Out of the shadows, a colored solidarity
"Out of the Shadows, A Colored Solidarity" is a dance work on transnational solidarity across global social movements.
Performance begins at minute marker 3:21.
Talkback / Q&A begins at minute marker 15:15.
Commissioned by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Presented at CrossLines: A Culture Lab on Intersectionality
May 28 & 29, Arts & Industries Building, Washington, D.C.
Dance artist Anjal Chande debuts new work at CrossLines: A Culture Lab on Intersectionality, a creative convening of art installations, performances and dialogues presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center at the historic Arts and Industries Building. Informed by the comprehensive research of historian Nico Slate, Chande creates a contemporary bharatanatyam dance about the unsung activists who forged a remarkable, transnational unity between oppressed communities of color. The work highlights feminist figure Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, whose activism exemplifies the cross-pollination between India’s independence movement and America’s civil rights movement from the late nineteenth century to the 1960s.
More Information:
www.anjalchande.com
www.nicoslate.com
Out of the Shadows, A Colored Solidarity tells the story of intersecting social movements in India and the United States through the lens of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay's activism. The piece is informed by the work of Professor Nico Slate of Carnegie Mellon University, who consulted during the creation of the piece.
Premiered at CrossLines: A Culture Lab on Intersectionality // Washington, D.C. // May 28-29, 2016
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