Show ' t'-- V Vv ' SssacMn § aczsdcst " CN I mm Ci - he USU Middle Eastern Dance dub (USUMED) is welcoming in the spring season with the techniques of Salt Lake City dancers Shahravar and Sonia T been dancing for 13 years 'now Shahravar who is leading die sword technique work shop started in 1984 after watdiing the famous Zahira perform She has a wide range of interests in the different dance style such as Egyptian Arabic Ttafcish Indian and many others Besides teaching classes she is a continuing member of die Desert Orchid Dance Company which was formed ly Zahira herself in OnRidayApril2 USUMED will showcase these two dancers as well as their two troupes Shazadi and Zivah and beginner students in the Thggart Student Center at 730pm Audiences are welcome to ' participate in the sword and cane dancing workshops on Saturday provided by the guest dancers from 11am to 2 pjn and then from 3 pm to - 3 pan in the HPER building ' 1995 u rm215 Tickets for the show start at $S for the community or $3 with USU ID when purchased in advance At die door tick ets are $7 for the community and $3 with a USU ID : Soda is a talented artist who is leading the workshop' oo cane dancing Her interest for the dance was quaked whin she was 18 years old and saw some students at Lobert’s Defi She has rv per-for- m ' Since they’re in the Utah State Office of Education’s Ethnic Artist Bank they are placed in many different show settings such educational assemblies art fairs and educational workshops on the Middle East They are featured in the University of Utah’s Middle East denier Outreach Programs and are also a part of The Museum of Fine Aits Family Day Celebration Dorog ndl stage presentations with the live music of Kairo by Night is also one of their reguuur ’ There are tiro performing troupes 'under the heading of USUMED: Shazadi and Zivah The first troupe Shazadi is currently made up of six dancers: Sumra Shems ' Naims Ra’Sahra Sadeema and Sevda Shazadi has pined a reputation for its excellence in polish and presentation and has gained a following at concerts in Logan as well as the honor of being invited to perform in several seminar snows and other important dance events id San Lake City In their first national competition in 2003 Shazadi placed second overall in the Ensemble of the Year category beating out competitors ftonrsgveral other The second troupe Zivah was recently created to pro-vimore performance opportunities for USUMED’s newer dancers Under die direction of Shazadi members Ra’Sahra and Sadeema they are developing into a very fine group of dancers in their own right To purchase tickets in advance contact Amanda Matthews at de p 753-90- Salt Lake City dancers Sonia above and Sharavar (not pictured) otter a performance and workshop this weekend 17 Cultural exchange In higgwtf intgrmrtimuit of the year is coming State University on April 3 “Each spring international students at Utah State University showcasecuisine from their countries in an international banquet” said special menu for the event “Liz and the students have worked very hard this year to make sure mat the recipes are authentic" she said “We have worked withUtah State chefs to get the correct spices for die recqies Wfe’re taking extra time to make the cuisine as authentic ' as possible” Memben oi the international community at Utah State have submitted recipes China Japan Nepal India and Samoa arc a few of the countries rcpre-sehtwith dishes Organizers emphasize that tickets are only available in advance and seat- is limited to 500 addition to her assignment as an advisor Eveasen-Hengg- e also coordinates the culture v- show an MaribethEvensen-Heagg-e ' advisor in the office of Iwtenmiinml Shriqiff find Scholars “The event also features a cultural show that is an added bonus" V"1'The banquet begins at 7 pjn in die Stevenson Ballroom of the Tkggart Student Center: The cultural showimmediately follows Tickets we availdde at the Utah State Ticket Office in theSmith Spectrum Ticta' will not be “Wewanfedashowthat available at the door: Adult reflects the music dance and ts tickets are $12 tickets for ’ and children under 12 are images of some of the 93 couih tries that represent our internav tional Studoit body at Utah According toEvensen-Hengge Liz AUred advisor for' State” riw said “Wb have -the Intermtinral ShiA compiled an entertaining proCouncil has worked closely gram ci dances from Indonesia students China and Japan as well as :: with traof Thailand a bad wi andlhggart 8ockiogy major ArcharMPhlphtKflaBofcul Student Center chefs to create a songs from Pakistan and India” dUonaf(tencetetheM0rnatk)nalQStureShow on Satuiday: ed - stu-den- : : K v- a ' ' t ' wiR Thirsty Utah State University’s ' Landscapes a student organization hosts its fifth annual conference “Desert Water Shaping Our Ftihiine” at the Eccles Conference Center on the Logan campus on Tuesday April 6 from 8 am to 5 pm Keynote speakers include Robert France associate professor of landscape ecology at Harvard University Alan Matheson director of the Utah Wafer Project for Ttout Unlimited Joan Saffotd former director of the John T Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies and Thomas CathCart codirector of the Center for Sustainable Design at Mississippi State University Registration is $1Q for students and $40 for profession- als available at the door Meals are included for those who' preregister Workshops will be Offered in feUitiM to the keynote presentations Forv a complete schedule and registration infbnnationgoto Utah : : or call 797-050- 0 |