Friday, May 4, 2012

A Celebration of Austrian and Russian Compositions



The Embassy of Austria presented a delightful evening of Austrian and Russian music featuring a Celebration of Austrian and Russian Compositions: Twilight Rapture with  Irina Mozyleva, soprano
Audrey Babcock, mezzo-soprano, Vera Danchenko-Stern, piano and Genadi Zagor, piano.

Michelle Davis, Global Latitudes

 




The Embassy of Uzbekistan presented The Silk Road Dance Company

The Embassy of Uzbekistan presented The Silk Road Dance Company’s special performance of Uzbek dances. Since its inception in 1995 the Silk Road Dance Company (SRDC) has delighted audiences around the country with traditional and fusion dances from the Middle East and Central Asia. Performing Uzbek, Afghani, Tadjik, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, and Egyptian dance techniques rarely seen in the United States, their performances offer a unique glimpse of the life, culture, and art of little known regions.
The evening featured a dinner buffet feast of traditional Uzbek delicacies, a performance of Uzbek dances, as well as a wonderful opportunity to tour the embassy’s rare collection of beautiful paintings and art pieces.

The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Washington D.C

Afsaneh Hashemi, Michelle Davis, Global Latitudes

Jacqueline Hassanzaedeh, Mariam Heydari, Michelle Davis, Afsaneh Hashemi

Jacqueline Hassanzaedeh, Mariam Heydari, Michelle Davis, Afsaneh Hashemi

Embassy of Ukraine Presents Kalynon'ka Duet

Embassy of Ukraine presented a holiday evening featuring a dinner buffet feast of traditional Ukrainian delicacies, as well as a delightful musical performance of traditional Ukrainian musical compositions performed by the Kalynon'ka Duet.
Kalynon'ka Duet

 Michelle Davis, Managing Partner, Global Latitudes