Thursday, May 6
San Francisco Asian Art Museum presents
"Rewiring the Body: Indian Classical Dance Meets Postmodern"
A Lecture/Demonstration
Asian Art Museum | 200 Larkin St | San Francisco | 7pm-8pm
Free with museum admission
www.asianart.org
Reception by Stanford In Entertainment follows the lecture/demo (for Stanford alumni and their guests).
Choreographer Parijat Desai presents excerpts of her work blending Indian classical and American postmodern dance. Desai discusses movement origins and ideas behind her work, and reflects on the creative process. Seven dancers from Stanford University perform Rewired, co-directed by Diane Frank.*
Performers: Kathryn Disenhof, Katharine Hawthorne, Christina Landry, Linda Phung, Mindy Phung, Samantha Smith-Eppsteiner, Stav Ziv
*The Stanford Rewired Project made possible through the generous support of Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SICA), the Stanford Institute for Diversity and the Arts (IDA), and the Dance Division of Stanford University
Photo: Katherine Hawthorne, Abby Williams
| Photo by Sallie DeEtte Mackie, Performers: Aditi Dhruv, Anjali Tata, Parijat Desai |
| ...a major
talent who bears watching...offering clean, crisp, rhythmic attacks...a powerhouse- Los Angeles Times |
| ...bold, definitive interpretations...clarity and flair predominate- India Post |