PROCEEDS FROM COMPETITION WEEKEND GO TO PROMISE CLINIC IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

RU Natya is the competitive Indian classical dance team at Rutgers University. Since being founded in 2008, Natya has continued to bring together various forms of Indian classical dance to university, state, and national audiences. After 11 award-winning performances and a feature in the New York Times, we now have the phenomenal opportunity to host a national Indian classical dance competition, named “Laasya 2022” in the Spring of 2022. RU Natya was presented with the opportunity to host Laasya 2022 after taking home the first place trophy at Laasya 2021 this past spring, which was hosted by UC Berkeley. We are incredibly honored to host this prestigious celebration of the Indian fine arts, which will take place on March 5th, 2021 at Mason Gross Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick, NJ. We are looking for donations in order to help us bring together this historic event, going towards covering costs for theatre spaces, audio equipment, and hosting the nation’s top 8 Indian classical dance teams for the weekend.

 

All profits from the weekend will go towards the Promise Clinic, a clinic in New Brunswick that provides free primary care to largely uninsured patients. The Promise Clinic offers patients basic health screenings and services, medications, and laboratory work, all free of charge. The clinic is run by a team of doctors and medical students to provide necessary care for these underserved populations. We greatly appreciate all donations so we can support this essential community clinic while celebrating Indian classical dance with the Rutgers/Central Jersey community. If a donation is not feasible, we would also be extremely grateful for sharing this link to friends and family. Thank you!

 

- RU Natya

 

If you're interested in how performances within our competitive Indian classical dance circuit are, here is RU Natya's set at Laasya 2019!