South Asian Jam

Description

Missing Indian classical music and dance in SF?

Curious about South Asian arts?

Are you a musician and want to witness a new instrument in action?

Want to see a dancer balance on a brass plate?

Bored on a Saturday night but don’t want to hit the clubs?

Craving an intimate space to witness song and dance alongside people and not through a screen?

Let us bring down your screentime :)

Decentered Arts x Sanada Space Presents a South Asian Jam:

Come join us for an evening of Indian classical dance and music.

• an artist social where you can meet cool people
• enjoy live Hindustani vocals, alongside the tabla (North Indian drum), and harmonium.
• witness North and South Indian drums (tabla and mridangam) in action
• watch a couple of traditional Kuchipudi performances, the last one balancing on a plate.
• chai and light snacks provided!

Note: Decentered Studio is up a flight of stairs.

Tickets are $15, and $10 for Decentered Arts members. Please pay through Venmo at @AnuChillal or PayPal Anulekha Chillal. 100% of funds will be used to pay the performing artists and towards the non profit venue Decentered Arts in order to host more such events in the future. Thank you!

Note: No one turned away at door for lack of funds. We would love to have you.

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Event Series Info and Artist Details:

Sanãda Space is an artistic initiative started by two Indian classical dancers, Priyadharshini Govindarajan and Anulekha Chillal. We will be doing a periodic series of events; platforming different singers, dancers, musicians/ instrumentalists in the South Asian and fusion arts space in SF. We would love to work with primarily South Asian vendors for food/drink refreshments for our event.

This South Asian Jam features an evening of Indian classical music and dance

• Hindustani vocals

Swati Jhaveri, a melodious singer will take us through a series of evening themed ragas / songs that will be both soothing and joyous to hear. She will be accompanied by instrumentalists, Tushar Gupte, a skilled tabla player (North Indian drums) and Satyam Bagwe, a talented harmonium player and vocalist.

• Indian drums (tabla and mridangam)

There will be a fun back and forth drum duo / jugalbandi between the North and South Indian drum players. Come witness beats in action from Tushar Gupta, an accomplished tabla player, and Shiva Iyer, an accomplished mridangam player.

• Kuchipudi dance

Have you ever seen a dancer balancing on a plate before? Anulekha Chillal, a Kuchipudi dancer, will perform a staple dance item and then proceed to demo a plate dance as the finale. She will be musically accompanied by Priyadharshini Govindarajan, a skilled Bharatanatyam dancer providing nattuvangam (percussion through cymbals), and Shiva on South Indian drums/mridangam.

Follow Sanada Space on Instagram for upcoming events at @sanadaspace.