NYU Abu Dhabi is lead commissioner of Written in Water & will present the Middle East premiere of They Rose at Dawn

June 24, 2015

Ragamala will be traveling to New York University's campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for two weeks in October for the Middle East premiere of Aparna Ramaswamy's They Rose at Dawn (fresh off it's world premiere at the Joyce Theater in New York), and a developmental residency for the company's newest work, Written in Water. Additional commissioning partners include Opening Nights at Florida State University (Talahassee, FL), The Cowles Center for Dance & Performing Arts (Minneapolis, MN) and The Yard (Chilmark, MA).

"We are thrilled that our first full season will include some of the world's most influential master artists, alongside innovative artists from younger generations, nearly all of whom will be performing in the UAE for the very first time," says Bill Bragin, The Arts Center Executive Artistic Director.

14 dancers and musicians will participate in the residency, which includes a site-specific performance of Sacred Earth as part of Sabab: A Creative Convening; the Middle East
premiere of They Rose at Dawn at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi;

development and rehearsals of Written in Water, including open rehearsals and work-in-progress showings; classes, lectures, and master classes/workshops led by Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy.

For more information, please visit the Arts Center website