Mandala Arts MAKERS FESTIVAL — Preview

WHEN:
June 13–14

WHERE:
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts website

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts will present emerging artists working within and beyond South Asian traditions and culture through the Mandala Makers Festival. Originally scheduled at the Green Line Performing Arts Center, the festival’s content will instead be available through Mandala’s all-new digital platform for South Asian emerging artists.

The festival will feature perspectives from participating artists as they navigate their own processes during the COVID-19 crisis, as well as the artists’ portfolios and range of artistic experiences. Work ranges from rehearsal footage and testimonials to short films and live collaborations. Audiences will have an opportunity to tune in to live performances and interactive talk-backs with festival artists.

The Makers Festival includes the following artists offering a combination of live and prerecorded presentations, artist talk-backs and Q&As:

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 7–9 P.M.—LIVE EVENTS

Natalia Neha Khosla (poetry + modern/contemporary movement)

Jitesh Jaggi (storytelling + spoken word + theatre)=

Sandeep Bharadwaj (Carnatic vocal music)

Tuli Bera (movement + music)

Chethan Anant (bansuri + vocal music)

JUNE 13 AND 14—RECORDED MATERIAL

Ameya Performing Arts (Indian classical fusion dance)

Shalaka Kulkarni (storytelling + paint + movement)

Geeta Rao (paint)

Grishma Shah (digital storytelling + mixed media)

SolAR* (animation + harp  + composition + movement)

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2–3 P.M.—LIVE ARTIST TALK-BACKS

Sol*AR

Shalaka Kulkarni

Grishma Shah

Sandeep Bharadwaj

Jitesh Jaggi

Chethan Anant

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 4–5 P.M.—SOUTH ASIAN DANCE ARTIST PANEL

Ashwaty Chennat

Tuli Bera

Natalia Neha Khosla

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Tickets:
All events are free, though donations are encouraged.

For more information please visit the Mandala Arts website.

Images courtesy of Mandala Arts.