Warrior Sister with Eunice Wong and Bayarto Endonov photo by Alexander Khantaev Uragsha photo by Alexander Khantaev CD Cover photo by Watoku Ueno Cover of book photo by Alexander Khantaev Two Buryat elders in China. Photo by Alexander Khantaev YARA'S BURYAT DAYS SPRING 2004 The Warrior’s Sister March 5-21, 2004 La MaMa E.T.C. in NYC Original theatre piece based on traditional Buryat Mongolian epic about the sister of a legendary warrior who puts on his armor when he is killed. This World Music-Theater piece includes fragments of the epic performed by Buryat artists in the traditional throat-singing style, while Yara artists perform in English. Thursdays - Sundays, Mar 5-21 at 8 PM, plus Sunday matinee at 3PM La MaMa Box Office 74 E 4th St New York (212) 475-7710 For more information see:The Warrior's Sister Epic Songs from Two Ends of the Steppe February 28 at Bandura Downtown, NYC Concert of uligers, Buryat Mongolian epic songs, performed by Sayan Zhambalov, Viktor Zhaltsanov and Bayarto Endonov. And Ukrainian epic songs or dumas performed by Julian Kytasty Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 PM Mayana Gallery 136 Second Ave 4th floor (212) 475-6474 Meetings in Mongolia March 10-14 at La MaMa NYC exhibit of photographs from Mongolia by Alexander Khantaev. March 10-14 at La MaMa Annex 74 E 4th St, NYC (212) 475-7710 Uliger: Siberian Epic Songs March 10 at La MaMa NYC Concert of uligers, Buryat Mongolian epics, folk songs, and throat singing performed by Sayan Zhambalov, Erzhena Zhambalov, Viktor Zhaltsanov and Bayarto Endonov. Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 PM La MaMa Annex 74 E 4th Street, NYC (212) 475-7710 Old Ways in a New Land March 16-April 4 at La MaMa NYC exhibit of photographs of Buryat villages in northern China by Alexander Khantaev. March 16- April 4 at La MaMa Annex 74 E 4th St, NYC (212) 475-7710 Old Songs from a New Land March 16 at La MaMa NYC Concert of old songs as they are remembered in “Shenekhen” (New Land) by Buryats in northern China for opening of photo exhibit of these villages by Alexander Khantaev. Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 at La MaMa 74 E 4th St, NYC (212) 475-7710 Shaman Chants/Epic Songs Bowery Poetry Club, NYC Uragsha performs shaman chants and epic song to celebrate the publication of Shanar: Dedication Ritual of a Buryat Shaman in Siberia by Virlana Tkacz, Sayan Zhambalov and Wanda Phipps with photos by Alexander Khantaev, Parabola Books. Event includes a talk by Virlana Tkacz about shaman rituals with slides. Wednesday, March 17, 8:00 PM Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery (1st St) New York $7 (212) 614-1224 For more on:book Shanar: Dedication Ritual of a Buryat Shaman Uragsha: Throat-singing and Music from Lake Baikal Lake Placid, NY Concert of traditional music and throat-singing from the Buryat Republic in Siberia performed by Sayan Zhambalov, Erzhena Zhambalov, Victor Zhaltsanov and Bayarto Endonov. Fundraising event for the Totem Project, a special project of Cultural Survival, Inc. Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 PM Lake Placid Center for the Art, Lake Placid, New York tickets $12/$35 special patron (518) 523-2512 Buryat Epic Stories, Songs and Throat-singing: The Music of an Indigenous People of Siberia Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Concert of traditional epic stories, music and throat-singing from the Buryat Republic in Siberia performed by Sayan Zhambalov, Erzhena Zhambalov, Victor Zhaltsanov and Bayarto Endonov. Sakewewak Storytelling Festival Saturday, March 27, 8:00 PM Shurniatcher Theatre of the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina. For information call the Sakewewak Artist' Collective (306) 780-9485 YARA ARTS GROUP, a resident company at La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York, began its collaboration with Buryat artists in 1996. Yara has now traveled eight times to Siberia to take part in international collaborative cultural projects and to collect ancient folk songs and legends. Yara Arts Group 306 E 11th St #3B, New York, NY 10003 USA, tel/fax (212) 475-6474 yara@prodigy.net Please be aware that the schedule is subject to change at this point. Check again closer to dates of all events.