by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Traditional Arts
Neema Hekmat along with other musicians collaborating with Ballet Afsaneh to create The Persepolis Project, an original performance work that is informed by ancient Persian earth-centered humanistic beliefs and philosophies.
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Traditional Arts
Khankham Phaxayavong of the Lao Bantheung Sinh molam troupe and Lao American rap artist One Hunned collaborating with the Center for Lao Studies to create a new work, Molam Tan Smay (Molam in the Modern Era)—bringing together two genres (molam and rap) that share...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Traditional Arts
Liberian multidisciplinary artist Nimely Napla collaborating with Diamana Coura West African Dance company to create an original multidisciplinary performance piece titled The Forbidden Bush to be featured in performances in an East Bay theater and outdoors at Lake...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Traditional Arts
Islamic calligrapher Arash Shirinbab and ceramicist Forrest Lesch-Middleton collaborating with the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California to explore themes of hospitality, morality, and justice through a series of calligraphy-inscribed ceramics that are...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Traditional Arts
Master weaver Jenny Bawer Young collaborating with Manilatown Heritage Foundation and eight female apprentices to create an indigenous Kalinga laga (backstrap loom) tapestry representing the Kalinga people’s fight to save the Chica River in the Cordillera region of...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 27, 2015 | 2015, Traditional Arts
Drag artist Mica Sigourney collaborating with other artists and Queer Cultural Center to create The Widow Norton’s Daughters, exploring the important role drag artists play in preserving LGBTQ community traditions.
