Paintings, Posters and Propaganda:
Artists Reflect and Connect with Community
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $5 for KSW members; Free for CCC members, $15 for non CCC or KSW member.
The Chinese Culture Center and Kearny Street Workshop invite you to join in on a discussion among five artists about the development of their art practices, their influences, and how they work within their communities. Featuring Nancy Hom, Leland Wong, Lenore Chinn, Choppy Oshiro and Richard Godinez. Moderated by Robynn Takayama
Design by Michael Yap
An Art on Market Street
Panel Discussion
KSW's space180 Gallery
180 Capp Street, 3rd Floor
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Confused about those Market Street posters that are up right now?
Don't understand their references to Marcos or Milk?
Who's this "Flor" chick?
Where's an "I-Hotel"?
What's Martial Law?
And why isn't Wolverine in these comics, anyway?
Join KSW and the San Francisco Arts Commission for a panel discussion about the Filipino immigration experience in the 1970s as part of the Art on Market Street Program project, Flor de Manila y San Francisco, a poster exhibition by artist Jenifer K Wofford.
Panelists include Jenifer K Wofford; Catherine Ceniza Choy, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley; Dan Gonzales, founder of Asian American Studies and College of Ethnic Studies at SF State; and Joaquin "Jay" Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the USF Maria Elena Yuchengo Philippines Studies Program.
Wednesdays, October 8 - November 12, 6-8pm
Tala & Raga: Rhythms and Melodies of Indian Classical Music
Wednesdays, October 8 – November 12, 6 – 8pm
Join Robin Sukhadia and Gautam Tejas Ganeshan in a six-session joint exploration of the twin classical musical forms of India - Hindustani (North) and Carnatic (South).
Each two-hour session will introduce students to the elements of Hindustani and Carnatic music - from the basics of rhythm and melody to more advanced concepts like compositional forms and improvisational styles, to some of the interesting approaches to the art as a spiritual practice that characterize the overall Indian classical approach. We'll also explore contemporary manifestations of these traditional art forms, such as their use in films and electronic music, as well as their continuing evolution in the hands of modern artists.
A significant portion of the class will be devoted to learning the basics of tala (rhythm) and raga (melody) through studying tabla (north Indian classical drums; a limited number of drums will be available during the class), vocal recitation of rhythmic patterns, singing, and clapping time cycles. Absolutely no prior experience is required; Participants should expect extensive interactivity, listening sessions, video screenings, experimentation with concepts rooted in classical Indian music, and an open environment designed to demystify some of the world’s most ancient music.
Registration fee is $225.
To register by check, please send a check or money order for full amount to:
Kearny Street Workshop, 180 Capp Street #5, San Francisco, CA 94110
and include your full name and contact info.
Or register online by clicking the button below:
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GAUTAM TEJAS GANESHAN BIO
Founder and director of the Sangati Community Center for South Asian Music in San Francisco, a nonprofit performance venue for weekly public chamber concerts of Indian classical music, Gautam performs thoughtful, creative vocal music at the threshold between Indian classical music and its source – the source of all music – the natural world of sound, the harmony of proportion, the pristine, eternal beauty of patterns and the mind, and the complex eddies of human experience and emotion. Gautam has guest-lectured on Carnatic (South Indian classical) music for the Music of India courses at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and in 2004 was awarded two significant grants for the academic study of music - the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship and the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, issued by the U.S. Department of Education.
ROBIN SUKHADIA BIO
Recently completing a Master in Fine Arts in World Music at the California Institute of the Arts, Robin has been studying tabla under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at CalArts and the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California for the past six years. For the past 5 years, Robin has traveled internationally on behalf of Project Ahimsa, an organization committed to empowering impoverished youth through music education. He has taught workshops and lectured at UCLA, Pomona College, the University of San Francisco, and at Eagle Rock Professional Development Center in Estes Park, Colorado. In April 2008, he successfully completed a tabla-centric Artist Residency at the Machine Project, Los Angeles. His writings on music education and creative process have appeared in Hyphen Magazine, the Subcontinental, India Currents, and Saathee Magazine.
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SANGATI CENTER:
The Sangati Community Center for South Asian Music, located in San Francisco's Mission District, is a 501(c)3 non-profit performance venue that hosts unamplified public chamber concerts of Indian classical music every week in a ground-floor street corner gallery and performance space. Supported by concert attendance, memberships, and donations, the Sangati Center invites you to attend an upcoming concert in our intimate and acoustically alive room. More information and a complete concert calendar can be found online at www.sangaticenter.org.
Tuesdays, October 14 - November 18, 7:30-9:30pm
Writing to Remember with Aimee Suzara
In this workshop, we will use creative writing exercises and theatre-derived activities to dislodge the stories in our memories and our bodies. Oral history, culture as passed through generations, and various types of storytelling and recording will be explored, including poetry, journaling and performance. The six week workshop will culminate with an individual project and a final reading/performance.
Filipino-American writer/performer and educator Aimee Suzara uses poetry, theatre and movement to explore themes of home, migration and the body. Her play, Pagbabalik (Return), was awarded the Zellerbach Community Arts Grant in 2006 and 2007 and she has been published in the NAACP-nominated Check the Rhyme: an Anthology of Female Poets and Emcees (Lit Noire, 2007) and in several journals. Her poetry chapbook, the space between, will be published by Finishing Line Press in 2008. Suzara coaches youth and adults in poetry and performance and teaches English at City College of San Francisco and Laney College. www.aimeesuzara.net
Registration fee is $225.
To register by check, please send a check or money order for full amount to:
Kearny Street Workshop, 180 Capp Street #5, San Francisco, CA 94110
and include your full name and contact info.
Or register online by clicking the button below:
