2019-05-15T13:07:44-07:00 2018-06-30 204769566 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2017-07-01 133530544 LOTUS FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS INC DBA LOTUS MUSIC & DANCE STUDIOS LOTU 2126271076 310 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NEW YORK NY 10025 Kamala Cesar Executive Director 2019-05-15 true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Kamala Cesar C/O LOTUS FINE ARTS PRODUCTION NEW YORK NY 10018 274982 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. 6 6 7 75 0 270512 217444 37686 36727 0 22600 20811 330798 274982 0 0 40631 42985 0 13514 230933 271584 271564 314569 59234 -39587 140849 102556 23888 25182 116961 77374 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 220482 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 2017-2018, LOTUS served over 12,339 people. LOTUS produced performances and events which attracted a total of 7,645 attendees. LOTUS artists participated in nine events that were presented by other organizations. These workshops and performances reached a combined audience of approximately 4,694 people. LOTUS also visited over thirteen schools, reaching approximately 4,378 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 2017-2018 included Lotus produced performances such as Lotus Showcase at Main Street Theater and Dance on Roosevelt Island, World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders at Roulette Intermedium, World Dance Passport at the United Palace funded by the New York City Council's Cultural Immigrant Initiative and the Sixteenth 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 3rd, at Inwood Hill Park with over 40 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 Kanienkehshon Singing Society, Mohawk Dancers and Singers, Kapulli Huehuetlahtolli Aztec Dancers & Drummers, Sidiki Conde and Tokonou, West African Dance and Drumming from Guinea, ABADA Capoeira, Martial Arts, Acrobatics and Dance, the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, Silver Cloud Singers and Dancers, the Children's Cultural Center of Native America, Mohawk Elder Tom Porter, Heyna Second Sons, IBEX Puppetry Storytelling & Dance, Healing Drum Circle, and featuring the iForest Immersive Sound Installation. Our Environmental Tent hosted six participating organizations including USDA-APHIS PPQ Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the Coalition for Healthy School Food, the Wild Center, the Climate Museum, GreenNYC and Shumei New York Center. The event attracted over 5,600 participants as well as outreached to an additional 1,973 children and school teachers in the public schools. LOTUSs programs gave over 100 artists opportunities to present their art throughout the year.LOTUS had five programs appearing on Fade to Black. QPTVs Channel 56, FIOS channel 35/36 and RCN, reaching approximately 400,000 people in the borough of Queens, NYC NY. LOTUS Music and Dance multicultural programs add to the enrichment of New York city's most culturally diverse borough and has been of special service to under-represented groups by being in the fore front of the multicultural revolution. LOTUS productions have given exposure to rare and exceptional artists, bolstered cultural preservation and reinforced pride in world music and dance traditions. 220482 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false true 26 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 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 0 false false false 0 217444 217444 BOX OFFICE 711120 3452 3452 PERFORMANCE FEES 711120 25710 25710 TUITION 611600 7565 7565 36727 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONCESSION, OTHER 900099 20811 20811 20811 274982 57538 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 33131 20873 10602 1656 0 4716 3254 1462 5138 3545 1593 0 0 0 0 0 0 119359 79631 30798 8930 10348 9727 621 31125 13073 17430 622 0 0 30525 19231 9768 1526 0 0 0 0 0 8855 5579 2834 442 0 THEATER RENTAL 31556 31556 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 12831 12831 VIDEO PROJECT 11937 11937 TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES 6765 4262 2165 338 8283 4983 3300 314569 220482 80573 13514 47853 53162 0 30300 3500 1280 0 0 0 0 3907 3780 44276 11232 41899 33044 0 0 0 0 16890 7790 140849 102556 23888 25182 23888 25182 X 76561 72374 40400 5000 116961 77374 140849 102556 -39587 X true X false true false X 201126 271426 188764 270512 217444 1149272 72221 94647 91146 60286 57538 375838 0 0 0 273347 366073 279910 330798 274982 1525110 0 115500 128500 93000 74650 119650 531300 115500 128500 93000 74650 119650 531300 993810 0 0 0 0 273347 366073 279910 330798 274982 1525110 0.65160 0.55580 0.00000 X 44276 11232 33044 33044 PERFORMANCE FEES AND OTHER RECEIVABLE SECURITY DEPOSITS 7790 7790 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et HARINI SRINIVASAN IS MARRIED TO RAVI KONURURICHARD TURNER IS KAMALA CESAR'S BROTHER-IN-LAW. 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