COPPER CURRENT ~ A South Asian Artist Salon February 28, 2008

An evening of sizzling solo performances and bold artistic collaborations, COPPER CURRENT is a performance series intended to foster dialogue and promote collaboration amongst artists and their work reflecting South Asia and its global diaspora.

The salon opens in The Mountain Bar lounge at 7pm. The show starts at 8pm in the upstairs theater at 8pm with artist presentations including:

RUDDHA - A dance work where North Indian rhythmic dance syllables transform into nonsensical English gossip, and idiosyncratic postmodern movement argues with classical Kathak vocabulary, choreographed and performed by Cynthia Lee.

APPETITE - A reading by Bhargavi Mandava and drawing by Mark Sylbert simultaneously unfold and converge where cultures clash.

INDIAN MAIDENS - An excerpt from Meera Simhan’s One Woman Show, “Miss India America.” This piece explores a young girl's challenges with self acceptance while searching for friendship and belonging.

THE SEA INSIDE - A mystical journey of desire read by Shilpa Agarwal from her forthcoming novel HAUNTING BOMBAY. Choreography by Meena Serendib. Dance performance by Maggie Kwok and Meena Serendib. Musical score by James Brennan.

DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST US - An abstract story about convictions. Animation by Adnan Hussain, musical arrangement by D'Lo, and choreography by Shyamala Moorty. Dance performance by Ashley Baldon, Cathy Lee, Eko Supriyanto, Kelly Archbold, and Mita Ghosal.

HOSTED by that Local Loco Lankan Kid, D'Lo!

FREE ADMISSION (21 & over)

Official Website: http://www.southasianartists.org/coppercurrent.htm