01: Starbucks Live and Inspire Series featured Ramli Ibrahim {Watch Video}

Title: The Journey of Ramli Ibrahim
Date: 15 April 2010
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Starbucks, Level 2, Bangsar Village 2, Kuala Lumpur

WE ARE BACK FOR SEASON II….AND WE ARE STARTING WITH A BANG! We have RAMLI IBRAHIM and a special performace by ELVIRA ARUL, VIMA 2009 award winner!

And more freebies! We got more free stuff to give away. We are going to ROCK SEASON II…and we want YOU to be a part of it.

**The ULTIMATE FREEBIE!
5 Lucky Draw winners will win a pair of tickets each worth RM300 VIP . Gala Night includes light refreshment and invite to our art exhibition. This is a formal night at Istana Budaya on 24th April 2010 at 8pm. Sutra Foundation in collaboration with Sutra Dance Theatre with the support of Ramli Ibrahim has generously contributed to this AWESOME PAWSOME lucky draw prize.

So who is Ramli Ibrahim?

Described by international dance connoisseurs as one of the finest artistes of his generation, Ramli Ibrahim has set stages ablaze in venerated centres of dance from Khajuraho to Paris for almost three decades. Ramli’s rigorous training in ballet, modern, and Indian classical dance reflects not only his diverse technical accomplishment, but also his multifaceted approach to the Arts.

Ramli, the dancer, continues to hold audiences spellbound with his ability to draw them into his performance, allowing them to be at one with the spirit of the artiste as various characters unfold before their eyes. As artistic director of the Sutra Dance Theatre, he has been a fountain of creativity, choreographing stunning works with his distinct artistic sensibility honed under legends such as Padmashri Adyar K. Lakshman (Bharata Natyam) and the late Guru Debaprasad Das (Odissi).

Ramli, the Guru, has nurtured some of the brightest talents to have emerged in the field of dance in Malaysia, many of whom have won international acclaim in both traditional and contemporary scenes. It is his unerring eye for detail and strong emphasis on authentic technical precision that has made him the quintessential Guru in the Indian tradition, exacting the best out of his pupils and yet instilling in them the modern sensibility required to become a truly international artiste.

Ramli, the visionary, has been instrumental in transforming the dance scenario in Malaysia by boldly charting new paths and opening up fresh vistas through his innate yearning to embrace diverse art forms. Today, he is known for single-handedly establishing Odissi as a recognisable and widely appreciated dance form in the country, while creating a distinctively Malaysian interpretation of this ancient tradition. As a pioneer, Ramli is recognised nationally as a cultural icon and a dynamic force within the arts scene, evident in the various accolades conferred upon him including the Fulbright Distinguished Artist Award 1999, the Lifetime Achievement (BOH Cameronian) Award 2003, ANGARAG Lifetime Achievement Award 2006 from Guru Debaprasad Dance Institute, Bhubaneswar (Orissa) and most recently Anugerah Karyawan Seni (National Arts Award) for Choreographer from the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Heritage.

Ramli Ibrahim is chairman of Sutra Foundation and has steered as artistic director a highly successful international Odissi festival, Stirring Odissi ’08 (May 21 – June 14, 2008), in Kuala Lumpur. Ramli Ibrahim and Sutra Dancers became the only Malaysian to be invited to perform at the famous Carnegie Hall New York in September 2008.

**The new High Commissioner of India, Mr Vijay Gokhale in his recent speech at the inauguration of ‘The Madras Canvas’, painting exhibition of 39 artists of Chennai, jointly presented by the India Cultural Centre, Forum Art Gallery (Chennai) and Sutra Gallery (Kuala Lumpur), discerningly commented on Sutra’s unique role – “Sutra is an ambassador of Malaysian culture when in India and ambassador of Indian culture in Malaysia.”

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