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		<title>Akram Khan Breaks Barriers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The curtain rises. We are at the prestigious Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. A still silence befalls. Anticipation sitting in the wings takes flight. The stage is dressed in black dark but for the silhouetted features of the musicians and their instruments. The sounds of the tanpura slowly fills the auditorium and the dim lights move joined by the sonorous base notes of the cello and the sounds of the sarod burst into Raag Yaman. The dancer centre stage slowly comes to life. The melodious raag seductively caresses the dancer’s feet. His hands and body move in harmony. The dancer begins his story. He is Shiva, Nataraj, the Lord of Dance. The solemn sounds burst into a powerful chant on Shiva in a sonorous chorus of “Shiv Jay Jay Jay”. The music, the rhythm and the dancer’s feet gain tempo, energy and strength. The audience is entranced with the dancer’s agility. The dancer is none other than, a UK based Bangla Deshi, born a Muslim, taught by a Hindu Guru, dancing to the Hindu Chants of Shiva in Sydney. The all powerful Shiva and compassionate Shakti take turns, twists and finish into a fast paced melting rhythm. Akram Khan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney Opera House Architect Passes Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While a beautifully architectured Moghul Palace, The Taj, built by George the Fifth in the 18 century suffered at the hands of terrorist attacks in  Mumbai, it seems almost a coincidence that at the other end of the world a great architect, designer and visionary quietly passed away. As if leaving a message to the world to stop this madness!! An architect whose Architecture is termed &#8216;World Architecture&#8217; for his well known buildings  the Sydney Opera House, the National Assembly in Kuwait, the Parliament and the adjoining Mosque in its surrounds and many others. He did not hesitate to delve into cultures and learn from ancient Islamic architecture and modern engineering for he believed the very basis of architecture was the same at its root. This Architect is none other than Jorn Utzon the Danish Architect whose buildings have recieved world acclaim.   Utzon while drawing the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House in 1957 little knew what he created. He successfully captured the very spirit of the City, the life and ways of Australians. Whilst the outside features of the Opera House were built in accordance with Utzon&#8217;s ideas, the Government after nine years could not fund the [...]]]></description>
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