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Sitar Fusion

The Great Medieval Traveller

Sitar Fusion promotes cultural diversity and understanding through music and dance. Their interactive performance follows the journey of the great medieval traveller Ibn Battuta, who famously walked through Morocco to places like Turkey, Afghanistan, India, and far beyond! Inspired by this journey, Anwar Khurshid and Geneviève Beaulieu share stories, songs, and dances of places that he visited.

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Booking Details
School In-Person Fee: $1,135 + HST
Audience Size: 300
School Virtual Performance Fee: $610 + HST
Audience Size: 500
Virtual format: Pre-recorded film with live Q & A
Grades: K - 12
Language: English, bilingual
Availability: October 14 - 18, 2024 December 16 - 20, 2024 May 5 - 30, 2025
Curriculum Connections
Equity & Inclusion
French Education
Early Societies
Social studies
Character Development
Cross Curricular Connections
Specific and shared forms of cultural expression across communities
Teacher Resources
Study Guide
French Resource
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About Sitar Fusion
Sitar Fusion is made up of two internationally acclaimed artists promoting cultural diversity and understanding through classical Indian music and dance; Anwar Khurshid and Geneviève Beaulieu. Performing with musicians from other genres including Blues, Jazz, African, Middle Eastern and Chinese, Anwar's innovative collaborations create music transcending categorization! Geneviève Beaulieu is an interpretive dancer from Québec. Inspired by Indian classical dance, Geneviève uses dance to tell stories, express poetry and emotions. For the past decade, the two of them have been promoting cultural diversity and has performed in numerous venues and festivals in Canada, the United States and India.
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