About this Event
Clothesline is a contemporary Indian dance story, told from the perspective of a sari which is passed down through generations of Indian women. In addition to exploring themes of home, homesickness, and heritage inheritance, this show is largely about laundry, musing about how culture fades with each wash.
While this story is rooted in South Asian and Karnataka culture, the themes explored are universal. How do we define home? Is there a way that we can find a home away from home? Is our inherent identity redefined as we physically move from place to place? How can we maintain connections with our roots and upbringings while staying present in our current spatial and cultural circumstances?
This show is for our parents, our grandparents, for anyone who has experienced homesickness, for our old friends from near and for our new friends from far, for our found families, for our past selves and for our current selves. Everyone, regardless of if they've ever left it, has a strong sense of what makes home, home.
Suggested Attire: Cultural clothing, or, Anything that reminds you of home
Choreography: Jeevika Bhat
Featuring: Shalini Basu, Keshav Agiwal, Rutva Satish, Jeevika Bhat, Medha Morparia, Samanvita Kasthuri, Bhavana Channavajala, Divya Empranthiri
The CUNY Dance Initiative receives major support from the Howard Gilman Foundation and Mertz Gilmore Foundation. Additional support is provided by the SHS Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture program, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
Clothesline is additionally supported by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Creative Engagement Grant (funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City) and the GALLIM Moving Artist Residency.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Aaron Davis Hall, 129 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street, New York, United States
USD 15.00 to USD 20.00
