON, dancing, singing & providing percussion using her Traditional Indian Ghungroo Anklet Bells. Reena holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies with a Concentration in Mass Media & Society from New York University. “Rock on with Peace & Love Always.”
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