2020-01-15T14:10:13-08:00 2019-06-30 204769566 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2018-07-01 133530544 LOTUS FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS INC DBA LOTUS MUSIC & DANCE STUDIOS LOTU 2126271076 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10025 Kamala Cesar Exec/Artist Dir 2020-01-15 true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Kamala Cesar 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 210 NEW YORK NY 10025 342352 false false X WWW.LOTUSMUSICANDDANCE.ORG X 1989 NY To keep alive and accessible the traditional styles of world music and dance including but not limited to those from India, Japan, Korea,China, the South Pacific, Myanmar, the Middle East, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Mohawk Nation, West Africa and Spain. 7 7 7 75 0 217444 251950 36727 49760 0 20811 -5006 274982 296704 0 0 42985 60266 0 24210 271584 265901 314569 326167 -39587 -29463 102556 89869 25182 41958 77374 47911 To keep alive and accessible the traditional styles of world music and dance including but not limited to those from India, Japan, Korea,China, the South Pacific, Myanmar, the Middle East, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Mohawk Nation, West Africa and Spain. false false 204196 Lotus Music & Dance is a cultural and educational institution dedicated to the teaching, performance and preservation of the dance and music traditions of all world cultures. The activities by our master artists foster artistic development, as well as cultural and social exchange. Our intention is to celebrate and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures of the world.In 2018-2019, LOTUS served over 21,137 people. LOTUS produced performances and events which attracted a total of 8,735 attendees. LOTUS artists participated in 34 events that were presented by other organizations. These workshops and performances reached a combined audience of approximately 12,402 people. This number includes 21 programs in ten public schools, reaching approximately 4,827 school children. Our audiences represent virtually every ethnic community in New York City as well as dance aficionados and scholars of Asian, African, Hispanic and Native American culture. Major LOTUS events in 2018-2019 included Lotus produced performances such as World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders at Manhattan Movement Arts Center, World Dance Passport: Travel the World Through Dance at the George Washington Educational Campus funded by the New York City Councils Cultural Immigrant Initiative and the Seventeenth Annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American and Multicultural Celebration. This annual event, co-sponsored with the NYC Parks Dept. was held on June 23rd, at Inwood Hill Park with over 60 native dancers in full regalia who danced to the resounding host drums of Heyna Second Sons and Silver Cloud. Also featured were international drum and dance groups on the main stage including the Haudenosaunee Onondaga Singers and Dancers, Kapulli Huehuetlahtolli Aztec Dancers & Drummers, Parijat Desai Dance in the Round, Dancing Crane Georgian Dance and Theater, Flamenco y Sol, Kinding Sindaw Filipino Tribal Dance, the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Silver Cloud Singers and Dancers, the Childrens Cultural Center of Native America, Mohawk Elder Tom Porter, Heyna Second Sons, Healing Drum Circle, and featuring the Lotus 30th Anniversary Photo Exhibition. Our Environmental Tent hosted nine participating organizations including USDA-APHIS PPQ Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Plant Powered Metro, the Coalition for Healthy School Food, the US Census Bureau, NYC Fire Dept., Green Mountain Energy, NYC Indigenous Mobile Library and Shumei New York Center. The event attracted over 8,000 participants. We also reached an additional 2,668 children and school teachers in the public schools through our Native American Assembly Programs. LOTUSs programs gave over 185 artists opportunities to present their art throughout the year. LOTUS had ten programs appear on Channel 56, QPTVs Fade to Black, reaching approximately 200,000 people. LOTUS strives to be truly global in outlook and programming and has been of special service to under-represented groups in a way unmatched by other cultural organizations. LOTUS productions have given exposure to rare and exceptional artists, bolstered cultural preservation and reinforced pride in world music and dance traditions. 204196 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 7 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X KAMALA CESAR 2126271076 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE ROOM 210 NEW YORK NY 10025 X Kamala Cesar Exec/Artist Dir 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Lent Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Malabika Biswas CHAIR/SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Harini Srinivasan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Devi Huggins Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ravi Konuru Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tad Shull Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 13105 238845 251950 BOX OFFICE 711120 3100 3100 PERFORMANCE FEES 711120 43045 43045 TUITION 611600 3615 3615 49760 0 0 0 0 0 28360 13105 45648 -17288 0 0 CONCESSION, OTHER 900099 12282 12282 12282 296704 62042 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 52375 32996 16760 2619 0 0 7891 5445 2446 0 0 0 0 0 0 138764 80972 39097 18695 7150 6721 429 17084 7175 9567 342 0 0 34446 21701 11023 1722 0 0 0 0 0 8855 5579 2834 442 8545 8545 THEATER RENTAL 16014 16014 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 11132 11132 VIDEO PROJECT 9355 9355 TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES 7809 4920 2499 390 6747 2186 4561 326167 204196 97761 24210 53162 43171 0 3500 8117 1280 1765 0 0 0 0 3780 4838 44276 20088 33044 24188 0 0 0 0 7790 7790 102556 89869 25182 41958 25182 41958 X 72374 47911 5000 77374 47911 102556 89869 -29463 X true X false false false X 271426 188764 270512 217444 270385 1218531 94647 91146 60286 57538 71567 375184 0 0 0 366073 279910 330798 274982 341952 1593715 0 128500 93000 74650 119650 74650 490450 128500 93000 74650 119650 74650 490450 1103265 0 0 0 0 366073 279910 330798 274982 341952 1593715 0.69230 0.65160 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44276 20088 24188 24188 SECURITY DEPOSITS 7790 7790 false T. 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