2017-01-18T16:17:42-08:00 2016-06-30 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 1105 New York NY 10016 990 2015-07-01 133530544 LOTUS FINE ARTS PRODUCTIONS INC DBA LOTUS MUSIC & DANCE STUDIOS LOTU 2126271076 262 WEST 38TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10018 Kamala Cesar Exec/Artist Dir 2017-01-03 true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Kamala Cesar C/O LOTUS FINE ARTS PRODUCTION NEW YORK NY 10018 279910 false false X WWW.LOTUSMUSICANDDANCE.ORG X 1989 NY TO KEEP ALIVE AND ACCESSIBLE THE TRADITIONAL STYLES OF MUSIC AND DANCE FROM VARIOUS WORLD CULTURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE FROM INDIA, KOREA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SOUTH PACIFIC, MYANMAR, MIDDLE EAST, INDONESIA, THE PHILLIPINES, THE MOHAWK NATION, WEST AFRICA AND SPAIN. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND FILM/TV SREENINGS. 6 6 5 75 0 271426 188764 78377 62782 0 16270 28364 366073 279910 0 0 60729 44918 0 10912 255601 238833 316330 283751 49743 -3841 93102 90194 31534 32467 61568 57727 TO KEEP ALIVE AND ACCESSIBLE THE TRADITIONAL STYLES OF MUSIC AND DANCE FROM VARIOUS WORLD CULTURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE FROM INDIA, KOREA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SOUTH PACIFIC, MYANMAR, MIDDLE EAST, INDONESIA, THE PHILLIPINES, THE MOHAWK NATION, WEST AFRICA AND SPAIN. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND FILM/TV SREENINGS. false false 209028 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 people and the dance and music traditions of the world.In 2015-2016, LOTUS served over 25,579 people. About 3,701 were students who attended classes and workshops at LOTUS as well as residencies taught by LOTUS instructors in the tri-state area schools. LOTUS produced performances and events which attracted a total of 12,176 people. LOTUS artists participated in eleven events that were presented by other organizations reaching a combined audience of approximately 9,700 people. LOTUS also visited 17 public and private schools, reaching approximately 3,651 school children. Our audiences represent virtually every ethnic community in New York as well as dance aficionados and scholars of Asian, African, Hispanic, Balkan and Native American cultures. Major LOTUS events in 2015-2016 included Lotus produced performances such as the Lotus Annual Showcase with performances by students of Bharata Natyam, Kathak, Middle Eastern, Kathak, Peruvian and Bollywood Dances featuring special guests Vado Diomandes Kotchegna Dance Company with dances from the Ivory Coast; World Dance Festival: Dancing Across Cultural Borders with Gorana Dance Collective (Bulgarian), SaungBudaya (Indonesian), Minbuza (Japanese Folk Dance), Trinayan Odissi Collective (Northeast Indian), Danza Espana (Spanish /Flamenco), Kotchegna (West African), and Kathak Ensemble (North Indian) funded by the National Endowment for the Arts; The World in the City SwordPlay: Chinese Dances and the Martial Arts funded by the New York State Council on the Arts and the NY City Dept. of Cultural Affairs; Spring Showcase with Polynesian, South Indian Bharata Natyam, Northeast Odissi and North Indian Kathak dances.The 14th Annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Multicultual Celebration, co-sponsored with the NYC Parks Dept. was held on June 12th at Inwood Hill Park with over 35 native dancers in full regalia who danced to host drums Heyna Second Sons and Silver Cloud. Also featured were international drum and dance groups on the main stage including the Young Bucks Akwesasne Mohawk Singers and Dancers, Kapulli Huehuetlahtolli Aztec Dancers, Harambee West African Drummers and Seema Iyer Bollywood Lawyer. Over 100 performing artists participated in this years event. Our Environmental Tent hosted six participating organizations and our World Market Tent another ten craft and food vendors adding to the festivities. Our 2016 Honorees were the American Indian College Fund/President, Cheryl Crazy Bull and Miko Branch, CEO/Founder of Miss Jessies. The event attracted over 10,000 participants as well as outreached to additional children and school teachers in the public schools. LOTUS had six programs appear on public access Channel 56, QPTVs Fade to Black, reaching over 1 million viewers.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. 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