Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, which connects audiences and students with the vibrancy, flavors, and colors of the performing arts traditions of South Asia, presents “Passages of Dance & Music: Asian Choreographers Showcase,” Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at the Visceral Dance Center, 3121 N. Rockwell, Chicago.
“Passages of Dance & Music” features traditional and contemporary works that explore the essence of Asia through dance and music in solo and collaborative works. Artists include:
Shalaka Kulkarni, an Indian-American diaspora interdisciplinary artist, actor, and choreographer trained in Indian Classical dance and other contemporary forms
Yoshinojo Fujima (a.k.a. Rika Lin), a shin-nisei, part of the postwar Japanese-American diaspora, and an interdisciplinary performing artist and choreographer
Ikunojo Fujima, a Chicago-area native and Japanese American, who has performed with the Shubukai dance troupe for more than 30 years
Krissy Bergmark, a tabla player, percussionist, composer, and educator who centers her creative work on bringing tabla to new genres and cross-genres through composition and performance with a grounded understanding of the instrument’s traditions
Award-winning sisters Sreevidhya and Varsha Vijayan, trained in Indian Classical dance, such as Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchupudi, and Indian Cinematic dance, who will present a mix of classical and semi-classical works Said Mandala Executive Artistic Director Pranita Nayar, who curated the showcase, “Through their work, these inspiring creatives offer a powerful, personal glimpse into the imagination and resilience of artists practicing Asian arts in America.” 
Tickets are $25 and are available at mandalaarts.eventbrite.com.
All programming is subject to change.
